Immediate Supervisor: check off functional category, review with employee, obtain signatures, and maintain copy in the Supervisor's Personnel Files (RCS10-1, 3020.8) for the individual employee.
Categories: employees may be assigned more than one functional category, as appropriate.
Annual reviews: a new VA Form 10-0539 must be completed if any changes have been made to the functional category assignments or if there has been a change in duties.
No changes: if no changes have been made, complete the bottom portion during the employee's annual performance appraisal review.
Trainees: functional category for medical residents or other health professional trainees is assigned within their MTT training (TMS 3185966 or 3192008).
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Form Name | VA Form 10-0539 |
| Form Length | 4 pages |
| Fillable? | Yes |
| Fillable fields | 85 |
| Avg. time to fill out | 15 min |
| Edition | MAR 2026 |
| Matches the agency's file | Yes, checked October 3, 2026 |
| Other names | 10-0539, 100539, VA 10-0539, VA Form 10-0539, Assignment of Functional Categories |
| Official source | VA Form 10-0539 (MAR 2026), Department of Veterans Affairs |
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