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VA claims blogger

THE LITTLE YELLOW BOOK

Posted on January 31, 2013 by asknod

Remember your shot record book? That yellow compendium of all the inoculations and TB tine tests you had. The indignity and pain from the dreaded jetguns recorded and immortalized for posterity is there in the book. Some of you may … Continue reading →

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DESPONDEX

Posted on January 31, 2013 by asknod

My VA doctor opted to put me on Despondex  Monday. Apparently I was waaaay too cheerful and ebullient. I had no idea. Why didn’t anyone tell me? Cupcake was unwilling to point this out for fear I would simply brush it off … Continue reading →

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AO IN VIETNAM–2012

Posted on January 30, 2013 by asknod

 Member John sends me this link to a CNN site showing children even now suffering the ignominious effects of AO. Vets are being hornswoggled by VA into thinking this is a chemical that was rarely ingested and, if so, is not well enough … Continue reading →

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CONJUNCTION JUNCTION, WHAT’S YOUR FUNCTION?

Posted on January 30, 2013 by asknod

Remember back about 35 years ago hearing that on TV Saturday morning? Sandwiched in somewhere between Bugs Bunny and Wally Gator was a public service announcement attempting to teach children how to speak and understand their language. Hopefully some of … Continue reading →

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CAVC–DENNIS V. SHINSEKI–DENNIS THE MENACE

Posted on January 29, 2013 by asknod

Pull up a chair and set a spell. This is a piece of work. Occasionally we win. That much is undebatable.  Occasionally, VA decides they were too nice and opts to take it all back. Keith Roberts comes to mind here. … Continue reading →

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NEW DRUGS FOR DM2

Posted on January 28, 2013 by asknod

Here’s the latest from Randy. I can’t thank all of you enough for finding these things. Ideally, VA would publish this but we can’t count on it. In spite of their constant verbiage about how cutting-edge they (VA) are on … Continue reading →

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AO INFORMATION ON STATESIDE STORAGE LOCATIONS

Posted on January 28, 2013 by asknod

Here’s a new one to pass on from Lawdog Bob. We lose sight sometimes of where Agent Roundup was and who got hosed. Presumptive is beginning to leak under the rug and pop up in other places. When you follow … Continue reading →

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CAVC–THOMAS V. SHINSEKI-IT DOESN’T ADD UP

Posted on January 27, 2013 by asknod

Saint Mary Schoelen sends us this bit of a Judicial Hanky Panky remand. All I see it doing is  teaching the BVA and the raters to be honest when passing out their thirty pieces of silver. “Honest” meaning thorough and … Continue reading →

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PRE-VALENTINE HUMOR.

Posted on January 26, 2013 by asknod

News and film from member WYn Wn . Just in time for the Six o’clock report on the Left Coast. About an hour after Last Call at the VFW bar, several old geezers were checking out their buddy’s new apartment. … Continue reading →

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COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION IN VETS

Posted on January 25, 2013 by asknod

Remember the milk commercial where the gal says “I can’t believe you didn’t tell me.” and the husband says “Is this about the time I did in prison?” Member Tom of USS Long Beach fame sends us this classic… A … Continue reading →

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