Monthly Archives: December 2011

Of Tank Traps And Mailboxes

Posted on December 4, 2011 by asknod

I am no stranger to mailbox baseball. In my youth, I was renowned for my uncanny abilities at this art form in Sumter, South Carolina back in the sixties. A close cousin to this sport was cherry bombs as first class mail. … Continue reading →

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CAVC– Hubbard v. Shinseki–Implicit Consideration

Posted on December 2, 2011 by asknod

Well, we’ve certainly heard about implicit denial. You know, the ace up the sleeve trick where VA tries to use the “We forgot to include that back claim when we were rating you for the hammer toe and the hemorrhoids, but it … Continue reading →

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Karnas v Kuzma(re DC 7354)

Posted on December 2, 2011 by asknod

Something dramatic happened in 2003 that affects all Veterans who applied for Hep. before July 2, 2001. I speak of the effect of the VCAA enacted that year. It changed the way we are remunerated for hep inasmuch as some … Continue reading →

Posted in Fed. Cir. & Supreme Ct., General Messages, Important CAVC/COVA Ruling | Tagged asknod.org, HCV, Help with vA Claims, Service Connection, VA claims | 2 Comments

QUANTITATIVE STATISTICALOLOGY

Posted on December 1, 2011 by asknod

Hmmm, that’s a mouthful. Allow me to explain. As many know, I drive down the road on autopilot going to my appointments to keep me alive. I leave surreptitiously when Cupcake isn’t watching because she doesn’t like me to inflict myself on … Continue reading →

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18 SUICIDES PER DAY

Posted on December 1, 2011 by asknod

The Senate woke up yesterday and got pissed. Sen. Patty “tennis shoes” Murray, our staunch defender of all things Vet (when it is politically advantageous), just discovered that 18 of our elite club decide to check out of the hotel … Continue reading →