Category Archives: Inspirational Veterans

Great veteran lawyers at work

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Laura

Some very good news. From Stars and Stripes– and the ever-watchful Tom Philpott, Vet lawyers got desired ‘undiagnosed pain’ case to win on appeal (LINK). The truth and fairness lawyers: Atty. Mel Botswick, partner at the law firm Orrick, Herrington and … Continue reading →

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HADIT.COM RADIO SHOW–ALL ABOUT VBMS AND CMAs

Posted on March 2, 2018 by asknod

Boy howdy did life get a whole lot finer in a week. It’s not perfect but my Change Management Agent (CMA) at the Seattle VA Regional Office is a real go-getter. She had been in the CMA saddle all of … Continue reading →

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SCHULKIN–SHOULD HE STAY OR SHOULD HE GO?

Posted on February 21, 2018 by asknod

I’ll let you be the judge and the jury on this one. What do you do with a cabinet-level political appointee who breaks the law? Let’s put aside the sandbox politics and look at this as adults. You’re appointed to … Continue reading →

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Veterans’ Day in DaNang, 2017

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Laura

Whether veterans are celebrating Veterans’ Day Friday or on Saturday, I hope the holiday is harmonious despite the awful strangeness of having President Trump honor veterans while in DaNang. It seems like the last place on Earth where our president … Continue reading →

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VA Emergency Care good news: Staab v Sec. Shulkin

Posted on June 27, 2017 by Laura

Thanks to Frank’s helpful eyeballs, I have some good news to report about the veteran emergency care benefit that has been withheld since 2010. Sec. Shulkin has had a change of heart. Last week he held that the Staab case … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Laura

to all veterans, current and future, and their friends and families.

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An early special gift

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Laura

Santa’s remarkable helpers left a special Christmas gift this year. It came in a big heavy box. I admit to coveting my own Ped-O-Jet after seeing pictures of them online here. Now I have one. I have a few plans … Continue reading →

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BRANDED-AND YOU KNOW YOU’RE A MAN

Posted on October 30, 2016 by asknod

What are the odds you could ever find two Veterans, of two entirely different wars no less, who VA had somehow shortchanged out of years and years of compensation. Granted, towards the end they were munificent beyond belief in actually … Continue reading →

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MILESTONES–JAY MOORE

Posted on August 29, 2016 by asknod

Some of you may know of Kelly and Jay Moore. They came to me what seems like eons ago looking for the magic password to VA comp. We finally prevailed with “Hurricane Katrina” Eagle’s help and Jay looked like he … Continue reading →

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ILP–FOR HE WHO SHALL HAVE BORNE THE BATTLE (NOT)

Posted on July 30, 2016 by asknod

Just when you feel you’ve heard the worst story about deprivation of benefits, another one floats to the top. Just when you think the VA could sink no lower than whale shit, they outdo themselves with another personal best. Today, … Continue reading →