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Monthly Archives: June 2016
BVA–KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE BALL
As in baseball, adjudicating claims at the VA or the BVA requires constant attention and a myopic focus. Far too often, Veterans Advocates find themselves fighting a battle for (or against) an extraneous subject far from what was claimed. Here, Attorney Barbara … Continue reading
Posted in BvA HCV decisions, HCV Health, HCV Risks (documented), KP Veterans, Medical News, SC For Cause of Death, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, VA Attorneys, VA Medical Mysteries Explained, vA news, Veterans Law
Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, BVA HCV decisions 2016, Disabled Veteran, Gulf War Claims Help, Gulf War Vets Help, HCV Decisions, HCV Veterans, HCVETS, Help with vA Claims, Help with vA HCV Claims., Helping Veterans, Korean War Vets Help, Service Connection, VA claims, VA HCV Claims Help, VA Medical Care, Veterans Benefits, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help.
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CAVC # 16-2098–EX WRIT RECONNAISSANCE MISSION
The continuing inquiry of “How much is that Greenhouse in the Window?” is now reaching twenty days. VR&E Seattle is silent as a church mouse. Last Friday, I received not one, but two calls from VA. A Ms. Kennedy in Seattle … Continue reading
Posted in CAVC Knowledge, Complaints Department, Extraordinary Writs of Mandamus, Independent Living Program, KP Veterans, Tips and Tricks, Veterans Law
Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Disabled Veteran, DIY vA Claims, Gulf War Vets Help, HCVETS, Help with vA Claims, Helping Veterans, Korean War Vets Help, Service Connection, VA claims, VA Independent Living Program, Veterans Benefits, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help.
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VA DIAGNOSTIC CODE 7354–622 VETS @ 100%
Here’s a scary VA statistic. I’ve helped, to my immediate knowledge, around 300 Veterans over 8 years find the light at the end of the VA tunnel on just Hepatitis C. Imagine there are only 622 of us rated for … Continue reading
Posted in HCV Health, HCV Risks (documented), Jetgun Claims evidence, Jetgun Manual, KP Veterans, Medical News, Nexus Information, Veterans Law, Vietnam Disease Issues
Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Disabled Veteran, DIY vA Claims, Gulf War Claims Help, Gulf War Vets Help, HCV, HCV Decisions, HCV Health Tips, HCV Veterans, HCVETS, Help with vA Claims, Help with vA HCV Claims., Helping Veterans, Jetguns, Korean War Vets Help, VA claims, VA HCV Claims Help, VA Medical Care, VA NEXUS LETTERS, Veterans Benefits, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help.
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VARO SPOKANE–DIRECTOR FOUND GUILTY OF BRIBERY, THEFT
VA spokesman Cal Ringum acknowledged the Director of the Spokane, Washington Regional Office was found guilty in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington of several crimes. Recently indicted, Denestro E. Neuman pled guilty to bribery, theft of government … Continue reading
VA NONATTORNEY PRACTITIONER STATUS PENDING
After waiting for what I consider an eternity, VA’s Office of General Counsel finally has approved my application for VA Agent status. For some reason, VA tends to drag their feet on notifications and the delay here has been excruciatingly … Continue reading
Posted in All about Veterans, KP Veterans, Lawyering Up, VA Agents
Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Disabled Veteran, DIY vA Claims, HCV Veterans, HCVETS, Help with vA Claims, Help with vA HCV Claims., Helping Veterans, Korean War Vets Help, News from vA, Service Connection, VA claims, vA CLAIMS FOR PTSD, VA HCV Claims Help, VA Nonattorney Practitioners, Veterans Benefits, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help.
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CAVC #16-2098– HOLY SISTERS OF THE ORDER OF INDIANA AVE. NW
If I was one of those millennials and knew how to do it, I’d tweet #Feeling Lucky into the electronic ether. The fourth try is the charm. Yes folks. I drew one of the Legendary Holy Sisters- Saint Megan Bartley … Continue reading
Posted in CAVC Knowledge, Extraordinary Writs of Mandamus, Independent Living Program, KP Veterans, VR&E
Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Disabled Veteran, DIY vA Claims, Gulf War Claims Help, Gulf War Vets Help, HCV Veterans, HCVETS, Help with vA Claims, Helping Veterans, VA Extraordinary Writ of Mandamus, VA Independent Living Program, Veterans Benefits, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help.
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CHANGING VA–LIKE TRYING TO HERD CATS
Maple Syrup Frank, in addition to annually sending me about enough of Vermont’s highest octane of elixir to fill a drop tank, also mails me an inordinate number of articles of, or having to do with, the VA. This is fortunate because … Continue reading
EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT De Novo REVIEW
What is De Novo Review? Who gets it? Why did they get it and I didn’t? How many times do I get it? Is it automatic? When does it happen? All these queshuns and you are in the dark. Your … Continue reading
Posted in De Novo Review, KP Veterans, VA Attorneys, Veterans Law
Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Disabled Veteran, DIY vA Claims, Gulf War Claims Help, Gulf War Vets Help, HCVETS, Korean War Vets Help, Service Connection, VA claims, VA De Novo Review, Veterans Benefits, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help.
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CAVC #16-2098–WASN’T BORN TO FOLLOW
I will want to die beneath the white cascading waters She may beg, she may plead, she may argue with her logic And then she’ll know the things I learned That really have no value In the end she will … Continue reading
Posted in Extraordinary Writs of Mandamus, Independent Living Program, KP Veterans
Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Disabled Veteran, DIY vA Claims, Gulf War Claims Help, Gulf War Vets Help, HCV Veterans, HCVETS, Help with vA Claims, Help with vA HCV Claims., Helping Veterans, Korean War Vets Help, Service Connection, VA claims, VA HCV Claims Help, VA Independent Living Program, Veterans Benefits, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help.
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BVA–EVERYONE’S GONE TO THE MOON
Here are a pair of cases recently decided that show a marked detour from the days of old. In 1997, or perhaps even 2010, these two BVA decisions would have gone against the Veterans involved. It proves that either the … Continue reading
Posted in BvA HCV decisions, Jetgun BvA Decisions, Jetgun Claims evidence, KP Veterans, LOD and willful misconduct, Tips and Tricks, Vietnam Disease Issues
Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Disabled Veteran, DIY vA Claims, Gulf War Claims Help, HCV, HCV Decisions, HCV Health Tips, HCV Veterans, HCVETS, Help with vA Claims, Help with vA HCV Claims., Helping Veterans, Jetguns, Korean War Vets Help, Service Connection, VA claims, vA CLAIMS FOR PTSD, VA HCV Claims Help, Veterans Benefits, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help.
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