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VA claims blogger

CAVC–PROFFER V. McDONALD–TAILORING THE PRESUMPTION

Posted on November 9, 2014 by asknod

I have written of reversals about all manner of cases. I have written of the Presumption of Regularity and it’s increasing importance in jurisprudence where the VA is fond of telling the truth partially but fudging on the “and they lived happily ever after.” … Continue reading →

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VAOIG–WE WERE UNABLE TO SUBSTANTIATE…

Posted on November 6, 2014 by asknod

I always get a bang out of VA’s Office of Inspector Gadget terminology and descriptive adjectives. They are worthy of being hired as the President’s Press Secretary apologists. I refer to both parties’ press secretaries-not just the current ones we’ve … Continue reading →

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CMB MISSES CONGRESSIONAL DEADLINE ON VA’S CHOICE CARDS

Posted on November 6, 2014 by asknod

CMB (Call me Bob)McDonald blogged to us today to let us know VA is once again dancing on their collective neckties and doing another faceplant-this right on top of their inability to find any fault with the way VAMC Director … Continue reading →

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VETERANS POEMS–THE FINAL INSPECTION

Posted on November 6, 2014 by asknod

I received this several years ago and mistakenly thought I had published it. For that, I apologize profusely to Member WGM of Texas fame. You may remember him from my book as I used him as a prime example of … Continue reading →

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HEPATITIS C VACCINE?

Posted on November 6, 2014 by asknod

Amazing progress in eradicating this virus as well as preventing it via a vaccine.

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VET ATTORNEYS AS ADVERSARIES ?

Posted on November 4, 2014 by asknod

Every once and in while I receive inviting news of how the VA is secretly employing chemtrails to change our minds and prevent us from winning our claims. Others talk of vast Left or Right wing conspiracies hatched in Arkansas … Continue reading →

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VA OFFICE OF DEBT MANAGEMENT BUSTS ANOTHER CHEATING VET

Posted on November 3, 2014 by asknod

Boy howdy am I ever glad to see this headline. To think any of you triplegic Vets out there would stoop so low as to try collecting that extra $142 a month for shacking up with who later turns out … Continue reading →

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A BEAUTIFUL POEM

Posted on November 3, 2014 by asknod

Received from Paul/Leigh a great poem this morning and now have the pleasure of passing it on.  He was getting old and paunchy And his hair was falling fast, And he sat around the Legion, Telling stories of the past. … Continue reading →

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PHOENIX VAMC RECORDS SHOW 243 DEATHS ATTRIBUTABLE TO DELAY

Posted on November 3, 2014 by asknod

Ruh-oh, Rorge. Somebody can’t count, won’t count or is being paid not to count dead Vets. Couldn’t be Griffin. Gibson? Somebody knows where the bones are buried and ain’t talkin’. I love these stories. They change so fast you need … Continue reading →

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BVA–PRESUMPTION THAT AMLEG VSO RECEIVED IT?

Posted on November 3, 2014 by asknod

Once again, Johnny Vet finds himself on the wrong side of the fence. Having waited patiently for his SOC from which to file his Form 9, something has gone snafu. But wait. American Legion to the rescue, right? They also … Continue reading →

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