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VACO*–THE NEVERLAND RANCH IN ORLANDO

Posted on October 11, 2012 by asknod

As the HR honcho queried, ” Have you had a good time? Is this the best conference ever? Yeaaaaah!” For $5 million US, it better have been. The Under Secretary for Karaoke  Allison Hickey was even there. Absent from the video … Continue reading →

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NPRS–1 POTATO, 2 POTATO, 3 POTATO, 4…

Posted on October 10, 2012 by asknod

I was talking with the legal member of the Asknod family and we discussed the problems with getting useful documents from St. Louis. Then we discussed the matter of getting anything, useful or otherwise from them. Ladies and Gentlemen, take your protein … Continue reading →

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BVA–ST. PETE VETS GET NO RESPECT

Posted on October 10, 2012 by asknod

I leave you with this one tonight. Vet goes to Subic Bay. Being typical Navy, he cavorts with prostitutes and gets tattoos. Vet has HCV  flu-type symptoms several times in Subic Bay after cavorting exercises. Vet comes down with HCV … Continue reading →

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BVA– BUM’S RUSH

Posted on October 9, 2012 by asknod

How many times are we told we do not have the medical expertise to opine on the etiology of where our disease came from or what particular risk was the culprit? Try this one on for size. Vet partied hearty … Continue reading →

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ILP–SILLY WABBIT. GREENHOUSES ARE FOR HR FOLKS

Posted on October 9, 2012 by asknod

Last Tuesday, in keeping with the standard, paperless VR&E format, my ILP “mentor” came by from the local VARO for a chat. Let’s put that in perspective. He had to drive about 87 miles one way to drop in for … Continue reading →

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CAMP LEJEUNE SURPRISE

Posted on October 8, 2012 by asknod

Got disease? Check. Got requisite service? Check. Got nexus? Well…. gee, I think VA supplies that, right? Roger that, Pilgrim. Denied. No nexus included. Member Shawn sends us this pathetic attempt to resolve all doubt in favor of the Vet. Result? 84% … Continue reading →

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VA MEDICAL MALPRACTICE IN KENTUCKY

Posted on October 8, 2012 by asknod

This will go down in Federal Tort Claims Act(FTCA) lore as one of the most horrendous of VA’s legendary medical malpractice suits. Vets can commiserate with Mike Nash. Around the hallowed halls of the Davy Crockett VAMC, this one will … Continue reading →

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BVA–NO TEST FOR HCV IN 72=SPECULATION

Posted on October 6, 2012 by asknod

I couldn’t think how to communicate this decision logic in 30 words or less hence the speculation header. Try this logic on for size. First, the vA examiner reads the file and concluded the Vet never had hep in service. Someone … Continue reading →

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BVA– DIRTY JETGUNS = HCV

Posted on October 6, 2012 by asknod

This isn’t a snowball rolling downhill yet but it certainly is a banner year for HCVets claiming jetguns. What’s unique about this is that several VA examiners is saying it. The Vet has just dragged in not one but two good nexus … Continue reading →

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BVA– CUE BY ST. PETE”S RO (4th TIME)

Posted on October 6, 2012 by asknod

You get that warm, fuzzy, content feeling about your Regional Office when they keep committing CUE and the Board keeps remanding it via the 59th RO (AMC or Appeals Management Center). Its now 2012 and they’ve been playing pingpong with it since … Continue reading →

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