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VA claims blogger

COVA–MYLER V. DERWINSKI–RETAINED SHELL FRAGMENTS

Posted on January 1, 2016 by asknod

During the course of the last two years, most of you know we have been helping Butch Long in his quest for his medals and a truly compensable rating commensurate with his disability picture. It hasn’t been easy. Between the … Continue reading →

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INCOMING- END OF YEAR HADIT RADIO SHOW

Posted on December 29, 2015 by asknod

Yeppers, A summary of a good year of helping Vets find their way through the VA maze will commence at 1400 Hrs on the East Coast and 1100 hrs on the Left Coast. Berta, the CUE queen of Hadit fame … Continue reading →

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LZ CORK—-BUTCH’S INFERRED CLAIM

Posted on December 26, 2015 by asknod

What in the Sam Hill is an inferred claim? Who dreamed up that Fustercluck concept? I get more queries on that since the VA term became fashionable. Included in these Veterans’ follow-on sentences are usually phrases like “I think they done … Continue reading →

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LZ CORK–SUCCESS AFTER 46 YEARS

Posted on December 23, 2015 by asknod

Rarely do we get to enjoy Christmas cheer of this magnitude and so close to a day of such immense implications associated with the joy of giving and receiving. I am overjoyed to announce that after carefully building a well-constructed … Continue reading →

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LZ CORK–CHRISTMAS TIDINGS 2015

Posted on December 22, 2015 by asknod

LZ Corkgram– Hot news from the Key Peninsula is Butch Long got his Big Brown Envelope from VA today. I’ll be going down to his place tomorrow morning for coffee and champagne. He asked me to come down and decipher … Continue reading →

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1997 JETGUN STEERING GROUP LETTER

Posted on December 21, 2015 by asknod

Thanks to Nurse Silvia Price, we now have the document that categorically sealed the future fate of the jetguns. Oddly, it still took a while longer to pry the jetguns from the cold dead hands of the US Military who … Continue reading →

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BVA–WE DON’T NEED NO STINKIN’ BLOOD LABS

Posted on December 21, 2015 by asknod

With the amazing blood tests for liver diseases in this day and age, buttressed by liver biopsy showing age of the infection, there is simply no reason on earth for a BVA decision like the one I describe here. The only … Continue reading →

Posted in HCV Health, HCV Risks (documented), Jetgun BvA Decisions, Jetgun Claims evidence, Nexus Information, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 29 Comments

FACEPLACE CHRISTMAS–KEEPERS

Posted on December 17, 2015 by asknod

Searching through the mails with an eye for obnoxious is a task for the devoted. Finding just the right off-key emotion, the sarcastic rejoinder or dissatisfaction with the status quo of life is the essence of humor. Of course, being born on … Continue reading →

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BLOG TAWK RADIDIO WITH JERREL COOK

Posted on December 15, 2015 by asknod

Jerrel has graciously invited me over for another hour of radio chat on his favorite subject (and mine). If VA ever quit stepping on their necktie, we’d be out of subjects to discuss. Unfortunately, that’s about as likely as pigs … Continue reading →

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FACEPLACE– 2015 WINNERS

Posted on December 10, 2015 by asknod

The usual roundup of 2015’s choice cuts. Politically culled to offend no one. Recognizing the excellence of your submissions this year, I will give credit to those who did. Wait. Scratch that.     

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