Category Archives: Aid and Attendance

2021-BOLDLY GOING NOWHERE

Posted on January 3, 2021 by asknod

Remember them old party games with adult beverages back in the 70s and 80s like the Telephone Game? It might have been called something else depending on where you lived geographically. It consisted of Partygoer #1, so designated and labeled, … Continue reading →

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LZ GRAMBO– I’M IN A CORONACOMA

Posted on May 2, 2020 by asknod

Our illustrious Governor is pulling a Groundhog Day on us. I reckon he came out of his mansion and didn’t see his shadow. Yep. Six more weeks of isolation. I get that. This is the Northwest. That doesn’t begin to … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid and Attendance, All about Veterans, Appeals Modernization Act, BvA Decisions, Corona pandemic, Corona virus, FACE HUMOR, Inspirational Veterans, R1/R2, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, VA statistics, Veterans Law, Vietnam War history | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

BVA–R2–YOU CAN’T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT.

Posted on March 9, 2020 by asknod

But if you try sometime you find…You get what you need. Great song by my favorite band. They were a solid Rock n’ Roll band once upon a time in a place around the world from here. They still are. … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid and Attendance, Appeals Modernization Act, KP Veterans, R1/R2, SMC, SOCs and SSOCs, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, VA AMA appeals knowledge, VA Attorneys, VBMS, VBMS Tricks, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

VA–BABY YOU CAN DRIVE MY CAR

Posted on February 22, 2020 by asknod

Nothing tickles me better than to get a mess of wins in one week. You folks who allow me to represent you have no idea how much pleasure I get when I slay the proverbial Goliath. It’s certainly not like … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid and Attendance, All about Veterans, AO, Call Bob, KP Veterans, Nexus Information, Pickles, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, VA Medical Mysteries Explained, VBMS, VBMS Tricks, Veterans Law, Vietnam Disease Issues, Vietnam War history | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

VBA-FORT FUMBLE, Va.–DOWN FOR DOUBLE

Posted on January 11, 2020 by asknod

In my war, we were taught to have a three-to-one advantage in force and air superiority to ensure a win. What we were taught and how to employ it varied greatly when it came time to apply lessons learned. In … Continue reading →

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MILESTONES–WAYNE ‘DAN’ MOSER–SWIFTBOATER

Posted on January 11, 2019 by asknod

I got the call the other day that we lost another Vietnam Vet to Agent Orange. Fortunately (I guess), Dan was Brownwater Navy on the rivers and the estuaries leading down into the South China Sea. He was given Nehmer … Continue reading →

Posted in Agent Orange, Aid and Attendance, All about Veterans, Blue Water Navy, KP Veterans, Lawyering Up, PTSD, SC For Cause of Death, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, VBMS Tricks, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

MILESTONES-JOHN CHARLES THOMAS JR.-1950-2016

Posted on November 27, 2016 by asknod

In Vietnam, during a firefight, the most awesome sound a wounded man could hope to hear was that of a Huey Dustoff coming in regardless of the danger. When our troops were wounded, we didn’t have the luxury of time. … Continue reading →

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VARO–FROM SMC L TO R2 AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT

Posted on May 5, 2016 by asknod

  FROM THE CORREGIDOR MEMORIAL VARO IN MANILA PHILIPPINES No, it wasn’t R2D2. No droids  or hyperdrive motivators were involved. Some may recall Kevin contacted me back in February 2015 with a passel of ratings questions and an equal number of screwed … Continue reading →

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VHA’s Home Improvements and Structural Alterations (HISA)

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Kiedove

If climbing into a tub to take a shower is a perilous activity, installing a low-threshold shower is a sensible preventative measure to reduce injuries as these VA before and after photos illustrate.  Clearly the cost of such alterations is prohibitive … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid and Attendance, All about Veterans, Guest authors, Gulf War Issues, HISA Grants, VR&E | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

AID AND ATTENDANCE–GET STARTED EARLY

Posted on May 15, 2013 by asknod

Member Frank sends us this important clip from the New York Times on Aid and Attendance pension benefits. VA, as is always the case, is busy in their 3-card Monte game and switching benefits around under the watchful eye of VASEC. … Continue reading →

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