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Many claimants using Disabled American Veterans (DAV) must go to off-site relocations

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Laura

So much for free rent and utilities! During the shutdown, DAV officers in many parts of the country have been kicked out of their (VARO) offices. How embarrassing! Here is the link to the alternative addresses in the states. … Continue reading →

Posted in VSOs | Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Gulf War Claims Help, Korean War Vets Help, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help., VSO | 2 Comments

VA Sec. Erik Shinseki impresses

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Laura

Here on ASKNOD, we’ve taken a look at some of the wasteful spending by the VA under Secretary Shinseki’s leadership and denounced that waste. He’s regularly chewed out by the Veterans’ committees in the House and Senate for waste. However, … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest authors, VA BACKLOG, vA news | Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Gulf War Vets Help, Helping Veterans, Korean War Vets Help, Million Vet March, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 5 Comments

C-Span link to Sec. Shinseki’s testimony

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Laura

Thanks to reader Steve W. who shared this information. I haven’t watched it yet to comment. The blurb says In his opening statement, Sec. Shinseki told the committee that he would be unable to issue benefits checks on November 1, … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest authors, VA BACKLOG, vA news | Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Gulf War Vets Help, Help with vA Claims, Korean War Vets Help, Million Vet March, Service Connection, Veterans Administration claims book, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 5 Comments

Will Veterans’ benefits be delayed in November?

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Laura

If the debt ceiling isn’t raised, and the shutdown ended, this IS a likely possibility according to Sec. Lew testifying before the Senate Finance Committee today. The story is reported by Fox news and other outlets. VA Secretary Shinseki … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest authors, VA BACKLOG | Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Gulf War Vets Help, Korean War Vets Help, VA shutdown news, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 3 Comments

Not eligible for VA health care?

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Laura

To get a sense of which “high income” non-service connected vets might be denied VA health care now, we need to get acquainted with Priority 8 GMT income limits for Fiscal Year 2012, (see health benefit chart) and a desired state and county. … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest authors, Medical News, VA Medical Mysteries Explained, vA news | Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Gulf War Vets Help, Help with vA Claims, Helping Veterans, Korean War Vets Help, VA medical Care and ACA, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | Leave a comment

House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs members who voted for the shutdown

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Laura

These members voted YEA for adding garbage to the government spending resolution thus shutting down the government. Out of 13 members of the the House Veterans Committee, only four are veterans. Why are so many non-veterans sitting on this veterans … Continue reading →

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Ten ways the shutdown can hurt veterans

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Laura

H.Res. 368: Relating to consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 59) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014, and … A Yea was a vote to shut down the government. Scroll down to see how your Congressman voted: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/113-2013/h505 … Continue reading →

Posted in Food for thought, Guest authors, vA news | Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Congressional (in)Action on Vets, Govt. Shutdown, Gulf War Vets Help, Korean War Vets Help, VA claims | 8 Comments

Closed? No way! WWII veterans knock down barriers at their memorial

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Laura

Mississippi WWII veterans are mad as hell and they are going inside their Memorial on the National Mall. The New York Post and others are reporting a mini-rebellion by old veterans in wheel chairs, walkers, canes or not. Some … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest authors, Inspirational Veterans | Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Inspirational Veterans, World War 2 memorial | 7 Comments

CNN: VA disability payments could stop if shutdown is long

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Laura

Yesterday I emailed our representative to protest his anti-Affordable Care Act position and the possible government shutdown. I pointed out that disabled veterans who were denied disability benefits (over 80%) are not eligible for VA health care if they are … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest authors, VA Health Care, vA news | Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Gulf War Vets Help, Korean War Vets Help, News from vA, Service Connection, VA claims, VA Govt. Shutdown, VA Medical Care, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 2 Comments

American women and guns

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Laura

The Second Amendment codified the right for (free) people to bear arms in 1791. Long before the movie Cold Mountain famously portrayed circumstances in which women protected themselves during the Civil War, Colonial women owned and used guns. Scholarship of probate inventories by … Continue reading →