Category Archives: CUE

FORT FUMBLE, ANYWHERE USA–WHEN FIRST WE PRACTICE TO DECEIVE

Posted on January 2, 2022 by asknod

Happy New Year, pilgrims. I don’t ever want to come across as too bubbly and effervescent in these posts because I know there are many of you struggling to survive-both medically and financially. Concomitantly, I try to avoid giving false … Continue reading →

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BVA–ROCK BOTTOM AT THE CHOSIN RESERVOIR

Posted on May 23, 2021 by asknod

Good Sunday to you all. I have been AWOL for a few weeks due to losing a Vet client and being under the gun to write some bodacious legal briefs. Now, mind you, our highly gifted Attorneys at NOVA counsel … Continue reading →

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EXPOSED VET RADIO SHOW REDUX

Posted on May 19, 2021 by asknod

John and Jerrel have invited me back again to finish the  “Refile for SMC or CUE it” show from last week. We managed to delve through a simpler explanation of SMC and reduce it down to a more manageable concept … Continue reading →

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EXPOSED VET RADIO SHOW–CUE AND SMC

Posted on May 11, 2021 by asknod

I had a good Videoconference Hearing (if such a thing can be had) with Veterans Law Judge Martin Peters last week. Trust me when I say I find no joy in litigating with the village idiots at the local Fort … Continue reading →

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BVA-FORT FUMBLE, VIRGINIA–SMC=SMALL MENTAL CAPACITY

Posted on May 5, 2021 by asknod

As a foreword, I wish to let my friends know I no longer use FacePlant™ for social purposes-or any other for that matter. I saw an illuminating show about how the good folks at the FB establishment exploit your data … Continue reading →

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PLANNING AHEAD FOR CUE

Posted on March 30, 2021 by asknod

I often preach about CUE as the hardest thing to win. It can be challenging and dicey to eke out a win. Here’s a daisy. My Bluewater Vet got a rotten 19 year Fenderson look back. I knew he would. … Continue reading →

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FORT FUMBLE (DROC SEATTLE)–19TH NERVOUS BREAKDOWN

Posted on March 5, 2021 by asknod

Folks, I have to tell you. Very rarely have I spent more time in a one-year period trying to ride herd on a bunch of VA cats.  I had them squirting off left and right and cancelling claims like they … Continue reading →

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VAROs–THE THIRD TIME’S THE CHARM?

Posted on January 19, 2021 by asknod

Welcome to the New Year. It’s apparent we have a new metric afoot in the Veterans Service Centers across our fruited plains. Right. VAROs are now called VSCs and have been for a while. The boss of the “service” center … Continue reading →

Posted in AO, Blue Water Navy, BvA Decisions, Corona pandemic, CUE, DM II, Earlier Effective dates, HCV Epidemiology, Humor, Informal Claims, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, VA suspense dates, VBMS Tricks | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

THE ZEROES FOR HEROES CLUB

Posted on October 4, 2020 by asknod

Shut the front door. I thought I’d seen everything up to now. I’ve repped a 94 year old Marine and got him 100% for Bent Brain. I’ve done R2s and §1151s but this one is a daisy. Johnny Vet’s wife … Continue reading →

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FORT PEA GRAVEL–SQUARE BOB CUE PANTS

Posted on August 31, 2020 by asknod

While this isn’t my largest number of Clear and Unmistakable Error (CUE) busts on one decision in my career, it’s certainly a butt load of errors to make-not once but thrice. This was clearly a “Mission from God” assignment. Chase … Continue reading →

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