Category Archives: Lawyering Up

Homeless Veterans and the HUD-VASH program

Posted on May 1, 2021 by Laura

Posted 4/29/21 to VAntage “HUD VASH will not help with housing voucher in West Haven, Ct. Due to I have not been homeless for three years. I came up to help mom from Florida, but she passed. Thus my West … Continue reading →

Posted in All about Veterans, Complaints Department, Congressional Influence, Corona pandemic, Future Veterans, General Messages, Guest authors, hepatitis A (HAV), HOMELESS VETERANS, Lawyering Up, Legislation, Military Madness, Uncategorized, VA Secretaries | Tagged , | 5 Comments

BEGINNERS’ LAW

Posted on March 13, 2021 by asknod

I keep getting really basic questions about law now from Vets who are filing Extraordinary Writs up at the Court or “CAV-ICK” (CAVC) as Chairman of the Board of Appeals pronounced it yesterday at the Spring NOVA conference. I liked … Continue reading →

Posted in Appeals Modernization Act, Electronic Filing of Evidence, Extraordinary Writs of Mandamus, Fed. Cir. & Supreme Ct., Introduction-Read these first, Lawyering Up, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, VA Secretaries, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

CAVC-ROMERO V WILKIE–THAT PRESUMPTION DOG WON’T HUNT

Posted on November 21, 2020 by asknod

My esteemed friend Gene Groves, one of the legendary Vets who have actually won an Extraordinary Writ (pro se to boot), a fellow Vietnam Veteran and author of his own website  https://veteranclaims.net/, just sent me a notification to read Romero … Continue reading →

Posted in CAVC Knowledge, CAVC ruling, Equitable tolling, Extraordinary Writs of Mandamus, Lawyering Up, Presumption of Regularity, Presumption of Soundness, SOCs and SSOCs, VA Attorneys, VBMS Tricks, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

MAKING YOUR IMO COUNT

Posted on November 8, 2020 by asknod

Lordy. After twenty five years, you would think everybody got the email/text on Caluza v. Brown (1995) including its numerous progeny. Once again, I greet yet another fellow traveler of the treadmill on the VA’s Wheel of Sorrow. Whether it … Continue reading →

Posted in IMOs/IMEs, Lawyering Up, Nexus Information, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, VA Attorneys, VBMS, VBMS Tricks | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Congressional Research Service (CRS): VSO revelations and questions

Posted on July 17, 2020 by Laura

As Alex has noted, only a few staffers in any particular VSO office are accredited representatives.  This has been a surprising revelation. The information is included in two recent CRS reports. Veterans Accredited Representatives:  Frequently Asked Questions June 25, 2020  … Continue reading →

Posted in All about Veterans, Complaints Department, Food for thought, Future Veterans, General Messages, Guest authors, Lawyering Up, research, Uncategorized, Veterans Law, VSOs | Tagged , , , , , | 8 Comments

EXPOSED VET RADIO SHOW–THE RACE TO THE BOTTOM

Posted on May 27, 2020 by asknod

Hey there, VA campers. I hope your misery meter is lower than whalepoop. If it isn’t, and your liver can handle it, pop a Corona, aim it towards Wuhan and give them a raspberry. As you may have noticed, Jerrell … Continue reading →

Posted in All about Veterans, CAVC Knowledge, Earlier Effective dates, Humor, Lawyering Up, VA Agents, VBMS Tricks, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Overcoming the VA’s New DBQ Policy

Posted on April 10, 2020 by kcraveiro

Last week, the VA announced that it would discontinue the use of public-facing Disability Benefits Questionnaires (DBQs) – meaning that it would no longer make DBQs available to the general public on its website. DBQs are standardized forms completed by … Continue reading →

Posted in C&P exams, Diagnostic Codes (DCs), Guest authors, Lawyering Up, Uncategorized, VA Attorneys, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , | 9 Comments

FT. PEA GRAVEL, ARKANSAS–OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS

Posted on April 2, 2020 by asknod

As all of you Coronaphobiacs know, April Fool’s is my Birthday. And that being the case, life would not be worth a hoot if I didn’t gig some poor soul somewhere in the world. Somebody must pay for this crime. … Continue reading →

Posted in All about Veterans, ASKNOD BOOK, Complaints Department, Corona pandemic, Food for the soul, HCV Epidemiology, KP Veterans, Lawyering Up, Legacy Claims, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, VA FTCA Claims, VA Medical Mysteries Explained, VA Secretaries, VARO Misfeasance, VBMS Tricks, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

BVA–MAMA’S LITTLE BABY LOVES SHORTNIN’ BREAD

Posted on March 6, 2020 by asknod

My daddy the Fighter Pilot used to sing me to sleep with that ditty in Albany Georgia back in the early fifties. We lived near Turner AFB at 1705 12th Ave. HEmlock 6-2613 just up the hill from Slappey Blvd. … Continue reading →

Posted in 100% ratings, Agent Orange, All about Veterans, AO, KP Veterans, Lawyering Up, Legacy Claims, Nexus Information, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, VBMS Tricks, Veterans Law, Vietnam War history | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Developing Evidence to Win Your MST Claim

Posted on January 29, 2020 by kcraveiro

Winning any VA disability claim can be a daunting task. But Veterans with PTSD related to Military Sexual Trauma (MST) usually face a difficult up-hill battle for one important reason: Sexual trauma is rarely reported in service, often because of … Continue reading →

Posted in All about Veterans, Guest authors, Lawyering Up, MST, PTSD, Tips and Tricks, VA Attorneys, Veterans Law, Women Vets | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment