Monthly Archives: April 2013

TODAY’S FACEMOON

Please, ladies and gentlemen. Think twice when you don your undergarments in the morning. Only you can prevent this visual hari-kiri. I have Trish Valleyly to thank for this on my socially mediated site. I could not bring myself to … Continue reading

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NOW SERVING #37…#37?

Arkhick50, one of our fellow members (and fellow Vietnam Veteran) claims another win. Having mastered the art of  “Win or Die”, it seems he has the Little Rock VARO teetering back on their heels. If you recall, he finally hit … Continue reading

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HOW DO YOU FIX IT? MO’ MONEY, HONEY.

Member Shawn emailed me this one. Priceless. How do you fix an intractable backlog that refuses to be tamed? Universal approval now with an audit later? No way, Jose. Mo’ money  for them suckers. About $27 billion more to be more precise. … Continue reading

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GREEN vs. SHINSEKI–IT AIN’T ON “THE LIST”

For years we Vietnam Vets have been spanked on different cancers that were not on the list of approved Agent Orange diseases [38 CFR § 3.309(e)]. You could come down with it but somehow it always wasn’t on the magic list. … Continue reading

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Early HCV detection in airmen’s stored blood (1948-1955) from a Wyoming AFB 1948-1955

Gina Kolata’s 1993 article in the NYT, Mysterious Epidemic Of Furtive Liver Virus, reports on work by Dr. Leonard Seeff, a VA (DC) doctor at that time. That led me to a 1999 article http://www.hepatitis-central.com/hcv/vets/1948.html Pubmed Abstract.  Full free article: http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=713225 45-Year Follow-up of … Continue reading

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HANOI JANE TO AMERICAN VETERANS: “GET A LIFE”

Ewwww. It makes you want to go wash your hands. I’m sorry, folks. Janebo is never going to float my boat unless I launch it in a urinal. Considering the stellar reputation her father enjoyed, how or why she would … Continue reading

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VA TENNIS: GAME, SET, …

This is one of those stories I have been itching to write. I have been waiting exactly six thousand nine hundred and thirty nine days. Due to the backlog in 1994, somehow this one got overlooked. I am fond of the … Continue reading

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DRIVE THRU WINDOWS NOW AT MAJOR VAROs

In an attempt to speed up the backlog, Veterans Service Center Managers have been instructed to install drive thru windows at all VA Regional Offices as quickly as possible. Citing the need for improved claims processing, Fully Developed Claims (FDCs)can now be … Continue reading

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ALLISON IN WONDERLAND

This just in from Frank the Maple man. When a “progressive” newspaper like the Washington Post speaks out, or permits others to use their fishwrap,  against the ruling Administration and one of his cabinet hirelings,  you just know the King’s … Continue reading

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SVR RADIO WITH ATTORNEY BOB WALSH

As some of you know, I used (and still am) Bob Walsh as my mouthpiece to scale the CAVC mountain. I think it will be money well spent and keep him out of bars. With a new wife, he can … Continue reading

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