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No Nativity Scene in D.C.

Posted on November 27, 2011 by asknod

 Supreme Court rules no Nativity scene in DC The Supreme Court has ruled that there cannot be a Nativity Scene in the United  States’ Capital this Christmas season. This isn’t for any religious reason. They simply have not been able … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Gift From BVA

Posted on November 27, 2011 by asknod

I received my Season’s Greetings from the Board of Veterans Appeals on Friday. No drum rolls are in order. It was anticlimatic to say the least. Instead of a decision on my claim, they unceremoniously declined to advance my claim on the … Continue reading →

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Georgia Pecan Pie

Posted on November 24, 2011 by asknod

Most of you don’t realize I’m from south of the Mason-Dixon line. I ended up on the Left Coast after I got out and was too poor to move back to the Northern neck (of Virginia). Truth be told there … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving 1970

Posted on November 23, 2011 by asknod

Isn’t it funny how old people can remember something in the past but they can’t remember how to copy and paste? Wait. I’m old so I can’t go there yet. It is true, or seems to be, that we can remember what … Continue reading →

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Compensation % vs. $

Posted on November 23, 2011 by asknod

I was looking up the percentage for compensation for 50% today and noticed something that got me thinking. 100% is $2673.00/mo. for a single Vet. Now look at 90%. http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/Rates/comp01.htm The problem is glaring. A Vet totally disabled is just that, but … Continue reading →

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CAVC–McNAIR V. SHINSEKI–Presumption of Regularity

Posted on November 22, 2011 by asknod

This decision was just released yesterday or I just found it. Both are possible with my addled brain. The decision is important for only one reason- that it clarifies and in some ways redefines the presumption of regularity. VA pushed … Continue reading →

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AMVETS Extinct?

Posted on November 21, 2011 by asknod

When I was viewing the  BVA statistics in an earlier post the other day, I was struck by the abysmally small number of claims filed by the AMVETS. In the 90’s they were the go-to Vet’s VSO for filing claims. … Continue reading →

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WHO SPEAKS FOR THE TUNA?

Posted on November 21, 2011 by asknod

The other evening, after reading that Atlantic Blue Fin Tuna have way too much mercury in them and you shouldn’t eat a lot of tuna sandwiches in Boston, I got out a can of my tuna. With a sigh of … Continue reading →

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BVA Statistics

Posted on November 20, 2011 by asknod

I found this while roaming around. The fellow who posted it feels that VSOs are the way to go. He pointed out that the 39.9% of pro se claimants lost. Statistics are everything. Let’s look: We have 4,576 Vets who have chosen to represent … Continue reading →

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CAVC–Hall v Shinseki–SJD–Unverifiable Evidence

Posted on November 19, 2011 by asknod

One has to hand it to Mr. Milton L. Hall. He represented himself before the Court in a single Judge disposition pro se– no small feat for someone who isn’t a legal beagle. That he fights them to a draw and … Continue reading →

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