Member John who has been among us many years has finally been graced by the VA tooth fairy. It took nothing less than Virginia Girard-Brady to effect it, though. John was becoming rather disheartened after waiting for what felt like a century for the Waco RO to do his long-sought rating. You know the VA. When it comes time to cut the check they look down, stutter and scrape their feet like your prom date in your sophomore year. Getting a kiss out of them is like pulling teeth out of a live alligator-a big one. Second base might as well have been on Jupiter.

So it is with much fanfare we announce John has bearded the dragon for an 80% rating (currently) and may improve it with a well-fought Fenderson staged rating as he proceeds from here. Obviously, if he’s unemployed X 12 months, TDIU is on the table. We’ll keep you up to date as we get it from John.

Oddly, it took the threat of Ms. Girard-Brady to  file for an Extraordinary Writ that got them off their asses. Living proof that if you want to open a can of whoopass, write a check for $50 and proceed to Go!

Here’s his transmission.

Thanks for your advice to request a writ it help! After 7yrs 2 Appeals to the CAVC and back to the BVA not once but twice .

File Nov 2006 .First Remand from BVA April 2011 2 issues Sleep Apnea ,Major Depression . 2nd Remand to the BVA after JMR at CAVC on Jun 14 2013 for

Lumbar and Cervical injury was told Claims are all granted waiting for award letter was called by VA Waco and was Confirmed on Nov 22 2013

file a Claim in 1981 never heard anything. May you can explain this stage stuff for Lumbar spine Please thanks for all you help your book and advice

John

Shoot. I wouldn’t have missed this cat fight for all the tea in China. Way cool. Nothing like knowing you set up the perfect booby trap and got all the suckers in one blast. Win or Die indeed. Happy Thanksgiving John from the krazy krewe at Ask Nod. Yes sir. Sometimes it’s just fine to be alive..