Category Archives: Appeals Modernization Act

VA’S AMA–I THINK I’M TURNING JAPANESE AT LEAST I THINK SO

Posted on August 21, 2019 by asknod

Great song and so à propos with the VA’s new Appeals Management Act (AMA). It seems no matter how hard I try to use the correct forms for filing, some VA jackwagon with a room temperature IQ and zero English … Continue reading →

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HADIT.COM RADIO SHOW THIS PM

Posted on August 8, 2019 by asknod

Good afternoon, campers. Jerrell has asked me to once again join him and his merry band of Veterans on his Blogtalk radio program tonight. As usual, I am honored to be able to pass on my fractured faery tales of … Continue reading →

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VA SUPPLEMENTAL LANE–BEEN THROUGH THE DESERT ON A HORSE WITH NO NAME

Posted on July 19, 2019 by asknod

Thank you Smoke. I needed a good tag line. A lot of us suffered for years in the era of Non A, Non B Hepatitis before they isolated it and gave it a real name. And, much like finally giving … Continue reading →

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HADIT.COM RADIO SHOW THURSDAY 7/18/2019

Posted on July 17, 2019 by asknod

Gotham City Commissioner Jerrel Cook has turned on the Batlight  on the roof of the headquarters of Gotham City Police Department. I spotted it and answered his call. It’s time for the Hadit Dot Com Radio Show again tomorrow at … Continue reading →

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THE NEW VA AMA–A CHUTES AND LADDERS GAME FOR VETS

Posted on June 11, 2019 by asknod

Yeppers. You read that right. But it doesn’t begin to describe what I’m trying to convey to all you aspiring pro se Veterans, freshly minted Juris Doctorates seeking an exciting career in VA law or older, more experienced attorneys looking … Continue reading →

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HADIT.COM RADIO SHOW–HOW THE NEW AMA DISENFRANCHISES YOU

Posted on June 6, 2019 by asknod

Yes, folks. The above headline is true. Remember the old “well-grounded claim” we were required to submit before the 2001 passage of the VCAA? No evidence was equal to no dice prior to that passage. What happened if your records … Continue reading →

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VAROs– MEAN MR. MUSTARD

Posted on May 12, 2019 by asknod

The VA claims process continues to recede into a “Not It!” game. A rater will struggle to find some procedural stone left unturned and put the claim back in the National Work Queue (NWQ) hopper. Alternately, your claim becomes a … Continue reading →

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EASTER TRICK OR TREAT AT THE VA

Posted on April 21, 2019 by asknod

No, I’m not a conspiracy freak. I do not’ subscribe to Chemtrails Today or Deep State Magazine. I instead prefer light humor and get the news feed from the VAOIG Monthly “Highlights”. How about that discovery that all those VA … Continue reading →

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THE NEW APPEALS MODERNIZATION ACT…AND MORE

Posted on April 12, 2019 by asknod

When we hit Nashville for the NOVA conferences 20-23 March, I actually though I had a good handle on the AMA layout. Well, ‘not exactly’ as they say over at Rentawreck™.  So, since the time we walked out of there, … Continue reading →

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HADIT.COM RADIO SHOW–THE AMA–A MOBIUS LOOP?

Posted on April 10, 2019 by asknod

Sorry I have been remiss but it seems VA has been bery bery productive in cranking out denials. Jez, wait until I opt in to an HLR. In truth, I’m ecstatic that some of these came out post-February 14th. I … Continue reading →

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