VA - Submit Word Critiques & Scores

Preliminary Scores

The review process for the Veterans' Administration uses no criterion scores. It uses only a preliminary score, followed by final scoring. Scores consist of numeric values from 1.0 to 5.0 and/or non-numeric scores.

To submit critiques and scores using the Review Business Process with no scored criteria:

Select the View List of Applications link from the List of Meetings screen for the specific meeting.

The List of My Assigned Applications screen displays, showing only the applications assigned to the reviewer.
Optional: Toggle the Show only Assigned Application switch to off to display all applications in the meeting.
Select the [Submit Critique] link from the three-dot ellipses icon in the Application Number (Opportunity Number) column.

The Submit Critique and Preliminary Score screen displays for entering a preliminary score and uploading a critique. To exit the screen without entering scores or critique, select the Back to List of Applications link.

NOTE: During the Edit Phase of a meeting, scores are displayed as read-only; however, a critique file can still be uploaded.
Upload a critique file by selecting the Choose File button, searching for the file, and selecting.
Enter a score of 1.0–5.0 in the Preliminary Score field.
Select the Submit button.

NOTE: Selecting the Reset button clears the fields.

The Submit Critique and Preliminary Score screen displays as read-only and prompts for a confirmation. The entered information can be canceled by selecting the Reset button. Selecting Reset clears the existing information in the form.

The score and/or critique are not saved until the action is confirmed on this screen.

NOTE: If the pre-meeting COI certification has not been signed, a warning displays as follows: Please sign your pre-meeting Conflict of Interest certification in IAR system. Refer to the help topic titled Certifying Conflicts of Interest for more information.

If IAR cannot upload the selected critique (e.g., the file is an invalid format or a virus has been identified on the file), an error is displayed.
Select the Confirm button to continue uploading the scores and critique.

The Submit Critique and Preliminary Score screen displays again as read-only, indicating that the information was successfully submitted. The critique file can be viewed on this screen by selecting the View this submitted critique link next to the file name.
Select the Back to List of Applications link to exit this screen.
When returned to the List of My Assigned Applications, the three-dot ellipses icon in the Roles column displays the Submit Critique, View Critique, and Delete Critique links.

Reviewers may view their own critiques and scores as well as those of other Reviewers (when permitted) once they have uploaded them. The manner in which critiques are viewed differs from phase to phase. Refer to the help topic titled Viewing Critiques for a description of the phase-specific method of viewing critiques.