Monthly Archives: January 2014

BVA-ASKNOD DOES DC AGAIN AND WINS

Posted on January 17, 2014 by asknod

Here’s the actual decision that gets down in the weeds and begrudgingly grants my 1994 earlier effective date. What is of note is that the BVA tries to impute that I submitted evidence after the issuance of the  January 5th … Continue reading →

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BVA-4TH QTR DECISIONS POSTED TODAY

Posted on January 17, 2014 by asknod

Hot off the presses. The last of the BVA 2013 decisions (or so they claim) are up. 

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M-21 1MR NEW GUIDELINES FOR EVALUATING EVIDENCE

Posted on January 17, 2014 by asknod

VA has gradually been revamping their procedures for approval/denial in their M-21. It would probably behoove your to brush up on their new, improved techniques for politely denying your claim. Attached is the latest Chapter 5 list of  “How to … Continue reading →

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RAINBOWS IN GUAM

Posted on January 16, 2014 by asknod

Here’s a great site about Agent Orange. It’s unique in that some of the gentleman’s documents are not in circulation. This one is a classic example. While the site deals mostly with Guam and environs, there is some excellent source … Continue reading →

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MARINE BOOT INSPECTION

Posted on January 16, 2014 by asknod

When this photo was first published, the ACLU was told it was nothing more than a snapshot of Marines looking down at their shoes and contemplating how dirty and unpolished they were. Later, when informed the troops were on Federal … Continue reading →

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FACE THE PAGE–BUILDING PERMITS

Posted on January 15, 2014 by asknod

These are my kind of people. Deny you a permit to build a horse shade barn? Why, build a table and some sittin’ chairs. Hell, Paul Bunyan and Babe might drop in and sit a spell. Who can say? $20 … Continue reading →

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FROM DA NANG TOMBO’S LIBRARY

Posted on January 14, 2014 by asknod

 I love Tom’s humor. He’s a Marine through and through. I think they just ran out of slots for Air Force enlistments in 1968 when he signed up or he would have become a zoomie. Check this out.  Jerry asked … Continue reading →

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Pediatric HCV reporting in U. S. “grossly inadequate”

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Laura

Florida requires health practitioners and labs report all cases of acute and chronic HCV into a database called MERLIN.  A 2012 study (link below)   showed that only about 12% of children infected with HCV in Florida had been identified between 2000-2009.   Nationwide, … Continue reading →

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HOW TO CONTACT YOUR VA RATER

Posted on January 13, 2014 by asknod

In what is increasingly becoming a struggle to get the VA’s attention when they really should be working your claim (or profess to be actively doing so), my attorney has finally given me the “secret handshake”. I am now one … Continue reading →

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GAMMA GLOBULIN SHOTS

Posted on January 12, 2014 by asknod

Remember those nasty boogers? They refrigerated the serum and then blasted you with it in the arm or upper butt with it. It was like jamming a popsicle under your skin for an hour and the volume was enough to … Continue reading →

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