Category Archives: General Messages

CAVC–BOVE V. SHINSEKI–EQUITABLE TOLLING

Equitable tolling is another one of those blessings a grateful nation has bestowed on Vets. We get more slack that any other class of American litigant. This does not absolve us of the right to appeal our claims in a … Continue reading

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Remember me? Part II

How’s this for a conundrum wrapped in an enigma. The BVA IRIS’d me back today and said “Dude,  that claim departed  via Pony Express to the Atlanta RO and you’ll have to call them at …800-827-1000”. Right. So why is … Continue reading

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OMERTÀ–PART TROIS

In what can only be considered record time, the Army’s cranial sufficiency experts determined the fate of the souls shanghaied off in the night to Walter Reed. Of the 14 unfortunates, six were indeed found to be documented cases of … Continue reading

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CAMP LEJEUNE DOCUMENTARY

The Camp Lejeune documentary Semper Fi, Always Faithful will be shown on the Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnel Friday night on MSNBC at 10 PM EST.  Lawrence O’Donnell was instrumental in MSNBC’s purchase of the documentary and it is on … Continue reading

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VACCINE FOR HCV!

How ’bout them apples? The guy who figured it out in 1989 is back with the cure. I just about fell out of my chair.  I wonder how this bodes for us with the bug?  With the way the economy’s … Continue reading

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BVA-Yo! Remember me?

I called the BVA on their secret number yesterday and talked with a really nice gal named Cybil.  Yes, she actually told me her name. We talked for almost 15 minutes about my claims and their non-progress. She did indicate … Continue reading

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OMERTÀ– PART DEUX

The newspapers this morning updated the fallout from my earlier post on the PTSD brouhaha at Joint Base Lewis McChord. https://asknod.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/what-happened-to-omerta/ Much like a chain collision in the fog on the freeway, the Army is busy sweeping up the loose … Continue reading

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.30-’06 Chrysler.

Have you ever had bad luck? Not serious bad luck like Hep. but like humorous, expensive bad luck? Imagine deer hunting. I always hunt with a modern firearm as opposed to black powder. Its far more convenient to have the … Continue reading

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New Camp Lejeune Update

I just received this from our East Coast membership in charge of such things. Greetings It has been a few weeks since we asked everyone to visit the House Veterans Affairs Committee’s (HVAC) Chairman’s website. Initially we were encouraged by … Continue reading

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VA AS A “VETERAN FRIENDLY” ENVIRONMENT

ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS Numerous trees have been sacrificed on the altar of political correctness to iterate and reiterate that the VA is “veteran friendly”. We hear it so frequently that it tends to deflect like water off a … Continue reading

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