Monthly Archives: July 2012

EMPTY HOMES AND EMPTY PROMISES

Posted on July 13, 2012 by asknod

I received this tweet from the tweeter gods. To be truthful, I didn’t know I had a tweetermatic. It just showed up. And look what it said. Well, actually I did some digging to see who Aaron Glantz was. The … Continue reading →

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A HICKEY VIGNETTE?

Posted on July 13, 2012 by asknod

Member Squidley sends a suggestion for a new H-gram. A short dissertation for an e-book by her royal highness entitled: How to deny a claim in 125 days or less with 98% accuracy A Very Short Story by Allison A. … Continue reading →

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FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BORNE THE BATTLE

Posted on July 13, 2012 by asknod

Here’s a wonderful piece by James Marten on who we are and why. It condenses the essence of our struggle then, in the 1880s post war era, as well as today. Many American Veterans do not realize they inhabit the … Continue reading →

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VA’s newest plan to fix the backlog

Posted on July 12, 2012 by joeaveragevet

This new editorial explains a little about how Shinseki is going to reduce the backlog by 2015, amidst a growing number of doubters. Once again, the VA promises to reduce the backlog. Among the skeptics is this 94 year old … Continue reading →

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CAVC–BOWEN v. SHINSEKI–SEMPER FI, DUDE

Posted on July 12, 2012 by asknod

Every once in a while I see a good decision but often all I see in panel opinions is negligent lawyering . Call it Driving (claim) under the Influence (of Lawyer). What else can you take away from this? I … Continue reading →

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ANOTHER HICKEYGRAM

Posted on July 12, 2012 by asknod

In what is perhaps a redux of the famous Z-grams which Rear Admiral Elmo Zumwalt used to issue in the 70s on operational procedures in the Navy, so too is Undersecretary of the VA for Benefits Allison  A. Hickey similarly … Continue reading →

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DIAL A PRAYER(827-1000)

Posted on July 11, 2012 by asknod
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HAL 9000 SERIES–THE M-21 1MR

Posted on July 11, 2012 by asknod

Meet the new, improved M21-1MR WARMS Computer. I bet that all this time you thought  there were little munchkins running to and fro down at the RO with C-files balanced on their heads. Busy, busy, busy. Or not. What is … Continue reading →

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MOONWALKING

Posted on July 11, 2012 by asknod

This just in from Member Jimbo of the Mekong brownwater Squid persuasion: A Veteran and his wife attend her twenty fifth high school reunion at a large disco ballroom rented for the occasion. After a few hours a gentleman starts to … Continue reading →

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SEXUAL ASSAULT PETITION

Posted on July 10, 2012 by asknod

I received this from member Shawn this morning as well as Emo (Twinny). It makes my skin crawl to thing that we would turn these animals loose to prey on women after service. This is Big Chicken Dinner  or a … Continue reading →

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