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VA claims blogger

Still Sick=More Humor

Posted on March 27, 2012 by asknod

Since I don’t have an audience under the age of reason, these jokes members keep sending me are only mildly risqué and I’m still ill, I submit them for your entertainment. If any take offence, please so state and I … Continue reading →

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FED.CIR. Akers v. Shinseki–Informal Claims?

Posted on March 27, 2012 by asknod

Much has been bandied about on the subject of informal claims over the years. The  subject became so contentious, VA was forced to amend its own definition  in 1987. I’m sure we haven’t heard the end of it. Vickie Akers will … Continue reading →

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Sick Monday Humor

Posted on March 26, 2012 by asknod

More Friday morning humor along the same line… I walked into a drug store and asked to talk to a male pharmacist. The lady I was talking to said that she was the only pharmacist and as she and her sister … Continue reading →

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When Autoimmunity quits working.

Posted on March 26, 2012 by asknod

I am sick. Mega sick. Not from some Hepatitis secondary for which I thank God, but sick as in a cold from hell. All this wonderful dieting to bring my liver numbers down has come home to roost. I had … Continue reading →

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Footlocker 7

Posted on March 24, 2012 by asknod

Check this out. Every time we hopped a ride down to Udorn from LS 20-Alternate  for smokes and a beer/Scotch run, I’d leave my “issue” Model 39 9 mil in my wall locker in the hootch. I carried a Model … Continue reading →

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Erroneous DD214

Posted on March 24, 2012 by asknod

When you leave the military, one document is supposed to be free of any errors. It must be perfect in every respect for future employers and the VA to confirm your history. Every medal, every duty assignment and type of … Continue reading →

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Wet T-Shirt Contest Winner

Posted on March 24, 2012 by asknod

Get serious. This is a Grandpa and Grandma oriented site. This has happened to me so I felt it was appropriate to post.

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Friday’s Last Thought

Posted on March 23, 2012 by asknod

Waiting for remuneration from the vA makes Veterans a pauper twice–once while waiting interminably for service connection and then a second time when they discover the horrible financial truth of what they are going to be forced to live on for the … Continue reading →

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bVA–NHL= HCV

Posted on March 23, 2012 by asknod

Whoa there, doggies. For all you guys from Michigan, back up the boat. NHL stands for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma.  We don’t do sports or politics here. Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Two things catch your eye about this. First,  the correlation between the two diseases … Continue reading →

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BVA–Shabby clothing = Not Credible Witness

Posted on March 23, 2012 by asknod

The RO, and subsequently the BVA will almost always act in tandem of their denial if you, the Vet, exhibit any type of squirrely behavior during the process of your claim. This is a drastic example of it. This Vet is filing … Continue reading →

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