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VARO PHOENIX–HCV WIN FOR KELLY AND JAY

Posted on March 14, 2015 by asknod

Hurricane Katrina has struck again and this time outside of New Orleans. We look forward to wins in this arena as being long overdue. When denied, which invariably occurs, we are left with few avenues to prove it. This is … Continue reading →

Posted in HCV Health, HCV Risks (documented), Jetgun BvA Decisions, Jetgun Claims evidence, SMC, Tips and Tricks, VA Medical Mysteries Explained, vARO Decisions | Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Disabled Veteran, DIY vA Claims, Gulf War Claims Help, Gulf War Vets Help, HCV, HCV Decisions, HCV Health Tips, HCV Veterans, HCVETS, Help with vA Claims, Help with vA HCV Claims., Helping Veterans, Korean War Vets Help, VA claims, VA HCV Claims Help, Veterans Benefits, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 4 Comments

FRIENDLY FIRE IN 1967 FINALLY RESULTS IN BELATED PURPLE HEART AWARDS

Posted on March 14, 2015 by asknod

I’m not sure why it is that the US Government cannot bring itself to honor those it puts in harm’s way until forced to by the court of public opinion or shamed into it. Our erstwhile member, Veteran Butch Long, … Continue reading →

Posted in All about Veterans, Inspirational Veterans, Milestones, Vietnam War history | Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Disabled Veteran, DIY vA Claims, Gulf War Claims Help, Gulf War Vets Help, Helping Veterans, Inspirational Veterans, Service Connection, VA claims, Veterans Benefits, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help., war mementos | 3 Comments

CAVC–BIRTH OF A WRIT- ACT III SCENE 8-DOWN FOR DOUBLE

Posted on March 8, 2015 by asknod

A short while ago in VA time, when I won my claim in June 2008, I noticed they (VA) forgot to go back to 1994. That wasn’t a deal breaker. I knew they weren’t going to pony up without a good … Continue reading →

Posted in AO, BvA Decisions, C&P exams, CAvC HCV Ruling, CAVC Knowledge, CAVC ruling, Earlier Effective dates, Porphyria Cutanea Tarda, SMC, Veterans Law, Vietnam Disease Issues | Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, CAvC/COvA Decisions, Disabled Veteran, DIY vA Claims, HCV Decisions, HCV Health Tips, HCV Veterans, HCVETS, Help with vA Claims, Help with vA HCV Claims., Helping Veterans, Korean War Vets Help, Service Connection, VA claims, vA claims for PCT, VA HCV Claims Help, Veterans Benefits, Veterans claims help, Veterans Humor, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 15 Comments

CAVC–BIRTH OF A WRIT-ACT III SCENE 7–I’LL SEE YOUR ‘ME WORRY’ AND RAISE YOU 10

Posted on March 5, 2015 by asknod

In a poker game, you don’t want to scare them off with a superior hand, but rather inveigle them to see you and raise yet again. We’re playing VA poker here so I want to convey the futility of further … Continue reading →

Posted in CAvC HCV Ruling, CAVC Knowledge, Earlier Effective dates, Extraordinary Writs of Mandamus, Vietnam Disease Issues | Tagged Agent Orange, ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, CAvC HCV decision, CAvC/COvA Decisions, Disabled Veteran, DIY vA Claims, HCV, HCV Veterans, HCVETS, Help with vA Claims, Helping Veterans, Service Connection, VA claims, Veterans Benefits, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 8 Comments

CAVC–BIRTH OF A WRIT ACT III SCENE 6- WHAT? ME WORRY?

