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VA claims blogger

THEN YOU MAY BE A VIETNAM VETERAN

Posted on April 8, 2013 by asknod

If you always get a lump in your throat when they play the National Anthem, then you may be a Vietnam Veteran. If you know the fourth stanza to the National Anthem and like it better than the first  because … Continue reading →

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THIS JUST IN! VETERANS UPSET! NEWS AND FILM AT 6.

Posted on April 8, 2013 by asknod

If it bleeds it leads, unless you’re a Veteran. If a young man commits suicide, it’s on the AP newswire in less than five minutes, unless he’s a Veteran. If a man waits five years for some meaningful recompense for an injury … Continue reading →

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VA OBFUSCATION

Posted on April 8, 2013 by asknod

When no less than thirteen former military personnel (of high rank) with intimate knowledge of the system tell you what you need to do to get a program properly implemented, you might want to take notes. When they write out … Continue reading →

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ROUND UP THE USUAL SUSPECTS

Posted on April 8, 2013 by asknod

Your VAOIG at Work Here’s the latest hot sheet on all those wonderful folks who help Vets. If what we see represents the tip of the iceberg, we can only wonder what isn’t detected and prosecuted. Jamestown, NY VA Nurse … Continue reading →

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ONLY IN AMERICA

Posted on April 7, 2013 by asknod

From the shallow end of the Mekong River, Jimbo brings us this one. We love lawyers when they are our own-bought and paid for. We hate other lawyers when they are employed against us as the VA is wont to … Continue reading →

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THE TOMATO NURSERY

Posted on April 7, 2013 by asknod

If Cupcake finds out I’m doing this in the back laundry room, I’m toast. If the countertop blows up from all the water, well, I may have to find new living arrangements. I guess I can blame VA for it … Continue reading →

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FACEWINNER

Posted on April 7, 2013 by asknod

I found this on my social media organizer where I am instructed on what is the politically correct thing to think on any given day. Fortunately, this being America, I am free to move about the country. Michael Stevens earns … Continue reading →

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BVA–ROBERT DOES DC

Posted on April 6, 2013 by asknod

Sometimes, in their haste to assassinate a Vet, the RO neglects to take the head shot and ensure the claimant is down permanently. Such is the case here. For lack of a word in the right place in 2002 and failure to … Continue reading →

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NPRC RECORDS–WHO GOT BURNED?

Posted on April 6, 2013 by asknod

I received an email several days ago from a gal whose husband served from the early eighties for 4 years. They had filed for various diseases (yep-HCV, too) and got back an interesting note from their VSO. It appears their … Continue reading →

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GANGNAM STYLE

Posted on April 5, 2013 by asknod

Here’s my grandson Conner at his talent show last night. Nine years old and headed for the stars. He dreamed all this up and practiced without any adult intervention.

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