Category Archives: KP Veterans

VARO–THE CONGRESSIONAL INTERESTS SECTION

Posted on May 21, 2016 by asknod

Subtly buried in every American VARO across our fruited orchards, is an office set up to deal with inquiries, complaints, and irate congressfolk. In all cases, the invective is one-way coming into the Regional Offices-i.e. Congressmen/women’s VA gopher calls up … Continue reading →

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LZ GOLF HOTEL ONE CALLS RED SMOKE-REPEAT-RED SMOKE

Posted on May 15, 2016 by asknod

Last year, the sprinkler system went into overdrive after a power failure and put the fungus on a lot of my berries. It also rained unmercifully. This year, I wisely turned it off and Mother Nature promptly followed suit. In … Continue reading →

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ILP–I CANE NA GIVE YEH NO MORAH, CAP’N

Posted on May 15, 2016 by asknod

I’m sure that at one time or another in our foggy, golden pasts during that disagreeable, humid hot spell in the South Pacific we endured for a year (or more), we all overheard Scotty tell Kirk more than once the … Continue reading →

Posted in All about Veterans, Independent Living Program, KP Veterans, Porphyria Cutanea Tarda, Presumption of Regularity, VR&E | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

THE RAINBOW COLORS OF FALLOUT FROM DEFOLIANTS

Posted on May 13, 2016 by asknod

While I cannot say I’ve seen Agents Green, Purple or Pink, in a barrel or out, I have seen Agents Orange, Blue and White (Tordon 101)-both falling from the sky and in drums. Fifty gallon drums are hard to miss. … Continue reading →

Posted in Agent Orange, All about Veterans, DM II, From the footlocker, KP Veterans, Medical News, Military Madness, Porphyria Cutanea Tarda, Thailand AO presumptive path, VA Medical Mysteries Explained, vA news, Vietnam War history | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

VARO–HIDE AND SEEK

Posted on May 9, 2016 by asknod

I have had numerous queries as to where to find all my widgets listed above. Some of you even desire to know the name of that brain dead VA rater who absolutely refused to have the decency (or courage) to put his/her name … Continue reading →

Posted in KP Veterans, Nexus Information, Tips and Tricks, vARO Decisions, VBMS Tricks, Veterans Law | 8 Comments

VARO–FROM SMC L TO R2 AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT

Posted on May 5, 2016 by asknod

  FROM THE CORREGIDOR MEMORIAL VARO IN MANILA PHILIPPINES No, it wasn’t R2D2. No droids  or hyperdrive motivators were involved. Some may recall Kevin contacted me back in February 2015 with a passel of ratings questions and an equal number of screwed … Continue reading →

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WHERE IN SAM HILL WAS I IN 1970?

Posted on May 3, 2016 by asknod

I found this site many years ago when trying to figure out where I got the silver BB that rainy monsoon September morning during Operation Leapfrog/Forward Thrust. Truth be told, I can’t say where it (the internet site) was but … Continue reading →

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WELCOME HOME, MARK AND EUDITH

Posted on May 1, 2016 by asknod

I wish to welcome back my old friend and neighbor and his new wife. There can be joy in Mudville now with the advent of the new Direct Acting Antiviral (DAA) drugs to combat Hep C.  We had so little … Continue reading →

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CALL ME BOB– BUT DON’T CALL ME

Posted on May 1, 2016 by asknod

I rest my case. Remember, I too reached out to “Bob” last fall. I never did get to talk to him but I got his email and opted for that route. He pawned me off on Seattle’s DRO Cheryll-Anne Mackey-Rivas (note … Continue reading →

Posted in Extraordinary Writs of Mandamus, Humor, Independent Living Program, KP Veterans, Lawyering Up | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

IHD–ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST

Posted on April 25, 2016 by asknod

Who woulda thunk it? I’m immortal or so I thought. Saturday morning at 0400 I woke up and discovered I couldn’t breathe. Imagine being under water for several minutes and struggling to reach the surface to take a large, overdue … Continue reading →

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