Category Archives: VA Attorneys

DAN MOSER–KNOCKING ON HEAVEN’S DOOR

Posted on May 5, 2019 by asknod

This is a poignant day for all Vietnam Veterans. Imagine having to pick a day and imbue it with great pomp and circumstance. May 5th, 1975 represents the last (official) day of the Vietnam War. We Veterans of the conflict … Continue reading →

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EASTER TRICK OR TREAT AT THE VA

Posted on April 21, 2019 by asknod

No, I’m not a conspiracy freak. I do not’ subscribe to Chemtrails Today or Deep State Magazine. I instead prefer light humor and get the news feed from the VAOIG Monthly “Highlights”. How about that discovery that all those VA … Continue reading →

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THE NEW APPEALS MODERNIZATION ACT…AND MORE

Posted on April 12, 2019 by asknod

When we hit Nashville for the NOVA conferences 20-23 March, I actually though I had a good handle on the AMA layout. Well, ‘not exactly’ as they say over at Rentawreck™.  So, since the time we walked out of there, … Continue reading →

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BVA–MORE DECISIONS…AND BE QUICK ABOUT IT, MIND YOU.

Posted on March 5, 2019 by asknod

Ah, St. Nicholas est mort. We poor naive Veterans have been cheated, been mistreated, and just when we think Congress has finally heard our plea, we discover we didn’t get what we paid for… again.   Not only that, we-that Veterans … Continue reading →

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CAFC–PROCOPIO V. WILKIE–THUNDER ONLY HAPPENS WHEN IT’S RAINING

Posted on January 31, 2019 by asknod

Well, now. Wash my mouth out with vodka. Ain’t that a breath of fresh air from the Fed Circus? Who wouldda thunk it? Well, not a hell of a lot of us logical, thinking-like-scientists types but that isn’t the problem. … Continue reading →

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HADIT.COM RADIO SHOW 12/19/18–HERBICIDES FOR SAILORS BUT NOT THAILAND VETS?

Posted on December 18, 2018 by asknod

Boy howdy you can sure tell this radio show is going to be a daisy. As most know, Procopio v Shinseki has finally metamorphosed into Procopio v Wilkie at the Fed. Circus. Oral yelling matches were held last week and … Continue reading →

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SCOTUS-KISOR V. WILKIE–CHEVRON UNDER THE MICROSCOPE…FINALLY

Posted on December 13, 2018 by asknod

In the Rainmaker business we often are forced to swallow the VA Secretary’s interpretation of what he is trying desperately to translate into regulation from what Congress enacted. In Veterans Blogs and many legal decisions, you will often hear several … Continue reading →

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DVA–FERGOOGLE–FOR FERGETFUL RVSRS

Posted on December 8, 2018 by asknod

I don’t automatically hurl deprecations  about-especially now that I have come in contact with numerous VA employees who really wish to do their jobs right. I do find it interesting that 38 USC and 38 CFR escapes most of them. … Continue reading →

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VETERANCLAIM’S BLOG–ONE MORE TOOL IN YOUR VA POUCH

Posted on November 30, 2018 by asknod

I feel remiss in forgetting to share this earlier-like about five or six years ago earlier. Some who have mastered the art of Google Search must have inevitably run across this gentleman’s blog. He and I converse on the great … Continue reading →

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FY 2018 DARWIN AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Posted on November 26, 2018 by asknod

It makes me shudder to think we older folks are only an absentee moment away from all these winners. Well, some anyway. I sure don’t fault that poor gomer for the plexiglas mishap. I’ve been there. Fortunately, I didn’t eat … Continue reading →

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