Category Archives: VA Attorneys

CAVC-GUST V McDONOUGH–FORT MAC AGENT ORANGE

Posted on February 4, 2023 by asknod

Picloram. Tordon 101. Agent White. It traveled under many different aliases and still does. Shucks, you can still buy this stuff. Here’s the link.  Tordon 101.  It’s sold as Crossbow®.  If you wanted to turn it into Agent White, all … Continue reading →

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EXPOSED VET RADIO SHOW–AFTER THE DEAR JOHN LETTER

Posted on January 8, 2023 by asknod

Jerrel and John have invited me to their Thursday evening soirée. Cool beans. The subject will be about the aftermath of the denial of your claims. You just got the wave off and the depression has begun to kick in. … Continue reading →

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CAVC–ATILANO v. DENIS THE MENACE-BABY YOU CAN DRIVE MY CAR

Posted on November 6, 2022 by asknod

In this business, the legal bitchslaps Veterans endure far outweigh the beneficial attaboys at the Board, the Court and Fed Circus. While I wholeheartedly welcome the judicial overview accorded us (finally) in 1989, it was a long time coming considering … Continue reading →

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CAVC-PORTER V McDONOUGH–HCV WITH §3.156(c) SILVER LINING

Posted on October 21, 2022 by asknod

My Hepatitis C  (HCV) practice model is fortunately coming to an end. Those of you who didn’t die from it have been cured (read’ in remission’). I reckon I still have about 4 waiting for a BVA sit down but … Continue reading →

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EXPOSED VET RADIO SHOW THURDSAY 20 OCTOBER 1900 HRS E

Posted on October 18, 2022 by asknod

How many of you have applied for an increase after about 10 years and they run you through the new c&p gamut of what would appear to be a normal physical with a side order of closer examination of an … Continue reading →

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FALL NOVA–WE’RE ON A MISSION FROM GOD

Posted on October 11, 2022 by asknod

Since I seemed to have attracted a few unsavory folks who are disgruntled with my recent unmasking of certain, how shall we say, ‘doctors with credibility baggage’, I like to give everyone fair warning if they want to meet me … Continue reading →

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WELCOME TO ASKNOD.COM

Posted on October 1, 2022 by asknod

Yeppers. You read that correctly. For over a decade, I’ve tried to hornswoggle that German domain squatter into coughing up asknod.com. He finally relented after an extended bargaining session. I’ll tell you he drove a hard bargain. GoDaddy© locked it … Continue reading →

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THE HLR PUNJI PIT–SUCKING IN THE DRO POINT (WO)MAN

Posted on March 30, 2022 by asknod

After a few pointless HLR informal conference rodeos with vapid DROs, I watched in wonderment as the three-page denials promptly populated in VBMS in as few as 28 minutes from my hanging up. This notwithstanding a carefully constructed follow-the-breadcrumbs legal … Continue reading →

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EXPOSED VET RADIO SHOW NEXT THURSDAY-3/10/2022

Posted on March 6, 2022 by asknod

Well, well, well. Seems there was some sort of kerfuffle over at Hadit after I published a post about a VA-authored list of doctors who purportedly write sketchy IMOs. Some took offense. The usual suspects showed up to denigrate and … Continue reading →

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THE VA’S IMO SH*TLIST

Posted on March 2, 2022 by asknod

Bad Docs. Bad Docs. Bad Docs. Whacha gonna do when they screw with you? Love that show but it’s waaaaaaaay too politically incorrect to admit to watching now. What’s the opposite of woke? Asleep? It’s probably above my paygrade so … Continue reading →

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