Category Archives: Gulf War Issues

About those urine samples

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Laura

It’s hard for my old Marine not to get offended when every year his VA doc tests him for illicit drug use. (His private docs NEVER test him for them.) The screening panel is extensive: Amphetamines; Barbiturates; Benzodiazepines; Cannabinoids; … Continue reading →

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DVA-WHAT ELSE COULD GO WRONG?

Posted on June 3, 2015 by asknod

That question must ricochet around 810 Vermin Ave. NW day in and day out. If it isn’t someone with a conscience and an ax to grind filing a Whistleblower claim, it’s some unnerving revelation that the boys in Denver have … Continue reading →

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VA– PTSD METRICS IN NEW DSM V vs. DSM IV

Posted on June 3, 2015 by asknod

Lawbob Squarepants has given me a new PTSD bible to roam through showing the new, improved Rand McNally© DSM 5 roadmap to the mind. Personally, being stark raving mad as the USAF described me, I have no interest in wandering … Continue reading →

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INSPIRATIONAL VETERANS MOMENTS

Posted on February 21, 2015 by asknod

Sent to me by Trooper Tombo of the Oooh-rah platoon. Great stuff. But then everything Tombo sends us is great stuff. This statue currently stands outside the Iraqi palace, now home to … Continue reading →

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Post-9/11 veterans and a look-back to 9/11/01 and 9/11/12

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Laura

I’ve been reading about younger veterans. One nonpartisan organization, the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), has released a very modest set of questions this cohort should ask candidates before the upcoming mid-term elections. Like Vietnam veterans, this group … Continue reading →

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VHA’s Home Improvements and Structural Alterations (HISA)

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Laura

If climbing into a tub to take a shower is a perilous activity, installing a low-threshold shower is a sensible preventative measure to reduce injuries as these VA before and after photos illustrate. Clearly the cost of such alterations is prohibitive … Continue reading →

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ALS, a presumptive service-connected disability

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Laura

Final Rule.9/23/08. Presumption of Service Connection for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis page 54691 Col. 3. “The cause of ALS is unknown, but these studies indicate that there exists a statistical correlation between activities in military service and development of ALS.” Service connection is … Continue reading →

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A few recent Air Force photos

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Laura

The Official photostreams of the branches of military service show tomorrow’s veterans at work today. They are doing dangerous work, useful work, and humanitarian (also dangerous) work. Will they find meaningful well-paying work commensurate with their experience and skills when … Continue reading →

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Guinness–Coming Home

Posted on August 4, 2014 by asknod

Few commercials move you as this one submitted by members Paul and Leigh. Someone who feels he has the stoic control of his emotions may still feel the lump and remember the moment when he/she arrived back from being in … Continue reading →

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PTSD AND FIREWORKS

Posted on July 10, 2014 by asknod

I was contacted numerous times during the leadup to July 4th by some who suffer PTSD and asked-almost begged- to write an article about the negative effects of loud explosions on those with PTSD. The folks who wished me to … Continue reading →