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VARO–ST. CHARLES, MISSOURI

Posted on July 12, 2013 by asknod

Member Joe Average Vet is on the road like Charles Kuralt looking for a good VA news story. While staying at the Ameristar Casino in St. Charles, Mo. yesterday, he happened on this (above) in the lobby. VA is a … Continue reading →

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VARO– JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN

Posted on July 12, 2013 by asknod

Here we thought there were only 58 Regional Offices where claims were processed. As old Doc Emmett Brown in Back to the Future might have said post-VBMS, “Where we’re going, you don’t need any VAROs”. I recently filed with the … Continue reading →

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REGIONAL OFFICES PLAYING “NOT IT”

Posted on July 11, 2013 by asknod

In what is proving to be a public relations disaster at the VA, an attempt to clean out the two-year backlog of claims has just uncovered even more, older ones. Eunice Robuck Clapper of  Sadieville, Kentucky was cleaning out her … Continue reading →

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WEDNESDAY DOUBLE HEADER IN DC

Posted on July 10, 2013 by asknod

With all the focus on Vets for the first time since the War of Northern Aggression (1861-65), we are starting to see a grateful America shower us with some of its accolades. This is heartwarming for Vietnam Veterans who, due … Continue reading →

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WE DON’T NEED NO STINKIN’ CARBONITE

Posted on July 9, 2013 by asknod

LawBob Squarepants shares this exciting development with us. 

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BUT HE COULD BE A TERRORIST

Posted on July 9, 2013 by asknod

 This just in from rotorhead Mac. Just because an American soldier gets an arm or leg blown off doesn’t mean he’s not a potential terrorist waiting to get even with America. Or so it would seem. Retired Marine Corporal Nathan … Continue reading →

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KY VARO– COL. SANDERS’ WIDOW LOSES ON DIC AGAIN

Posted on July 8, 2013 by asknod

In what Veterans Administration historians say is the longest case on record, the widow of  Harland D. Sanders, a colonel in the Kentucky  National Guard, lost again for the third time in her bid to obtain DIC benefits.  The claim … Continue reading →

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AND THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY

Posted on July 8, 2013 by asknod

This little snippet from member  MapleFrank. Looks like Panetta or Hagel’s been sniffing too much Galaxy Glue. Jez, pretty soon we’ll be allowing dogs and predator drones to wear uniforms, too. Most importantly, is it regulation black?

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HCV AND B-NHL LINKED

Posted on July 8, 2013 by asknod

Great. You think you’re out of the woods and then you realize the effects of 80 weeks of Interferon have wiped out the tumor suppressor genes and you now are developing a ripsnorting good case of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. What else … Continue reading →

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THE WISDOM OF JUNIUS P. LONG

Posted on July 7, 2013 by asknod

“If we concentrated on the really important things in life there’d be a shortage of fishing poles.” Brownwater Jimster sends me this to share with you. As most know, I tread lightly on political subjects because they are, like religion, … Continue reading →

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