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ASKNOD @ KINDLEBOOKS

Posted on August 1, 2012 by asknod

Gee, I guess I’m officially published. I was looking on line to see if it had showed up and up sprang this. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=ASKNOD. If you use the Kindlebook phenomenon, you can download it from your computer. I still don’t have any … Continue reading →

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CAMP OF THE YOUNG BILL PASSES BOTH HOUSES

Posted on August 1, 2012 by asknod

Good news for CDNEH and her spouse Chase. Both Houses of Congress have passed a Camp Lejeune Bill that will mean the same litigation path all we Vets must pass through. 750.000 Vets, wives and children will be affected by … Continue reading →

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CAVC–BATSON V.SHINSEKI– CURED HEP=NO DICE

Posted on August 1, 2012 by asknod

Much has been published here about representing yourself. When the evidence is so dispositive as to leave no room for doubt, we advocate it wholeheartedly. This is always true but only up to a point. When going before the CAVC, … Continue reading →

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JANUARY 2013 SEQUESTRATION TO IMPACT VA

Posted on July 31, 2012 by asknod

As usual, those chuckleheads in DC have had a few too many martinis at lunch before the afternoon vote. They wanted to immunize vA spending against what was going to happen but somebody forgot to write it in. Shit happens. … Continue reading →

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MORE BIG BROTHER AT THE VA

Posted on July 31, 2012 by asknod

Just when we thought we’d heard it all about spying on 80 year old VAMC patients, out comes this tidbit spotted by Bodacious Bob, our FAC spotter in the Northeast. It shows the lengths vA is willing to go to … Continue reading →

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VAMCs–RATIONED CARE?

Posted on July 31, 2012 by asknod

Something is amiss at the VAMCs. I’m sure there are those of you who use the VA for all your medical care. I’m not sure if you have noticed, but there is a subtle form of rationing afoot. It’s not … Continue reading →

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THE CARE AND FEEDING OF CARROTS

Posted on July 30, 2012 by asknod

Cupcake comes from the farmer side of the family. I was, and try to be, the hunter and fisher of vertebrates. Learning the science of farming and language of moisture feeders is C3PO crap. Like any ex-military male, I assume it … Continue reading →

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MEET YOUR NEW FRIENDS AT THE VETERANS SERVICE CENTER

Posted on July 27, 2012 by asknod

I love it when government puts catchy, happy phrases or names to things in hopes a new coat of paint will hide the rust. This is pretty much what happened at VAROs across the country in the late 90s. In order to get in … Continue reading →

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UNDERSTANDING THE FEMALE DEMERIT SYSTEM

Posted on July 27, 2012 by asknod

In our continuing series on the care and feeding of the female psyche, we come across many cutting edge technologies for assessing our progress out of our cave man past and into the modern era. Due to testosterone poisoning, we are actually … Continue reading →

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VAOIG DOES LITTLEROCK

Posted on July 27, 2012 by asknod

As expected, the OIG review of the Little Rock Arkansas VARO didn’t fare any better than others sampled this past year. A sixty percent error rate on TDIU and a 22 percent one on some of the most difficult claims … Continue reading →

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