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VACCINE FOR HCV!

Posted on February 22, 2012 by asknod

How ’bout them apples? The guy who figured it out in 1989 is back with the cure. I just about fell out of my chair.  I wonder how this bodes for us with the bug?  With the way the economy’s … Continue reading →

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PTSD–What does the future portend?

Posted on February 22, 2012 by asknod

For entertainment purposes only. No cookies. No attachments. No data mining. You can even vote Chicago style-early and often-and you don’t even have to be dead. I trusted you when you carried a 16 and hand grenades. Why wouldn’t I … Continue reading →

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BVA-Yo! Remember me?

Posted on February 22, 2012 by asknod

I called the BVA on their secret number yesterday and talked with a really nice gal named Cybil.  Yes, she actually told me her name. We talked for almost 15 minutes about my claims and their non-progress. She did indicate … Continue reading →

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OMERTÀ– PART DEUX

Posted on February 22, 2012 by asknod

The newspapers this morning updated the fallout from my earlier post on the PTSD brouhaha at Joint Base Lewis McChord. https://asknod.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/what-happened-to-omerta/ Much like a chain collision in the fog on the freeway, the Army is busy sweeping up the loose … Continue reading →

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COVA–LAZANO v.DERWINSKI–ESTOPPEL

Posted on February 21, 2012 by asknod

What is estoppel? It’s another one of those crazy words the Courts use to confuse all but the initiated. Let’s turn it into DickandJanespeak.  Estoppel. See? That was easy. What we have left is “stop” as in “They told me … Continue reading →

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COVA–MANIO v DERWINSKI–DOCTRINE OF LACHES

Posted on February 21, 2012 by asknod

Veterans have a misconception about our laws. Most I have talked to think our only difference to civil courts is the benefit of the doubt doctrine. There are many other rights and one of the earliest argued was the right of … Continue reading →

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BVA–I WAS THERE,DUDE.

Posted on February 20, 2012 by asknod

If everyone who said they were in Vietnam during the war had really been there, I expect it would have been standing room only. In fact, if everyone who said they got this or that medal for their combat had, … Continue reading →

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.30-’06 Chrysler.

Posted on February 19, 2012 by asknod

Have you ever had bad luck? Not serious bad luck like Hep. but like humorous, expensive bad luck? Imagine deer hunting. I always hunt with a modern firearm as opposed to black powder. Its far more convenient to have the … Continue reading →

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New Camp Lejeune Update

Posted on February 18, 2012 by asknod

I just received this from our East Coast membership in charge of such things. Greetings It has been a few weeks since we asked everyone to visit the House Veterans Affairs Committee’s (HVAC) Chairman’s website. Initially we were encouraged by … Continue reading →

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BVA—§1154(B) COMBAT VET WINS AFTER AMC DENIAL

Posted on February 17, 2012 by asknod

HCVets everywhere should take note of this one. The Vet has lost at the RO and the AMC. The VLJ sees the light and give it to him and doesn’t mumble the jive about benefit of the doubt. This guy … Continue reading →

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