{
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "updated": "2026-08-10",
  "capacity_model": {
    "formula": "required_capacity = annual_receipts / target_utilization + dedicated_annual_inventory_reduction",
    "additional_capacity": "max(0, required_capacity - planned_production)",
    "additional_fte": "ceil(additional_capacity / marginal_matters_per_fte)",
    "annual_cost": "additional_fte * loaded_cost_per_fte",
    "notes": [
      "Target utilization is a policy scenario, not a VA-published standard.",
      "Dedicated inventory reduction is added beyond the reserve implied by target utilization.",
      "Marginal productivity and loaded cost are editable scenario assumptions, not official VA values.",
      "The model estimates case-processing-equivalent capacity; it does not assign occupational series or organizational placement."
    ]
  },
  "claimant_side_model": {
    "formula": "professionals = ceil(rating_receipts * intensive_share / intensive_matters_per_professional)",
    "annual_cost": "professionals * loaded_cost_per_professional",
    "notes": [
      "This is a planning scenario for complex matters, not a count of veterans legally entitled to counsel.",
      "The workforce may include accredited VSO personnel, attorneys, claims agents, paralegals, medical-evidence coordinators, and accessibility or language specialists under appropriate supervision."
    ]
  },
  "board_model": {
    "productivity_basis": "FY2025 Board decisions divided by FY2025 Board FTE",
    "formula": "required_fte = ceil((annual_receipts + desired_annual_inventory_reduction) / observed_decisions_per_fte)",
    "notes": [
      "The model assumes FY2025 average output per FTE can be sustained; case mix and workforce composition may change.",
      "It is a reproducible sensitivity calculation, not an official staffing determination."
    ]
  }
}