Category Archives: Humor

MEMORIAL DAY 2019–DIRTY DEEDS, DONE DIRT CHEAP

Posted on May 25, 2019 by asknod

I hope this Memorial Day weekend finds you as blessed as I am. To be alive is not to be taken lightly at my age. While Memorial Day is a remembrance of those who served and have moved on to … 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 →

Posted in All about Veterans, AMC or ARC, Appeals Modernization Act, C-Files and RBAs, Humor, Independent Medical Opinions, KP Veterans, Presumption of Soundness, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, VA Attorneys, VBMS Tricks | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

VA EXAMINERS–CHARTER MEMBERS OF THE FLAT EARTH SOCIETY

Posted on April 18, 2019 by asknod

I’m sorry I’ve been remiss. I have been a slave to the typewriter attempting to cure the misguided proclivities of VA raters across our rapidly fruiting plains this spring. It seems there is something in the water or left-handed tobacco … Continue reading →

Posted in 1154(b) combat presumptions, 3.156(c), Agent Orange, All about Veterans, C&P exams, CUE, Earlier Effective dates, Humor, KP Veterans, Reductions in rating, SOCs and SSOCs, VA Agents, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

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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asknod MENAGERIE + ONE

Posted on March 15, 2019 by asknod

LZ Grambo will have a FNG after we get back from Nashville NOVA. Cookie (I prefer Pickles) will be weaned o/a my birthday on 4/01. We will be bringing her home then. She’s a silver Lab Retriever and loves my … Continue reading →

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VR&E ILP–RESTRICTED ACCESS CLAIMS CENTERS (RACCs)

Posted on February 17, 2019 by asknod

Have you ever disobeyed a direct order and literally come out smelling like roses? Have you ever plunked a pair of MK 82 500 pounders right into the mouth of a limestone karst cave off Route 7 and gotten secondary … Continue reading →

Posted in All about Veterans, DRO and BVA Hearings, Humor, Independent Living Program, KP Veterans, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, VA RAMP, VBMS Tricks, VR&E, Waiver of Review in the First Instance | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

THE DARWINIAN THEORY OF GUNS

Posted on February 15, 2019 by asknod

I love getting mail from all my in-country Vietnam friends. We are becoming a much smaller club much faster than I anticipated. Well, sort of. The club actually expanded exponentially last week with the inclusion of the Yankee and Dixie … Continue reading →

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HADIT RADIO SHOW THURSDAY JAN. 17TH–MORE ON BLUE WATER/THAILAND AO

Posted on January 12, 2019 by asknod

I got the Bat signal in the sky the other day. Jerrell and John started hounding me for the sequel to our last show on December 19th. This subject has been reintroduced from strictly the Blue Water angle in the … Continue reading →

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