Category Archives: PTSD

BVA– PTSD EQUALS HEPATITIS C

Posted on May 21, 2015 by asknod

We are finally getting traction on this after twenty years of filing it under willful misconduct. Considering VA takes it upon themselves to make this determination, legally they are precluded from it. A UCMJ court or nonjudicial punishment while you … Continue reading →

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How many of the 250,000 “other-than-honorable discharges” in the Vietnam-era were due to PTSD?

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Laura

In an article (9/4/14) Washington Post reporter Dan Lamothe provides an   overview of Sec. Hagel’s medical guidance on PTSD and less than honorable discharges. He provides this background information:  “The lawsuit said 250,000 Vietnam-era veterans received other-than-honorable discharges, and that 80,000 of … Continue reading →

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President Obama signs veteran suicide prevention bill today

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Laura

I’m glad to report that the bipartisan Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act,  was signed into law today.  It is named after Sgt. Clay Hunt, a Marine who suffered from depression and PTSD; he took his own life in … Continue reading →

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CAVC–REAVES v. McDONALD–THE PANDORA PARADOX

Posted on October 23, 2014 by asknod

This is a great Single Judge decision to illustrate  the ultimate stupidity of finally granting something now that they’ve been denying since 1982-fully 32 years ago. Add in “losing” the c-file and having to reconstruct it (funny what makes it back … Continue reading →

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GUN CONTROL–ONE VET AT A TIME

Posted on October 3, 2014 by asknod

I guess you all knew this was coming. I expect some day every one of us will be given a Bent Brain rating as we separate and handed similar paper. VA can then assign crooked “good ol’ boy” fiduciaries to … Continue reading →

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LA TIMES– INTERESTING TAKE ON PTSD

Posted on August 4, 2014 by asknod

I have been approached many times and asked to “coach” someone on how they can better present themselves at a PTSD C&P exam. I even have several widgets on my site for info on PTSD exams and so forth. It … Continue reading →

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PTSD AND FIREWORKS

Posted on July 10, 2014 by asknod

I was contacted numerous times during the leadup to July 4th by some who suffer PTSD and asked-almost begged- to write an article about the negative effects of loud explosions on those with PTSD. The folks who wished me to … Continue reading →

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TBI–EVERYTHING VA DOESN’T WANT YOU TO KNOW.

Posted on May 19, 2014 by asknod

Trust Ben Krause to dig in and FOIA his way into the thick of TBI ratings. Actually non-ratings might be more appropriate. Check this baby out. No less than 8 or 9 training videos explaining how to knock the legs … Continue reading →

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MAY 7TH, 1975

Posted on May 7, 2014 by asknod

VA uses this day, May 7th, 1975, as the delineator of the last day any of us who participated in the Southeast Asia War Games were exposed to Dow and Monsantos’ revolutionary new herbicides. That meant you had one year … Continue reading →

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WHAT MILITARY BACKLOG?

Posted on April 13, 2014 by asknod

As if the VA didn’t have their own PR problems trying to explain away their backlog, now the military is facing the identical same predicament. What’s more, the military’s medical discharge backlog is now colliding with the VA’s. Déjà vu … Continue reading →

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