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VA claims blogger

TOMATO PRELUDE

Posted on March 25, 2014 by asknod

Food for the soul update. Tomatoes and purple broccoli. Left click on these to enlarge them.

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ADVENTURES IN VA OIG LAND

Posted on March 25, 2014 by asknod

Here’s this month’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) monthly mishaps. I get a bang out of each big nationwide investigation of every little nook and cranny Community Based Outpatient Clinic (VACBOC) and their “no-knock” sudden appearance at VAMCs. Each foray … Continue reading →

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VA ATTEMPTS TO AVERT GLOBAL WARMING

Posted on March 25, 2014 by asknod

VA, always wanting to be in the forefront of anything to give them a better PR shot, recently (2011) decided to get into the Save the World mode and opted in with a shiny new wind turbine up in St. … Continue reading →

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VA SEARCHES FOR DISGRACED GENERAL TO HEAD HR

Posted on March 25, 2014 by asknod

After the public relations disaster in Orlando with the VA Human Resources’ cheese and wine tasting/ Karaoke extravaganza last year, VA has been hardpressed to find a suitable replacement that is reprehensible. Fortunately for them, they have the old boy … Continue reading →

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VA WIN TO SSI WIN NOT A GIMME

Posted on March 25, 2014 by asknod

Okay. We have a lot of guys who come here with a shiny new VA 100% or TDIU compensation rating. They all say “What’s next, Nod?” My rejoinder is to admonish them that the SSI/SSD is a different animal and … Continue reading →

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1-800-FNG–THE ORACLE AT DELPHI

Posted on March 21, 2014 by asknod

I received a call from one of our members of the Mile High On Dope State. This in no way implies Hepper 74 is a doper nor was it meant to. I merely mention his geophysical location to point out … Continue reading →

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SERVICE DOGS IN VA PTSD CASES

Posted on March 19, 2014 by asknod

You folks with bent brain syndrome who desire a good service/comfort dog may want to investigate this avenue. Hell, you don’t need to have scrambled eggs upstairs to need one. They are great to talk about the meaning of life … Continue reading →

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TEXAS TITTY BAR–FACE PLACE HUMOR

Posted on March 18, 2014 by asknod

Trust Mark to find the good stuff. Once again, after his coup with the wet t-shirt contest, he returns with the Texas Titty bar. Being 100% disabled affords you plenty of time to search for the good ones.

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AMLEG RELEASES VA BACKLOG REPORT.

Posted on March 18, 2014 by asknod

Well, gee. No big surprises here other than that the AmLeg Folks were dumbfounded that the backlog was like a plugged up toilet and starting to smell bad. Trust them there VSOs to get to bottom of it-after fifty years. … Continue reading →

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VAMC– SOVALDI RECON

Posted on March 18, 2014 by asknod

Knowing it’s no fun to be blindsided by medical unavailability, I decided to be the point man, take the 77E and move out ahead. What I found at my VA Medical Center is cause for immense concern. VAMCs  have been … Continue reading →

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