Monthly Archives: December 2012

MORE INFORMAL CLAIMS INFO

Posted on December 15, 2012 by asknod

I have received even more mail on the subject of what constitutes an informal claim in the last several days. One thing I note is the importance of having expressed or evinced somehow in writing that you desired to file. … Continue reading →

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I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

Posted on December 13, 2012 by asknod

Few are ignorant of the poignancy of this World War 2 Bing Crosby hit which has gone on to become a Christmas favorite. It was still a staple of the older “lifers” in the service in 1970. This was to … Continue reading →

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SENATE TELLS vA TO GET WITH IT IN 2013

Posted on December 12, 2012 by asknod

Well, here we go again. The Senate is now getting in the act and telling vA that they are running out of patience and expect some results as the Texas Veterans Commission (TVA) suggests.  This is becoming comical. Congress shouts and vA … Continue reading →

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EXTROVERT SNOWMEN

Posted on December 12, 2012 by asknod

Don’t you just hate show offs? Now the snowmen are trying to get into the act. Kabuki snowman theatre. Kabuki Theatre for attorneys

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vAOIG–ROUND UP THE USUAL SUSPECTS

Posted on December 12, 2012 by asknod

This is pathetic. The Playground Supervisors  (VR&E’s big, bonus winners) have been caught back east with their pants down.  Participants Misidentified    We reviewed a sample of 70 CER files and found 45 files were appropriately recorded in CWINRS as self-employment … Continue reading →

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vA–WHERE TO START IN THE PAPER JUNGLE?

Posted on December 12, 2012 by asknod

Here is a sobering assessment of where we’re headed- and where we’re not so headed-soon. As we all know, soon is also a vA euphemism for whatever “is” is at the time. “Sooner or later” actually was discovered to have been coined … Continue reading →

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1961 Babies and Breadwinners civilian polio vaccinations with jet-guns (MUNJIs)

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Laura

Part II:  View a black and white CDC documentary film (about 10 minutes) which shows how mass vaccinations were administered in Columbus, Georgia in 1961. The arm of the patient was wiped, not the jet gun nozzle.  No hand hygiene. … Continue reading →

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KENYA PROBLEMS

Posted on December 10, 2012 by asknod

I’m in a quandary. Apparently my long-lost uncle who went down in the forties (after his ship sank with all hands due to German submarines) has surfaced in Mozmbique. Or, more exactly, his housekeeper has contacted me to let me … Continue reading →

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BVA–YEAH.IT’S NEW BUT IS IT MATERIAL?

Posted on December 10, 2012 by asknod

Here’s something I can’t seem to enunciate enough to Vets. I have an email from Ralph who is condemned to the St. Pete’s RO and Funhouse of Mirrors. He’s in his fourth year of combat with the VA (second reopening) … Continue reading →

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PENDING CLAIMS DOCTRINE

Posted on December 9, 2012 by asknod

Several of you have emailed me concerning the effective date of your claims. There seems to be a lot of misinformation about this. I received an interesting article put out by several “scholars” at VA, or perhaps quoted by VA, on the … Continue reading →

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