Category Archives: Tips and Tricks

DICK TRACY 101

Posted on October 19, 2011 by asknod

When filing a claim for benefits, there are certain things that can unduly influence your success. These may seem mundane and of no import, but they will have an impact larger than you can imagine. First time filers fill out … Continue reading →

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TEACH A MAN TO FISH

Posted on October 14, 2011 by asknod

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him to fish and you feed him for life. I don’t know who said this. It isn’t germane to my discussion here. The thought is, though. Yesterday, … Continue reading →

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VA — TRICK OR TREAT

Posted on October 13, 2011 by asknod

On October 31st, 1990, the VA instituted the concept of willful misconduct. Prior to this the measurement was nominally Line of Duty (LOD). If you did something stupid like driving drunk and really messing yourself up, that was not LOD. … Continue reading →

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LOOKING FOR CUE IN BVA PLACES

Posted on October 12, 2011 by asknod

Looking For CUE   I have posted examples of CUE (Clear and Unmistakable Error) on several occasions but have never posted decisions where the reader can look for CUE in a BVA decision and discern it. I have chosen my … Continue reading →

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BVA–A Well-Reasoned Jet Gun Win

Posted on October 12, 2011 by asknod

Over the years we have noticed a small coterie of very successful lawyers who take on Hep. cases and win them with seeming ease. Virginia Girard-Brady is one. Here, she demonstrates that even in a pool full of VA law … Continue reading →

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DRO– Bait & Switch Ploy

Posted on October 10, 2011 by asknod

Here is an interesting contretemps. You finally get rated for, let’s say, DM2 and they give you 10%.  What would you think if you applied for PN secondary to the DM2 and they whacked your DM down to 0% and … Continue reading →

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Post Office Form 3817

Posted on October 4, 2011 by asknod

While sending in my Notice of Disagreement with The Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment chuckleheads today, I was chatting with the Post Office Mistress, or is that postmasterperson  shoot, postmistressperson,    masterpostperson, (this politically correct thing is hard to get the hang of) about … Continue reading →

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Independent Living Program

Posted on September 30, 2011 by asknod

Dang. I just got turned down by VA for a new computer, a greenhouse and a sewing machine. This is available to those of us who are never going to work again. It’s called the Independent Living Program or ILP … Continue reading →

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The Power Of One–WGM’S SAGA

Posted on September 30, 2011 by asknod

Early mathematicians were extremely enamored of the number One. After mastering the simple concept of addition, they branched out into the concept of Algebra and its cousins. Multiplication and division yielded an abnormal result though. One could not be increased via … Continue reading →

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COVA–Gilbert v. Derwinski (1990) –The Dawn of the Court

Posted on September 28, 2011 by asknod

At the dawn of time (as far as modern review of Veterans’ claims goes) pursuant to the passage of the Veterans Judicial Review Act (VJRA) of 1988, the Court Of Veterans Appeals (COVA) was created. Its stated purpose was to … Continue reading →

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