Category Archives: vA news

About those urine samples

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Laura

It’s hard for my old Marine not to get offended when every year his VA doc tests him for illicit drug use. (His private docs NEVER test him for them.) The screening panel is extensive: Amphetamines; Barbiturates; Benzodiazepines; Cannabinoids; … Continue reading →

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PHILLY VARO–LUCY IN DISGUISE FOR $35

Posted on June 15, 2015 by asknod

No one would think we could make this up and create a fantasy background for some of VA’s illustrious employees. You ‘d think no one employed there could engage in these repeated comedies of errors. You’d think the VA was a … Continue reading →

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DVA-WHAT ELSE COULD GO WRONG?

Posted on June 3, 2015 by asknod

That question must ricochet around 810 Vermin Ave. NW day in and day out. If it isn’t someone with a conscience and an ax to grind filing a Whistleblower claim, it’s some unnerving revelation that the boys in Denver have … Continue reading →

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Proposed amendment to the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Laura

This hopeful update is brought to you by frequent commenter Hepper. On May 22, 2015, the Senate passed an ACT to attempt to reform the restrictive way the VA and Secretary McDonald is interpreting the 40-mile rule. Click … Continue reading →

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VHA–YES, WE HAVE NO HARVONI

Posted on May 17, 2015 by asknod

This just in from member Mike. Fargo, North Dakota is officially out of Harvoni or you have to wait until Hell freezes over to get any. Mike reports it’s not even a normal wave off with red smoke. They say they … Continue reading →

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VA FILINGS–MURPHY’S NEW LAW

Posted on March 31, 2015 by asknod

We are starting to see a new metric develop with staggering implications. For over thirty years, around the time of the VJRA of 1988, there has been a gradual increase in claims adjudication times that cannot be excused due to … Continue reading →

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VA CHANGES 40-MILE RULE

Posted on March 24, 2015 by asknod

Secretary Bob announced today they will be changing the unique language that measured the distance from a Veteran’s house to the nearest VA facility as the crow flies and in nautical miles. Since odometers measure it in statute miles, this … Continue reading →

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VA Office of Research and Development (ORD)

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Laura

The VA conducts research, some of which is later published in scholarly journals; some which remains unpublished. The ORD also has information on research in the publishing pipeline that the public doesn’t have access to because it’s on a private … Continue reading →

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The VA’s Improved Transportation Service in 2015

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Laura

Not everyone will be able to ride the bus. The links below should take you to the VTS phone line in your location. Scheduling a ride to the VA may get easier for vets living within 20-miles radius of a … Continue reading →

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VAOIG–WE WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY FINGERPRINTS ON THE FILES AT LITTLE ROCK

Posted on February 26, 2015 by asknod

As usual, six Four Deuce mortars signaled the arrival of the VA’s finest a month in advance of the pre-scheduled inspection. Nevertheless, Little Rock got their pee pee inextricably intertwined in the zipper. Before they could hire a Ryder RentaTruck to load … Continue reading →