Category Archives: PTSD

7/04/25–NOW YOU SEE IT-NOW YOU DON’T

Posted on July 3, 2025 by asknod

I was going to write one of those gooshy National Holiday articles about how wonderful America has become in the last five or so months but hell, everyone knows that unless you’ve been holding your breath and are turning blue … Continue reading →

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THE 2ND AMENDMENT AND VETERANS BEING DECLARED INCOMPETENT

Posted on January 7, 2024 by asknod

This is an interesting subject I get into with my “lunch group” at Applebee’s™ every so often. We meet at the Gig Harbor restaurant infrequently for lunch and enjoy one another’s camaraderie. We’re all pretty openminded and even willing to … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid and Attendance, All about Veterans, Fiduciary, Legislation, PTSD, TBI, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, vA news, VA TBI | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

BVA-SMC T–ALL I WANT IS A CADILLAC RANCH

Posted on December 15, 2023 by asknod

Christmas is a great time to win a claim of this magnitude if you were wondering where you were gonna  scare up some shopping money… with a wife and three rug rangers. Just so you know- with the new economic … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid and Attendance, BvA Decisions, C&P exams, PTSD, SMC, TBI, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, VA TBI, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

HLR–BUILDING AN IMO FOR THE FUTURE

Posted on May 2, 2023 by asknod

I finally won a TDIU for a Vet I’ve written about many times. He was riding shotgun just south of Quan Loi in April ’71 when the Zipperheads command-detonated a monster IED in the road. They were Number 2 in … Continue reading →

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FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH– A MEMORABLE DAY IN VA HELL

Posted on January 13, 2023 by asknod

The weathermen (not the famed Chicago ones) hereabouts insist we’re having wild and wooly wx events I’ve never heard of in all my almost 72 years. Bomb Cyclone events. Snowmageddons. Atmospheric “rivers”. Sounds like these folks don’t get out much. … Continue reading →

Posted in Food for thought, PTSD, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, VBMS, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

EXPOSED VET RADIO SHOW- ‘CAUSE WE BAD-WE’RE NATIONWIDE

Posted on November 2, 2022 by asknod

I love ZZ Top. They have tons of great material. But then, sometimes I come across some too. Mine is more of the kind that helps Vets-not their psyche-unless you count the win that finally puts them on Easy Street. … Continue reading →

Posted in Agent Orange, All about Veterans, DBQs, Exposed Veteran Radio Show, Lawyering Up, PTSD, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

VBA348-CATFISHING ON THE WILLAMETTE RIVER

Posted on June 27, 2022 by asknod

It’s not often you get a Vet who comes to you with a great back story. It’s an even finer thing when he hasn’t monkeyed with it and made it a thorough mess with all the wrong filings and denials. … Continue reading →

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SMC T–FINDING SOMEONE TO FIGHT FOR YOU

Posted on June 20, 2022 by asknod

Searching through VA data, it might appall you to discover just how many of you are not totally disabled who should be. I remember seeing some of the early breakdowns of ratings percentages by actual numbers rather than broad statistics … Continue reading →

Posted in 100% ratings, Aid and Attendance, Gulf War Issues, PTSD, SMC, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, VA statistics, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 17 Comments

Navigating PTSD: Advice for Veterans

Posted on April 8, 2022 by cspencer02

  Image via Unsplash Many veterans struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder, better known as PTSD. Sometimes it may seem that there’s no light at the end of the tunnel. Fortunately, that’s untrue. Here is some guidance on navigating your PTSD. … Continue reading →

Posted in Food for thought, Guest authors, MST, PTSD, Public Service Announcements, suicide | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

LORD, TELL ME IT’S NOT THAT MEDRANO

Posted on December 8, 2021 by asknod

Cupcake and I were having coffee yesterday morning and I was scrolling down through my Google® newsfeed when I inadvertently administered (again) a coffee enema to my nose. The article described a former Marine, now a Veterans Service Officer (soon … Continue reading →

Posted in All about Veterans, CAVC Knowledge, CAVC ruling, CAVC/COVA Decision, Lay testimony, PTSD, Reductions in rating, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, Veterans Law, Vietnam War history, VSOs | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments