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LIVING WILL

Posted on December 5, 2012 by asknod
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MEMBERS POLL ON VETS AND GUNS

Posted on December 4, 2012 by asknod

Back again with Chicago voting. Stuff the box if you must. No cookies. No identifiers. Simple-minded entertainment for all. I’d be interested in what all of you think. Please read this before you vote.

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VAOIG–YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK

Posted on December 4, 2012 by asknod

In an exciting development for Vets, the Dept. Of Justice, in conjunction with the VA’s Office of the Inspector General, finally got around to measuring David Kwiatkowski for his new striped suit. He has now been indicted for the 30+ … Continue reading →

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VARO–VINDICTIVE? NAW. JUST DOING OUR JOB

Posted on December 3, 2012 by asknod

This one will curl your hair. Imagine being protected by a five year old rating. Well, protected inasmuch as you know it’s not getting better. Now, compound that to within a few short months of being protected forever at 20 … Continue reading →

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BVA–STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES

Posted on December 3, 2012 by asknod

Who’s dumber? The Vet who eats rat poison for almost a year and goes blind or the VAMC who should have cut him off after six months? Regardless, the damage is done. It reads a lot like my problems list. … Continue reading →

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BVA–EARLIER EFFECTIVE DATE

Posted on December 3, 2012 by asknod

From the Meriwether Lewis and William Clark Memorial VARO in  Portland As many years as I have been doing this, there is always someone such as Mr. Lewis and Clark here who tries to imply that just because he filed in … Continue reading →

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BVA–LOUISVILLE SLUGGER

Posted on December 2, 2012 by asknod

Either I’m becoming jaded or the BVA is getting soft on the Kentucky Vets with HCV. This is about the fourth one where the Vet must have had a CMOH to get this kind of consideration. Vets by now are … Continue reading →

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BVA– WELL, ACTUALLY IT WAS THE PNEUMONIA

Posted on December 2, 2012 by asknod

I guess Johnny Alabama wasn’t expecting vA to actually go back and look at his hospitalization records. Surprise! Lookit here. It says that it wasn’t for HCV but actually pneumonia. Can anyone explain this disparity? Johnny finally came clean at the … Continue reading →

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BVA- JETGUN WIN FROM NEWARK

Posted on December 1, 2012 by asknod

Here’s a relatively clean jetgun decision with a side of shared razors. It’s not the first time the VVA has done a bang up job on this. I  see the Vet was smart enough to get a hall pass from … Continue reading →

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FACEBOOK GOVT HUMOR

Posted on December 1, 2012 by asknod

This is so true in all the government does.

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