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VA claims blogger

HARVEST TIME IS COMING

Posted on September 5, 2012 by asknod

Wouldn’t it be nice if vA’s adjudicatory system were as predictable as the seasons? Plant your claims in early March and see them reach fruition by mid-September. Unfortunately that isn’t the case unless you use elephant gestation as the yardstick. Even then, … Continue reading →

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BLIND MAN’S BLUFF

Posted on September 5, 2012 by asknod

This just in from member Jimbo. Jim was one of the  brownwater Navy gentlemen who harassed innocent fishermen in the Mekong Delta. He tells me he did not have the pleasure of serving on Senator John Kerry’s swift boat, much to … Continue reading →

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MORE REAL MAN ACCOMPLISHMENTS 68 YEARS LATER

Posted on September 4, 2012 by asknod

Mouthpiece Bobster forwards me these intriguing vignettes of Real Men. A Marine he represents from the 1st Marine Ret., 1st Marine Division, who survived the Battle of Okinawa as a BAR man in 1945 just got his TDIU. (sixtyeight years later) A … Continue reading →

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FOOTLOCKER–CLEANING DEPT.

Posted on September 3, 2012 by asknod

Remember having to clean the Model 12? Or using a slug of these to get the scrud out of the thumper? I packed a gazillion of them around all my treasures I sent home at one time or another. I … Continue reading →

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ABOUT FACE

Posted on September 3, 2012 by asknod

I’m certainly glad humorous people post on my facebook site.

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CUE–AND MORE CUE

Posted on September 3, 2012 by asknod

As I’m in the middle of a CUE decision that will be argued at the Court, I have been studying the concept of what is, what isn’t, whether it can be argued, whether I’m precluded by Caffrey, Fugo, and Russell … Continue reading →

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STARDUSTRADIO COMPUTERS DOWN

Posted on September 2, 2012 by asknod

The Firebase Adrian  Show has been scrubbed due to the station’s computer being down. Sorry if any of you were making guacamole and chips and icing the lemonade. Bummer. Drew Carey isn’t even on. We’ve been moved to the sixteenth at the … Continue reading →

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vA IN THE NEWS

Posted on September 1, 2012 by asknod

PETCO® stocks as well as Chicago Mercantile Exchange shares on livestock were up across the board 23 points on Dog and Pony futures of all breeds yesterday after a news release about the new Department of Veterans Affairs purchase contract. … Continue reading →

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FREE CAPTION PHONES FOR HEARING-IMPAIRED VETS

Posted on September 1, 2012 by asknod

Member Shawn send us this. I always cringe when someone kicks in the word “Free!“. That usually means “Buy it and we’ll refund your $ in a year when (and if) you supply proof of hearing impairment that we’ll accept.” … Continue reading →

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CHRONOLOGY TIMELINE

Posted on September 1, 2012 by asknod

As promised, I will continue to bore you to tears with the ongoing saga of attempting to summit Mt. CAVC. The latest chapter is my attorney’s request to assemble a timeline of my life. You read that right. All the … Continue reading →

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