Federal Employment Disability Documentation

Schedule A Disability Documentation Letter

Professional disability documentation from a licensed medical provider for individuals seeking consideration under the federal Schedule A Hiring Authority for persons with disabilities.

Licensed Medical Provider
Schedule A Documentation
Secure Record Review
Record Review Only

What Schedule A Is

A Federal Hiring Authority for Certain Individuals With Disabilities

Schedule A can allow federal agencies to consider eligible applicants through an excepted-service hiring authority rather than only through the traditional competitive process.

A qualifying disability documentation letter is used to establish eligibility for consideration under this hiring authority.

Important

A Schedule A letter documents disability eligibility for a federal hiring authority. It does not guarantee employment, selection for a position, Veterans’ preference, or any particular hiring outcome.

A Straightforward Documentation Process

From Record Review to Schedule A Documentation

Valor Health reviews the documentation you provide to determine whether the available medical information supports a qualifying disability statement for Schedule A purposes.

Submit Your Records

Provide relevant medical records, disability documentation, diagnostic information, and other records that help establish the existence of a qualifying disability.

Provider Review

A licensed medical provider reviews the available records and supporting documentation to determine whether the evidence supports Schedule A disability documentation.

Professional Documentation

When supported, the provider prepares a Schedule A disability documentation letter for use with federal employment applications.

Our Service

Schedule A Disability Documentation Letter

Federal agencies may use Schedule A under 5 CFR 213.3102(u) as a special hiring authority for individuals with certain intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities.

Eligibility documentation generally consists of a letter from an authorized source confirming that the individual has a qualifying disability. Valor Health’s role is to review the medical information provided and determine whether a licensed medical provider can support that documentation.

Your service may include:

Review of relevant medical records
Review of existing disability documentation
Review of diagnostic history when available
Assessment of whether documentation supports Schedule A eligibility
Record review only — no clinical evaluation required
Independent professional determination
Schedule A disability documentation letter when supported
Provider credentials and contact information
Documentation formatted for federal employment use
One reasonable factual or administrative correction

The documentation is intended to establish disability eligibility for Schedule A consideration. It does not determine whether you are qualified for a particular federal position.

Schedule A Eligibility

Who May Be Eligible?

Federal Schedule A guidance recognizes three broad disability categories for this hiring authority.

Severe Physical Disability

A significant physical impairment that meets the applicable federal Schedule A disability standard.

Psychiatric Disability

A qualifying psychiatric disability supported by appropriate medical or clinical documentation.

Intellectual Disability

A documented intellectual disability that meets the applicable Schedule A eligibility requirements.

Preparing for Your Review

Independent Medical Documentation

The provider makes an independent determination based on the records and supporting documentation submitted for review.

What the Letter Does — and Does Not Do

A Schedule A letter may document that you have a qualifying disability for consideration under the Schedule A hiring authority.

It does not certify that you are qualified for a specific federal job, guarantee an interview, guarantee selection, or require an agency to hire you.

Federal agencies make their own hiring and eligibility determinations.

Important Disclaimer

Schedule A Documentation Is Not a Guarantee of Employment

This service provides an independent medical record review and, when supported by the available documentation and the provider’s professional judgment, a disability documentation letter for use in connection with the federal Schedule A Hiring Authority.

Schedule A is an optional federal hiring authority. Eligibility under Schedule A does not guarantee employment, an interview, preference over another applicant, or selection for any federal position.

Valor Health does not act as a federal employment agency, determine whether an applicant meets the qualifications for a particular federal position, or make hiring decisions on behalf of any government agency.

Requirements may vary by agency, position, and individual circumstances. Applicants should review the applicable USAJOBS announcement and federal agency instructions for required documentation.

If, after the record review, Valor Health determines that the available documentation does not support issuance of a Schedule A disability letter, the paid service fee will be refunded less a $49 record review and administrative fee.