Category Archives: Tips and Tricks

COVA–LAYNO V. BROWN– DON’T TRY TO LAYNO BOOGIE-WOOGIE ON THE COVA

Posted on February 13, 2012 by asknod

As a PS at the beginning(Prescript?), I wish to point out that Mary Lou Keener, future bride of Herschel Gober (soon to be acting  VASEC) was the lead attorney on this.  Nepotism is alive and well in America. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Veterans_Affairs I … Continue reading →

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COVA–SCHAFRATH v. DERWINSKI–ALLEY OOP

Posted on February 12, 2012 by asknod

I’m sure few of you know who Alley Oop was.  He was a fixture on Sunday morning in the funny papers. I suppose they’re called cartoons now. The parallel I draw here is not about cave men per se. It’s … Continue reading →

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APA– VETERANS’ GAIN?

Posted on February 11, 2012 by asknod

Here’s an interesting article sent to me by RW, a noted VA attorney and deep thinker. What Veterans Would Gain From Administrative Procedure Act Adjudications, Tommy, Issue 2, 2002, Arzt, Robin J. It’s a 2002 article that has more resonance … Continue reading →

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COVA– CALUZA V. BROWN–TOTAL RECALL

Posted on February 9, 2012 by asknod

One of the hallmarks of a famous case from the early days of the CAVC (then the COVA) is name familiarity. When I first started researching why I lost in 1994, I looked first to the VA and there found … Continue reading →

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WGM’S HEPATITIS FILES

Posted on February 9, 2012 by asknod

Attached in PDF are 30 pages of everything you need to file you jetgun claim. It is a compendium of everything wrong with them and why they can cause HCV and a host of other diseases. You may thank WGM … Continue reading →

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CAVC–WISNIEWSKI v. SHINSEKI–PRESCRIPTION BED REST

Posted on February 7, 2012 by asknod

Here’s something interesting. I found it in a decision that has nothing to do with hep. What it does include is an interesting notation. This is a single judge decision so there is no precedent attached but none is needed. … Continue reading →

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VA HOMELESS FIGURES– HOW BAD IS IT?

Posted on February 7, 2012 by asknod

Loyal sends us this from the Heartland of America. VA can hide nothing from this gentleman. If there is anything amiss in VAland he seems to smell it.  Here we have the typical VA “Meet and Greet” with the press … Continue reading →

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DUE PROCESS FOR VETS–WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT ISN’T

Posted on February 5, 2012 by asknod

Ever since I published the Cushman decision, I have been inundated in “what ifs” from Veterans. As in “What if they didn’t grant the hearing I asked for-is that deprivation of due process?” etc. Allow me to take a CAVC … Continue reading →

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Fed. Cir.–CUSHMAN v. SHINSEKI–DUE PROCESS

Posted on February 3, 2012 by asknod

There has been much talk about what constitutes “due process” and a lot of it has been misleading. While perusing another Vet’s site, I noticed a long diatribe about what was reputed to not be due process and Cushman was … Continue reading →

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WGM–THE SAGA CONTINUES

Posted on February 2, 2012 by asknod

Nothing floats my boat like the realization of a long overdue rating after a series of snafus. By now, I’m sure a large number of you are aware of WGM’s unfortunate travails with the Houston RO. We are told that … Continue reading →

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