Category Archives: Tips and Tricks

CAVC–DIBERNARDO V. SHINSEKI–JETGUN INFO

Posted on March 6, 2012 by asknod

While this is a Single Judge Decision and useless for precedent, look at the encaptured below for your case. The BVA or the VA has finally released the definitive requirements for successful transmission via jetgun. They can’t put this cat back … Continue reading →

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PCT Website

Posted on February 29, 2012 by asknod

I found this looking for the blood test on PCT. I’m still searching for that one. I was always tested for it via a 24 hour urine collection. Last year my hepatologist (Yep, Eileen, Lori!) said she was going to … Continue reading →

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COVA–ERSPAMER v. DERWINSKI–WRIT OF MANDAMUS

Posted on February 26, 2012 by asknod

What is a Writ of Mandamus? Why is it only available at the Court of Veterans Appeals? So many questions about an arcane legal term come to mind. Let’ look at this item and figure out how it fits into … Continue reading →

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EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT REMANDS

Posted on February 16, 2012 by asknod

Remands. What are they? Well, let’s learn all about this animal. re·mand   (r-mnd) tr.v. re·mand·ed, re·mand·ing, re·mands 1. To send or order back. 2. Law a. To send back to custody. b. To send back (a case) to a lower court with instructions about further proceedings. This … Continue reading →

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VA-BEST PRACTICES MANUAL FOR PTSD C&P

Posted on February 14, 2012 by asknod

I guess all of you’d like to have a peak at the exam you have to go through for PTSD. This is now de rigueur at the VA. No more private doctors cum hunting buddies writing up their nonsense nexus … Continue reading →

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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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