Category Archives: LZ Cork

LZ CORK– ANOTHER TEQUILA SUNRISE–BACK TO THE AMA DRAWING BOARD

Posted on August 9, 2020 by asknod

Yeppers. I augered in at the CAVC on old Butch’s claim. But due to the wonders of the new AMA system, I merely have to hit the turn signal lever, make a quick u-turn and go back to the Seattle … Continue reading →

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LZ CORK– CAVC ACT ONE-THE OPENING BRIEF

Posted on April 27, 2020 by asknod

Lonestar belt buckles and old faded Levis… and each night begins a new day. And here we are at the Big House. It’s been a long journey from 2008 to 2020. Learn, learn and learn. And I had to go … Continue reading →

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CAVC–#19-7301–LZ CORK-BUTCH’S LAST STAND

Posted on November 10, 2019 by asknod

I guess that header will grab you by the eyeballs if nothing else doesn’t. Yes, Ladies and Gentleman Veterans, to plagiarize a horse-racing term, I am finally busting my maiden as “First Chair” as litigators refer to the lead attorney … Continue reading →

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LZ CORK–THE DeLOREAN CFR BACK TO 1970

Posted on October 12, 2019 by asknod

38 CFR §3.156(c) is an oft-misconstrued aberration in the adjudication of Veterans claims. I freely admit I read it very broadly to benefit us munificently in the beginning when I first ran across it. The more precedence I read, the … Continue reading →

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LZ CORK–SWEET HOME ALABAMA

Posted on January 19, 2019 by asknod

Who would have thunk it? I began LZ Cork 10/05/14- The Americal Saga from Dong Ha- as a quest for Butch Long’s long lost Purple Heart. But not just lost. Never awarded would be the proper way of saying it. … Continue reading →

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CAVC #18-938–ON BLUE BAYOU

Posted on September 15, 2018 by asknod

Some would be angry or disconsolate over a loss at the CAVC. I’m not. I screwed up and I thank Judge Bartley for her fastidious attention to ferreting out the kernels of truth and the error(s) of my Extraordinary Writ. … Continue reading →

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