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COVA–ARCHBOLD v WEST–WHEN A F-9= A NOD

Posted on May 3, 2012 by asknod

Imagine getting screwed by VA in 1953, filing for increase in 1990, and during the course of the claim for increase, discovering you should have had the rating all along. Poor Mr. Emerson E. Archbold. What tangled webs the vA … Continue reading →

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COVA– EF v. DERWINSKI–HOW ABOUT A C&P?

Posted on May 3, 2012 by asknod

Few cases are heard where a Veteran wants to retain his or her anonymity. I have seen only two before the CAVC/COVA that were precedental. Here, I can understand the desire for not publicizing the name. Our Vet had genital … Continue reading →

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82% CURE IN NON-IFN ORAL HCV TRIALS

Posted on May 3, 2012 by asknod

This just in from Rocky Mountain High member Randy. This is the best news I have read in decades about the HCV “cure“. Finally, a way to put paid to this bug in spades. I don’t get my hopes up … Continue reading →

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Independent Living Program Results

Posted on May 3, 2012 by asknod

As you may know, the VA granted my ILP request for a computer and the peripherals. As rarely as this may happen, and from what I can gather, it’s becoming increasingly so. Oddly, the VA did not put any strictures … Continue reading →

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VA–A NEW CULTURE OF TRANSPARENCY

Posted on May 2, 2012 by asknod

I always get a bang out of vA press releases. In this instance, it sounds so noble and altruistic. Always the the jerk who looks at the underbelly of the beast, I examine it from the pre-transparency era. In other … Continue reading →

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VARO DETROIT–THE MARCH TOWARDS 2 MILLION CLAIMS

Posted on May 1, 2012 by asknod

Member Bob sent us this from the city that manufactures Binford Tools and motor vehicles. It is a classic example of what I call divide and conquer. The Veteran has been asked to be honest. This he does. VA immediately … Continue reading →

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VA–FREE MONEY-COME AND GET IT

Posted on April 30, 2012 by asknod

Member Randy sends us this post today. This was on the Veterans Report Website. Almost choked on dinner laughing at the naivete. Compensation for Vietnam Veterans Week of April 30, 2012 Nearly 2.6 million Americans who served in Vietnam are … Continue reading →

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CAVC–CAVAZOS v SHINSEKI

Posted on April 30, 2012 by asknod

These are the decisions we love and hate. We love them because its always nice to see the underdog go up against Goliath pro se. We hate it because of the inordinate time wasted pursuing something that can never be … Continue reading →

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VA–NO LIVER BX = NO HEP DAMAGE

Posted on April 30, 2012 by asknod

VA’s VHA, the medical arm, is always learning new tricks from their big brother, the VBA. If you don’t know something and make no effort to find out about it, then it doesn’t exist. It’s plausible, but not confirmed. Likewise, … Continue reading →

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BVA–Lowballing for Fun and Profit

Posted on April 29, 2012 by asknod

VA seems condemned to never looking up to make eye contact with you. They are fixated on the records in front of them and struggle to come to the lowest rating that can pass muster. Facts are inconvenient nuisances and … Continue reading →