Category Archives: CAVC Knowledge

VA rats fighting emergency care CAVC ruling: Richard W. Staab v. Robert A. McDonald

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Laura

The financial shocks that VHA-enrolled veterans face when they find out that none of their emergency care claims will be covered, if they have Medicare or private insurance, is of no ethical concern to the VA.  The National Veterans Legal Services … Continue reading →

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CAVC–CHISHOLM V McDONALD- I HEAR YOU KNOCKIN’ BUT YOU CAN’T COME IN

Posted on October 3, 2016 by asknod

In a bold strike, with an Extraordinary Writ, no less, Robert Chisholm and his Merry Band in Sherwood Forest, Rhode Island have won a dandy victory for all of us at the National Organization of Veterans Attorneys (NOVA). We all … Continue reading →

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CAVC–#16-2098–POSTSCRIPT-ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT, ST. MARGARET?

Posted on August 29, 2016 by asknod

Never being one to leave an errant sweater thread alone or a VA scab unpicked, I felt compelled to at least answer in my defence and protect my honor. Having hornswoggled sweet ol’ Saint Margaret into believing that maybe I … Continue reading →

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CAVC #16-0298–THE RISE AND FALL OF ANOTHER EX. WRIT

Posted on August 26, 2016 by asknod

I love the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) method for Extraordinary Writs of Mandamus. Just like those fabled Chinese dry cleaners’ claims of ‘In by ten, you come get when little hand on three.’, my Ex. Writ was ‘in’ … Continue reading →

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CAVC-PARSEEYA-PICCHIONE V. McDONALD-THE AGES-OLD AO PARADOX

Posted on July 31, 2016 by asknod

I have worked with Karen in Florida for a long time on this. Kurt Priessman excavated a large number of CHECO Reports and ‘lost’ pages over the years which fleshed out the rather dubious military/VA insistence on the use of … Continue reading →

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CAVC-ILP #16-2098–THIS ILP’S FOR YOU

Posted on July 27, 2016 by asknod

Sometimes, promised gifts from VA are a long time in coming. Some are rather hollow fulfillments of promised offers. Some are outright scams. The ILP is much the same chimera. It looks so promising from afar in what it offers. … Continue reading →

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CAVC–#16-2098–SUNDAY’S ON THE PHONE TO MONDAY…

Posted on July 21, 2016 by asknod

Tuesday’s on the phone to me-Oh yeah. (She came in through the Bathroom Window, Beatles). I note with some satisfaction the Clerk of the Court has uploaded my Petitioner’s rebuttal to Respondent’s Faery Tale. In this game of tennis, I’ve … Continue reading →

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CAVC-BELL V. McDONALD–SPECULATIVE VERSUS NEGATIVE NEXUS

Posted on July 20, 2016 by asknod

Once again, Veterans Law Judge Ursula R. Powell and her staff attorney(s) have struck out on Hepatitis C. Why is it so difficult to arrive at a nexus/IMO in this subject? With the wealth of knowledge we have accumulated over … Continue reading →

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CAVC # 16-2098–EX WRIT RECONNAISSANCE MISSION

Posted on June 27, 2016 by asknod

The continuing inquiry of “How much is that Greenhouse in the Window?” is now reaching twenty days.  VR&E Seattle is silent as a church mouse. Last Friday, I received not one, but two calls from VA. A Ms. Kennedy in Seattle … Continue reading →

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CAVC #16-2098– HOLY SISTERS OF THE ORDER OF INDIANA AVE. NW

Posted on June 21, 2016 by asknod

If I was one of those millennials and knew how to do it, I’d tweet #Feeling Lucky into the electronic ether. The fourth try is the charm. Yes folks. I drew one of the Legendary Holy Sisters- Saint Megan Bartley … Continue reading →

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