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Monthly Archives: January 2013
THE LITTLE YELLOW BOOK
Remember your shot record book? That yellow compendium of all the inoculations and TB tine tests you had. The indignity and pain from the dreaded jetguns recorded and immortalized for posterity is there in the book. Some of you may … Continue reading
Posted in AO, From the footlocker, Nexus Information, Tips and Tricks, Vietnam Disease Issues
Tagged Agent Orange, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, DIY vA Claims, Gulf War Claims Help, Help with vA Claims, Helping Veterans, Service Connection, VA claims, vA claims for diabetes, vA claims for PCT, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help.
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DESPONDEX
My VA doctor opted to put me on Despondex Monday. Apparently I was waaaay too cheerful and ebullient. I had no idea. Why didn’t anyone tell me? Cupcake was unwilling to point this out for fear I would simply brush it off … Continue reading
AO IN VIETNAM–2012
Member John sends me this link to a CNN site showing children even now suffering the ignominious effects of AO. Vets are being hornswoggled by VA into thinking this is a chemical that was rarely ingested and, if so, is not well enough … Continue reading
CONJUNCTION JUNCTION, WHAT’S YOUR FUNCTION?
Remember back about 35 years ago hearing that on TV Saturday morning? Sandwiched in somewhere between Bugs Bunny and Wally Gator was a public service announcement attempting to teach children how to speak and understand their language. Hopefully some of … Continue reading
Revisiting the June 9, 1999 House of Representatives hearing (Part 2)
Hearing: VA OUTREACH TO VETERANS AT RISK FOR HEPATITIS C INFECTION Bernie Sander is late. No matter. He asks important questions which the VA doctors respond to with some candor. Mr. Sanders. Having come–just one question and again I apologize … Continue reading
Posted in Guest authors, HCV Health, Tips and Tricks
Tagged asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Gulf War Claims Help, HCV, HCV Health Tips, HCV Veterans, HCVETS, Help with vA Claims, Help with vA HCV Claims., Helping Veterans, Jetguns, Service Connection, VA claims, VA HCV Claims Help, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help.
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CAVC–DENNIS V. SHINSEKI–DENNIS THE MENACE
Pull up a chair and set a spell. This is a piece of work. Occasionally we win. That much is undebatable. Occasionally, VA decides they were too nice and opts to take it all back. Keith Roberts comes to mind here. … Continue reading
Posted in CAvC HCV Ruling, Tips and Tricks
Tagged asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Disabled Veteran, DIY vA Claims, Gulf War Claims Help, HCV, HCV Decisions, HCV Veterans, Help with vA Claims, Help with vA HCV Claims., Helping Veterans, Service Connection, VA claims, VA HCV Claims Help, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help.
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Revisiting the June 9, 1999 House of Representatives hearing (Part 1)
What: Hearing on VA OUTREACH TO VETERANS AT RISK FOR HEPATITIS C INFECTION Where: House of Representatives, Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations,Committee on Government Reform, Washington, DC. The top guys from the VA were Dr. Thomas L Garthwaite, Veterans Administration, … Continue reading
Posted in Congressional HCV info, Guest authors, Jetgun Claims evidence
Tagged asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Gulf War Vets Help, HCV, HCV Veterans, HCVETS, Help with vA Claims, Helping Veterans, Korean War Vets Help, Service Connection, VA claims, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help.
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NEW DRUGS FOR DM2
Here’s the latest from Randy. I can’t thank all of you enough for finding these things. Ideally, VA would publish this but we can’t count on it. In spite of their constant verbiage about how cutting-edge they (VA) are on … Continue reading
Posted in Medical News, Vietnam Disease Issues
Tagged Agent Orange, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, DIY vA Claims, Gulf War Claims Help, HCV, HCV Health Tips, HCV Veterans, HCVETS, Help with vA Claims, Help with vA HCV Claims., Helping Veterans, Service Connection, VA claims, vA claims for diabetes, VA HCV Claims Help, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help.
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AO INFORMATION ON STATESIDE STORAGE LOCATIONS
Here’s a new one to pass on from Lawdog Bob. We lose sight sometimes of where Agent Roundup was and who got hosed. Presumptive is beginning to leak under the rug and pop up in other places. When you follow … Continue reading
Posted in AO, Porphyria Cutanea Tarda, Vietnam Disease Issues
Tagged Agent Orange, Agent Orange Claims, Agent Orange in US, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Gulf War Claims Help, Help with vA Claims, Helping Veterans, Korean War Vets Help, Service Connection, VA claims, VA claims for Agent Orange, vA claims for diabetes, vA claims for PCT, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help.
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