Posted on March 4, 2015 by asknod

I have to hand it to the VA’s Office of General Counsel. With perfect aplomb, Mr. Mark M. McNabb, a mid-level supervisor/litigator for OGC, filed his notice of appearance and the Government’s response to my Writ. Perhaps, by being mid-level, … Continue reading →

Posted in CAvC HCV Ruling, CAVC Knowledge, Extraordinary Writs of Mandamus, Porphyria Cutanea Tarda, SMC, Tips and Tricks, Vietnam Disease Issues | Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, CAvC HCV decision, CAvC/COvA Decisions, Disabled Veteran, DIY vA Claims, Gulf War Claims Help, Gulf War Vets Help, HCV Decisions, HCV Health Tips, HCV Veterans, HCVETS, Help with vA HCV Claims., Helping Veterans, Korean War Vets Help, Service Connection, VA claims, vA claims for PCT, VA HCV Claims Help, Veterans Benefits, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 5 Comments

CAVC–CLARK V. SHINSEKI–YOUR MOMMA’S LYING

Posted on March 2, 2015 by asknod

When you get to the CAVC, you at least get the Judge, or more appropriately, the judge’s little people, to thoroughly investigate a case; this in a far more balanced perspective than the slanted judicial Titanic deck of AOJ and … Continue reading →

Posted in BvA HCV decisions, CAvC HCV Ruling, HCV Health, HCV Risks (documented), Jetgun BvA Decisions, Jetgun Claims evidence, Nexus Information, VA Medical Mysteries Explained, Veterans Law | Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Disabled Veteran, DIY vA Claims, Gulf War Claims Help, Gulf War Vets, Gulf War Vets Help, HCV, HCV Decisions, HCV Health Tips, HCVETS, Help with vA HCV Claims., Korean War Vets Help, Service Connection, VA claims, VA HCV Claims Help, Veterans Benefits, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 3 Comments

BVA–THE SILVER QUEEN OF BALTIMORE

Posted on February 28, 2015 by asknod

Surely over these last five years or so, you have heard me opine on members Leigh and Paul. They feel like family now to Cupcake and me. So it is with great pleasure that I finally induct them into the HCVets … Continue reading →

Posted in BvA Decisions, BvA HCV decisions, HCV Health, HCV Risks (documented), Inspirational Veterans, Jetgun BvA Decisions, Medical News | Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Disabled Veteran, DIY vA Claims, Gulf War Vets Help, HCV, HCV Decisions, HCV Health Tips, HCVETS, Help with vA Claims, Help with vA HCV Claims., Helping Veterans, Korean War Vets Help, Service Connection, VA claims, VA HCV Claims Help, Veterans Benefits, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 9 Comments

VAOIG–WE WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY FINGERPRINTS ON THE FILES AT LITTLE ROCK

Posted on February 26, 2015 by asknod

As usual, six Four Deuce mortars signaled the arrival of the VA’s finest a month in advance of the pre-scheduled inspection. Nevertheless, Little Rock got their pee pee inextricably intertwined in the zipper. Before they could hire a Ryder RentaTruck to load … Continue reading →

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CAVC–DENNIS V. SHINSEKI–DENNIS THE MENACE GOES AWOL

Posted on February 26, 2015 by asknod

Here’s one for the HCV ammo pouch that Veterans would be wise to read. It certainly has other useful ramifications for a legal defense but the thrust is unique and needs to be iterated forcefully. Drug use is often used … Continue reading →

Posted in CAvC HCV Ruling, CAVC Knowledge, CUE | Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, CAvC/COvA Decisions, Gulf War PTSD, HCV, HCV Decisions, HCV Health Tips, HCV Veterans, HCVETS, Help with vA Claims, Help with vA HCV Claims., Helping Veterans, Service Connection, VA claims, Veterans Benefits, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 4 Comments

CAVC–BIRTH OF A WRIT-ACT III SCENE 5-YOU CAN’T HIDE YOUR LYING EYES

Posted on February 25, 2015 by asknod

Shoooooooooooooooooooooo,doggies. What tangled webs we weave. This one’s a daisy. VA has mailed out the most convoluted SSOC some of you will ever read. We read of politicians and their minions gerrymandering congressional districts to encompass a more friendly constituency, … Continue reading →