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VA REVERSES COURSE– UNEXPECTEDLY EXONERATES WHISTLEBLOWERS

Posted on September 29, 2014 by asknod

Carolyn Lerner, of the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) announced today that VA, caught with their pants down metaphorically, has been forced into actually doing something never before seen or heard of at 810 Vermin Ave. NW-actually rewarding whistleblowers and thanking … Continue reading →

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FORT FACEPLACE-SEPTEMBER’S FINEST

Posted on September 28, 2014 by asknod

We look long and hard for these so keep sending them in, ladies and gentlemen Vets.    

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MILITARY SITES ON THE EPA SUPERFUND LIST

Posted on September 28, 2014 by asknod

Here’s some good stuff for those of you filing for Stateside/ Guam chemical exposure. A regular grab bag of goodies for dang near every base in the states that had any aircraft using AVGAS or JP-4. The Fort McClellan stuff … Continue reading →

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THREE BVA REMANDS–WHAT TO DO?

Posted on September 27, 2014 by asknod

Member Shaniqua writes me again after a three-year silence to tell of her ping pong match with the Veterans Administration and the apparent inability to get her claims to stay put at the BVA. This began when the Forrest Gump Memorial Regional … Continue reading →

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VA RULES DEAD VETS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO CHANGE APPOINTMENTS

Posted on September 26, 2014 by asknod

In a surprising ruling, the Office of General Counsel ( OGC-027) issued a binding ruling called an OGC Precedent henceforth forbidding deceased Veterans from changing their future VA medical appointments. This appears to be in response to increasingly larger numbers … Continue reading →

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THE SOVALDI SLIP AND SLIDE

Posted on September 26, 2014 by asknod

I got a call yesterday from member Randy saying he’d been kicked out of the “program” at the Denver VAMC for non-compliance. Apparently he missed taking four doses of his Sovaldi over a month or so and had a relapse. … Continue reading →

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BVA–CALUZA V BROWN 20 YEARS LATER

Posted on September 23, 2014 by asknod

Was it that long ago that the CAVC (then the COVA) let the cat out of the bag and enumerated the three elements needed to attain the Holy Grail of service connection? April 12th, 1995 will mark the twentieth anniversary of Mario’s … Continue reading →

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FOOTLOCKER–THE DEER RODEO

Posted on September 22, 2014 by asknod

Everyone has their deer story and some are better than others. Most are corny and lack staying power. Some resonate because the hunter was an FNG and got the surprise of his life as here. I’m a sucker for the … Continue reading →

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VACO–EVERYBODY’S GOT SOMETHING TO HIDE EXCEPT FOR ME AND MY MONKEY

Posted on September 20, 2014 by asknod

I think Rep. Jeff Miller finally hit it on the head. All these entrepreneurs at VAMCs around the country did not all wake up one day and simultaneously concoct the idea to cook the books on the scheduling imbroglio. Face … Continue reading →

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CONTEMPORARY VA OUIJA BOARDS

Posted on September 18, 2014 by asknod

A friend of mine came across these at a garage sale and made copies for me. The CAVC one is dissimilar from the other two and appears to be of much newer construction. The folks at the Antique Road Show … Continue reading →

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