Category Archives: 1154(b) combat presumptions

VA EXAMINERS–CHARTER MEMBERS OF THE FLAT EARTH SOCIETY

Posted on April 18, 2019 by

I’m sorry I’ve been remiss. I have been a slave to the typewriter attempting to cure the misguided proclivities of VA raters across our rapidly fruiting plains this spring. It seems there is something in the water or left-handed tobacco … Continue reading →

Posted in 1154(b) combat presumptions, 3.156(c), Agent Orange, All about Veterans, C&P exams, CUE, Earlier Effective dates, Humor, KP Veterans, Reductions in rating, SOCs and SSOCs, VA Agents, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

LZ CORK-MAMA’S GONNA MAKE A LITTLE SHORT’NIN’ BREAD

Posted on February 12, 2017 by

  Put on the skillet, slip on the lid, Mama’s gonna make a little short’nin’ bread. That ain’t all she’s gonna do, Mama’s gonna make a little coffee, too. What an auspicious day for a Decision Review Officer (DRO) Hearing. … Continue reading →

Posted in 1154(b) combat presumptions, 3.156(c), Earlier Effective dates, KP Veterans, NPRC 1973 Fire, PTSD, SMC, TBI, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, Veterans Law, Vietnam War history | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 20 Comments

LZ CORK–CLEAR AND UNMISTAKABLE ERROR

Posted on January 15, 2017 by

It’s one thing to recite 38 CFR to me and tell me what some arcane VA manual said about how to rate _____________ and under what circumstances and how the regulation has percolated down to us in the ensuing forty six … Continue reading →

Posted in 1154(b) combat presumptions, C-Files and RBAs, Congressional Influence, CUE, Inferred claims, Informal Claims, KP Veterans, VA Agents, VA Medical Mysteries Explained | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

BRANDED-AND YOU KNOW YOU’RE A MAN

Posted on October 30, 2016 by

What are the odds you could ever find two Veterans, of two entirely different wars no less, who VA had somehow shortchanged out of years and years of compensation. Granted, towards the end they were munificent beyond belief in actually … Continue reading →

Posted in 1154(b) combat presumptions, Food for the soul, From the footlocker, HOMELESS VETERANS, Inspirational Veterans, KP Veterans, VA Agents, vARO Decisions | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

WORKPLACE VIOLENCE IN IRAQISTAN

Posted on January 20, 2016 by

Here’s some pretty raw, unfiltered footage, certainly not on a par with the Daesh beheadings on AlGazebo TV. Nevertheless, it conveys to me why we’ll always have the greatest, best-trained professionals. It felt like this somewhat in Southeast Asia. We had air … Continue reading →

Posted in 1154(b) combat presumptions, Food for thought, Gulf War Issues, PTSD | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

CAVC– DOBBINS V McDONALD– AB V. BROWN REDUX IN VA 9

Posted on January 12, 2016 by

As I love to point out, some of the best VA law is found in reversals. What better place to look than CAVC Judge (Saint) Mary Schoelen’s rulings. She seems impervious to the stares and consternation of her fellow jurists … Continue reading →

Posted in 1154(b) combat presumptions, CAVC Knowledge, CAVC/COVA Decision, Earlier Effective dates, PTSD, SOCs and SSOCs, Vietnam War history | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

COVA–MYLER V. DERWINSKI–RETAINED SHELL FRAGMENTS

Posted on January 1, 2016 by

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 →

Posted in 1154(b) combat presumptions, Implicit denial, KP Veterans, Medical News, VA Conspiracies, VA Medical Mysteries Explained, vARO Decisions, VARO Misfeasance, Vietnam Disease Issues | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments