Monthly Archives: November 2017

CAVC–JENSEN V SHULKIN-RHETORICAL VA MONTE GAMES

Posted on November 28, 2017 by asknod

Remember that time when you got caught misbehaving and you told a fib to get out of it? And then you fibbed some more to cover the first fib until you came around in a Mobius Loop where the fibs … Continue reading →

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A worthy noninvasive technology to detect liver diseases

Posted on November 26, 2017 by Laura

HCV METAVIR fibrosis staging:  My old Marine suffered mightily when he was subjected to a “blind” (not ultrasound or CT guided) liver biopsy given by a resident at a teaching hospital.  The resident had to make several passes to get … Continue reading →

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LZ CORK–THE JANUARY SANTA CLAUSE

Posted on November 26, 2017 by asknod

An interesting thing happened to our old friend Butch. As some may recall, he filed an Extraordinary Writ of Mandamus at the Court of Veterans Appeals asking for a bye on the Hamster Wheel Appeals process. He filed back in … Continue reading →

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HI-HO, HI-HO, IT’S OFF TO COURT WE GO.

Posted on November 25, 2017 by asknod

   The CAVC has bean bery bery goot to me. Now there are 39 of us at the Court.      

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A WARM FUZZY THANKSGIVING STORY

Posted on November 22, 2017 by asknod

As most of you know, nothing gives me greater pleasure than to beard the VA lion in his own den. This animosity arose in 1994 when I filed for an Agent Orange disease and VA informed me I’d never vacationed … Continue reading →

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THE HUMOR GENE

Posted on November 19, 2017 by asknod

Every once in a while I get an email telling me my blogs are too droll and pedantic. I get that. I do try to inject that quintessential element of levity in between these legalistic tomes but keep in  mind … Continue reading →

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VETERANS DAY 2017–SKIP THE LIGHT FANDANGO

Posted on November 11, 2017 by asknod

A lot of water has passed under the bridge for Veterans since the 2016  Vets Day parades. Many hopes have been dashed for some resolution on AO presumptives (and presumptees). A week later our spirits rejoice at the thought of  … Continue reading →

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Veterans’ Day in DaNang, 2017

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Laura

Whether veterans are celebrating Veterans’ Day Friday or on Saturday, I hope the holiday is harmonious despite the awful strangeness of having President Trump honor veterans while in DaNang.   It seems like the last place on Earth where our president … Continue reading →

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JETGUNS- THE DAMNING DoD LETTER WITHDRAWING THEM

Posted on November 7, 2017 by asknod

Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you, Silvia and all who helped to bring this to the fore. We have patiently waited for any evidence other than the CDC pointing out that jetguns were … Continue reading →

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BVA–THE DEFINITIVE TEXTBOOK HCV JETGUN WIN

Posted on November 4, 2017 by asknod

This is how to present a claim. You’re never going to win at the RO even if you had a smoking jetgun with blood on it. But you can win using the DoD jetgun withdrawal letter which is damning enough. … Continue reading →

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