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BVA–LAST NEXUS STANDING

Posted on June 11, 2012 by asknod

Here’s a little trick we have noted over the years of reading decision after decision. On a vast majority of the claims for jet guns, most Vets, due to their unfamiliarity with the Caluza triangle (Hickson elements), submitted claims without nexus … Continue reading →

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PENSION FLIM-FLAMMING

Posted on June 11, 2012 by asknod

Giving credit where credit is due, member Shawn sends us this morsel. It’s a sore point with me and others where our Veterans assets are disbursed. This really hit home for me in 2010 when my wife’s father passed away. … Continue reading →

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BVA– TEXAS VETERANS COMMISION

Posted on June 10, 2012 by asknod

FROM THE DAVID KORESH MEMORIAL VARO IN WACO Here’s an interesting decision. We don’t know if the chicken or the egg came first. We do know that WGM used this outfit  out of Houston, but that is no guarantee of … Continue reading →

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HCV & PALEO FOODS

Posted on June 10, 2012 by asknod

HCV requires a special diet that takes the load off the liver much like a jackstand takes the pressure off a wheel supporting a vehicle. One good way to do this is to eat good, empty, high fiber foods that … Continue reading →

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VIETNAM MILESTONES

Posted on June 9, 2012 by asknod

The latest on Leon, too 22-year-old Army Sgt. Steve Flaherty  made it home 43 years before his mail did. The fact that Secretary of Defense (and Library of Congress thief) Leon “sticky fingers” Panetta has now started trading “artifacts” with the … Continue reading →

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FOOTLOCKER–DEWAT

Posted on June 9, 2012 by asknod

DEWAT— (DEactivated WAr Trophy) –def.  A weapon or munition, which, by being rendered inert or by damage, is no longer functional. Permission to keep and possess same is at the discretion of the Commanding officer (MACV directive 1966). And if … Continue reading →

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53% ERROR RATE IN PERSPECTIVE

Posted on June 9, 2012 by asknod

Re  Joe Average Vet’s post on a 53% error rate just at the SDRO. I have had vast volumes of private mail on that subject and 40+ hits every day since it was posted. Let us put this in perspective. … Continue reading →

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FOOTLOCKER–HOME SWEET HOME

Posted on June 8, 2012 by asknod

Ah. The M-4 Poncho-a veritable me casa tu casa for six months of the year twice. I went through two monsoons because I stayed an extra year. This device caused me to lose untold pounds like those plastic sweatpants and … Continue reading →

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VETS SEEM TO HAVE MORE HCV

Posted on June 8, 2012 by asknod

Here are some high-falutin’ government studies that confirm what we were beginning to suspect. PubMed Results Item 1 of 1    (Display the citation in PubMed) 1. Am J Gastroenterol. 2002 Jul;97(7):1813-20. Spectrum of disease in U.S. veteran patients with hepatitis C. … Continue reading →

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REAL LIFE DARWIN AWARDS

Posted on June 8, 2012 by asknod

This (or most of it) from members Paul and Leigh. Take 1 (one) Add 1 (one) Stir gently with ® Introduce .45 ACP round into boot being careful to miss steel toe (like that might have helped): Serve with a … Continue reading →

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