Category Archives: Aid and Attendance

LZ CORK–TIDYING UP LOOSE ENDS

Posted on December 9, 2024 by asknod

I reckon if you query any seasoned VA litigator, especially the folks down in the trenches who do this 24/7/365, you’ll find consensus among them that the VA’s ability to get their underwear on facing the right way when they … Continue reading →

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BVA–A DAY LATE AND A DOLLAR SHORT

Posted on November 23, 2024 by asknod

Sometimes, no matter how hard you try to get it right and are under the gun, timewise, it doesn’t pan out. The soufflé falls flat, the car battery is dead when you’re late for your doctor’s appointment etc. You feel … Continue reading →

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VA AID & ATTENDANCE–RAISING THE ANTE

Posted on November 3, 2024 by asknod

Ever since Congress instituted this statute (§1114 now but §314) back in the waning days of WW II, it has remained a mystery to most. VSOs are neither taught the art nor allowed to even acknowledge its very existence. I … Continue reading →

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LASKA V. DENIS THE MENACE– SWEET HOME ALABAMA

Posted on September 7, 2024 by asknod

Used to be back in the old days, every rating decision with the the VA logo on the top had the actual Fort Fumble identified. Thus you knew from whence it originated if you wished to hurl imprecations and discuss … Continue reading →

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WINDSHIELDS AND REARVIEW MIRRORS

Posted on March 24, 2024 by asknod

Boy howdy I gotta tell you my body is screaming at me I’m getting old. When I sit down, it’s like a crash-landing. When I move to stand up, it’s like looking out the side window passing V 2 on … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid and Attendance, R1/R2, SMC, Special Monthly Compensation, VA Agents, VA Representative Training, Veterans Law | 3 Comments

THE 2ND AMENDMENT AND VETERANS BEING DECLARED INCOMPETENT

Posted on January 7, 2024 by asknod

This is an interesting subject I get into with my “lunch group” at Applebee’s™ every so often. We meet at the Gig Harbor restaurant infrequently for lunch and enjoy one another’s camaraderie. We’re all pretty openminded and even willing to … Continue reading →

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BVA– R1-WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURS.

Posted on January 5, 2024 by asknod

I think I can safely say this will not go on forever but I’ve been extremely blessed to bring in yet another SMC R1 rating for one of my blind Veterans today. As is typical, VA neglected to tell him … Continue reading →

Posted in 100% ratings, Aid and Attendance, BvA Decisions, How to Qualify for VA SMC, SMC, Special Monthly Compensation, TBI, Tips and Tricks, VA TBI, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

HLR–SMC T-ANOTHER PLEASANT VALLEY SUNDAY

Posted on January 4, 2024 by asknod

The Monkees might have been a “canned” musical ensemble but they put out some good music in my mind. Who cares who wrote it or how much filler and backup singers they had to infuse it with. The line in … Continue reading →

Posted in 3.156(c), Aid and Attendance, BvA Decisions, How to Qualify for VA SMC, R1/R2, SMC, Special Monthly Compensation, TBI, VA Agents, VA special monthly compensation, VA TBI, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

HLR @ SAINT PETER’S=AID & ATTENDANCE (FINALLY)

Posted on December 24, 2023 by asknod

Season’s Greetings to you all. I’m getting a lot of the Iraquistan TBI chickens coming home to roost these days. The majority of them are like my Vet Allen I wrote about earlier this week. At some point, the Marines’ … Continue reading →

Posted in 1154(b) combat presumptions, Aid and Attendance, Combat Presumption, Food for the soul, Higher Level of Review (HLR), How to Qualify for VA SMC, Independent Medical Opinions, OSA, SMC, TBI, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, VA TBI, VBMS Tricks, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

BVA-SMC T–ALL I WANT IS A CADILLAC RANCH

Posted on December 15, 2023 by asknod

Christmas is a great time to win a claim of this magnitude if you were wondering where you were gonna  scare up some shopping money… with a wife and three rug rangers. Just so you know- with the new economic … Continue reading →

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