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VA claims blogger

Guinness–Coming Home

Posted on August 4, 2014 by asknod

Few commercials move you as this one submitted by members Paul and Leigh. Someone who feels he has the stoic control of his emotions may still feel the lump and remember the moment when he/she arrived back from being in … Continue reading →

LA TIMES– INTERESTING TAKE ON PTSD

Posted on August 4, 2014 by asknod

I have been approached many times and asked to “coach” someone on how they can better present themselves at a PTSD C&P exam. I even have several widgets on my site for info on PTSD exams and so forth. It … Continue reading →

Posted in PTSD | Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Disabled Veteran, DIY vA Claims, Gulf War Claims Help, Gulf War PTSD, Gulf War PTSD Claims, Gulf War Vets Help, Help with vA Claims, Helping Veterans, Korean War Vets Help, Service Connection, VA claims, vA CLAIMS FOR PTSD, Veterans Benefits, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 7 Comments

VAMC–WHAT A NICE SURPRISE/BRING YOU’RE ALIBIS

Posted on August 3, 2014 by asknod

This just in from Fort Fumble, Colorado. VA is actually talking about spanking their employees and even threatening to wash their mouths out with soap. Why, they may even go so far as to put a negative performance review in … Continue reading →

Posted in VAMC Scheduling Coverup | Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Disabled Veteran, DIY vA Claims, Gulf War Claims Help, Help with vA Claims, Helping Veterans, Korean War Vets Help, Service Connection, VA claims, Veterans Benefits, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 6 Comments

CAVC–TRAORE V. GIBSON–GREENBERG THE MERCILESS

Posted on July 31, 2014 by asknod

Once again, we delve into the intricacies of just what it takes to invoke the dreaded word “Reverse”- the ultimate bitchslap to a Veterans Law Judge (VLJ). Equally embarrassing is the fact that the Office of General Counsel (OGC 027) … Continue reading →

Posted in CAVC/COVA Decision, Presumption of Regularity | Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Disabled Veteran, DIY vA Claims, Gulf War Vets Help, Korean War Vets Help, Service Connection, VA claims, Veterans Benefits, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 1 Comment

ILP–SUMMER PRODUCE

Posted on July 29, 2014 by asknod

July has been berry berry good to us. Raspberries are over and the blackberries have begun. The zucchini is running amok and the string beans are all but done. The corn is over seven feet high. We have Paul and Leigh Burch … Continue reading →

Posted in Food for the soul, Independent Living Program | Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Disabled Veteran, DIY vA Claims, Gulf War Vets Help, HCV, HCVETS, Help with vA Claims, Helping homeless Vets, Helping Veterans, VA claims, VA HCV Claims Help, VA Independent Living Program, Veterans Benefits, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 2 Comments

HCV–TODAY IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE NUMBER 12

Posted on July 28, 2014 by asknod

My Sovaldi minder contacted me this afternoon and told me I was getting: 1) More Anemic 2) My creatinine levels were dropping precipitously so my kidneys are not happy campers. 3) My Anti-nuclear Antibodies test (ANA) indicated my autoimmune Hepatitis … Continue reading →

Posted in Sofosbuvir | Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Disabled Veteran, DIY vA Claims, Gulf War Vets Help, HCV, HCV Decisions, HCV Health Tips, HCV Veterans, HCVETS, Help with vA Claims, Help with vA HCV Claims., Helping Veterans, Korean War Vets Help, Service Connection, Sovaldi and Veterans, Sovaldi SVR, VA claims, VA Medical Care, Veterans Benefits, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 4 Comments

FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VAROS

Posted on July 24, 2014 by asknod

Remember when I-never mind. I just want you to know I was wrong. I projected all fifty states would eventually be caught up in this deceptive business of screwing us Vets over. The POGO votes are not all counted yet … Continue reading →

Posted in VAMC Scheduling Coverup | Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Disabled Veteran, DIY vA Claims, Gulf War Claims Help, Help with vA Claims, Helping Veterans, Korean War Vets Help, Service Connection, VA claims, VA Medical Care, VA Scheduling scandal, VA Scheduling scandal in Phoenix, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 2 Comments

HCV–WHEN DOES SVR ACTUALLY EQUAL “CURED”?

Posted on July 24, 2014 by asknod

Today “almost” viral-free Randy from the mile-high stoner city of Denver sends us this important “Well, not exactly.” article that we are coming to associate with the VA medical community. Hepatologists from our favorite AO laboratory at the National Institutes of Health … Continue reading →

Posted in HCV Health, HCV Risks (documented), VA statistics | Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Disabled Veteran, DIY vA Claims, Gulf War Vets Help, HCV, HCV Health Tips, HCV Veterans, HCVETS, Help with vA Claims, Help with vA HCV Claims., Helping Veterans, Sovaldi SVR, Sovaldi/Ribavirin at VA, VA HCV Claims Help, Veterans Benefits, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 5 Comments

NEW VASEC

Posted on July 23, 2014 by asknod

This morning I heard Ronald McDonald had been formally crowned the new VA Secretary. This is an interesting development and one that has direct, if not dire, implications for Vetkind. How he approaches some of the old, intractable warlords in … Continue reading →

Posted in VAMC Scheduling Coverup | Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Gulf War Vets Help, Help with vA Claims, Helping Veterans, Korean War Vets Help, VA Scheduling scandal in Phoenix, Veterans Benefits, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 2 Comments

FORT FACEPLACE–THE NEVERENDING BATTLE

Posted on July 22, 2014 by asknod

Once again, in an attempt at weak weekly humor, we venture afield in the vast wasteland of that social interface network where we learn who did what when and with which new profile picture. Somewhere in between, in order to … Continue reading →