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Category Archives: Tips and Tricks
CUE-ROBERTO’S LAST STAND–SYMPATHETICALLY READING YOUR PLEA
Regardless of anything you hear about Motions to Revise an old decision, also known as filing a CUE, remember one salient principle. While VA does not, and will not, entertain the benefit of the doubt (BOTD), they are required under … Continue reading
Posted in All about Veterans, BvA and VARO CUE DECISIONS, BvA Decisions, CUE, Humor, Informal Claims, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, VA suspense dates, Veterans Law
Tagged askNOD.com, Disabled Veteran, DIY vA Claims, HCV Decisions, HCV Veterans, Help with vA Claims, Helping Veterans, Service Connection, VA claims, VA Medical Care, Veterans Benefits, Veterans claims help, Veterans Humor, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help.
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EXPOSED VET RADIO SHOW–THURSDAY MARCH 14 @ 1900 HOURS (E)
Fresh from the East Coast and having recuperated from the time change, I’ve been invited to discuss the legal conferences I attended March 7 through 9. Quite a bit to be said and I plan to do so. Join us … Continue reading
Posted in All about Veterans, Appeals Modernization Act, BvA Decisions, Humor, PCAFC, Tips and Tricks, Veterans Law
Tagged askNOD.com, Disabled Veteran, DIY vA Claims, Help with vA Claims, Helping Veterans, Service Connection, VA claims, Veterans Benefits, Veterans claims help, Veterans Humor, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help.
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THE 2ND AMENDMENT AND VETERANS BEING DECLARED INCOMPETENT
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 askNOD.com, Disabled Veteran, DIY vA Claims, Gulf War Claims Help, Help with TBI Claims, Help with vA Claims, Helping Veterans, Service Connection, VA claims, vA CLAIMS FOR PTSD, Veterans Benefits, Veterans claims help, Veterans Humor, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help.
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HLR @ SAINT PETER’S=AID & ATTENDANCE (FINALLY)
Season’s Greetings to you all. I’m getting a lot of the Iraquistan TBI chickens coming home to roost these days. The majority of them are like my Vet Allen I wrote about earlier this week. At some point, the Marines’ … Continue reading
Posted in 1154(b) combat presumptions, Aid and Attendance, Combat Presumption, Food for the soul, Higher Level of Review (HLR), How to Qualify for VA SMC, Independent Medical Opinions, OSA, SMC, TBI, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, VA TBI, VBMS Tricks, Veterans Law
Tagged askNOD.com, Disabled Veteran, DIY vA Claims, Gulf War Claims Help, Gulf War TBI Claims, Help with vA Claims, Helping Veterans, PTSD, Service Connection, TBI information, VA claims, vA CLAIMS FOR PTSD, VA TBI Claims, Veterans Benefits, Veterans claims help, Veterans Humor, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help.
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BVA-SMC T–ALL I WANT IS A CADILLAC RANCH
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 askNOD.com, Disabled Veteran, DIY vA Claims, Help with vA Claims, Helping Veterans, How to win SMC T, Service Connection, VA claims, vA CLAIMS FOR PTSD, Veterans Benefits, Veterans claims help, Veterans Humor, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help.
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Let’s talk about “Claims Sharks”, and a little bit about “sea lawyers”, “barracks lawyers”, and accredited agents/attorneys/VSOs.
So, as one of the first few guest columns that Asknod is letting me write here, I wanted to go with something easy. You see, it is a truism that whenever something valuable is a pain in the ass to … Continue reading
FORT FUMBLE MISSISSIPPI–DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW
This is one of those warm, fuzzy blogs I so enjoy putting up around this time of year. I actually finished up another for P&T on a Thailand Vet (Takhli RTAFB) on Monday for Agent Orange that took almost four … Continue reading
Posted in DRO and BVA Hearings, R1/R2, SMC, Special Monthly Compensation, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, VA special monthly compensation, Veterans Law
Tagged Asknod Inc., askNOD.com, Disabled Veteran, DIY vA Claims, Help with vA Claims, Helping Veterans, Service Connection, Special Monthly Compensation for Veterans, VA claims, VA Claims for SPECIAL MONTHLY COMPENSATION, Veterans Benefits, Veterans claims help, Veterans Humor, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help.
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BVA–SMC INFERRAL= DUTY TO ASSIST
I don’t quite know how to express my thanks to Veterans Law Judge Leslie A. Rein for her BVA decision posted in Caseflow yesterday evening. It was a long time in coming but nevertheless a vindication of VA’s asinine demand … Continue reading
Posted in Aid and Attendance, Food for the soul, How to Qualify for VA SMC, Inferred claims, Presumption of Regularity, SMC, Special Monthly Compensation, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, VA special monthly compensation, Veterans Law
Tagged Disabled Veteran, DIY vA Claims, HCV, HCV Decisions, HCV Veterans, HCVETS, Help with vA Claims, Helping Veterans, Service Connection, VA backlog, VA claims, Veterans Benefits, Veterans claims help, Veterans Humor, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help.
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Hello everyone! A new Guest Contributor has joined!
Asknod was kind enough to invite me to write some guest columns. I’ve followed along the various Veteran focused blogs for years (Asknod, Hadit, /r/Veterans, etc) and I have a ton of respect for what Asknod does. He is definitely … Continue reading
Posted in Guest authors, Lawyering Up, Tips and Tricks, VA Attorneys, VBMS Tricks
Tagged askNOD.com, Disabled Veteran, DIY vA Claims, Help with vA Claims, Helping Veterans, Service Connection, VA claims, Veterans Benefits, Veterans claims help, Veterans Humor, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help.
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