Category Archives: vA news

CAVC–POLITICALLY CORRECT COURT OPENINGS

Posted on March 1, 2012 by asknod

If this were the Supreme Court, you can be damn sure the positions would have been filled by now by XXs or XYs. Instead they have to hire back the old dudes to fill in just to make an en … Continue reading →

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Thailand AO Exposure

Posted on February 29, 2012 by asknod

I got an interesting article from member (anyone who writes me is a member!) Mike J. this morning. Attached was a link to a Veterans  legal assistance site talking about certain sites in Thailand and the usage of AO there. Postscript for … Continue reading →

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Better Not Pout, Better Not Shout

Posted on February 28, 2012 by asknod

Remember the old ditty from Santa Claus is Coming to Town? Just imagine yourself in Keith Roberts’ shoes.  I posted a not so flattering summary of his first tête a tête with the VA (and the CAVC) last year based … Continue reading →

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CAVC–BOVE V. SHINSEKI–EQUITABLE TOLLING

Posted on February 25, 2012 by asknod

Equitable tolling is another one of those blessings a grateful nation has bestowed on Vets. We get more slack that any other class of American litigant. This does not absolve us of the right to appeal our claims in a … Continue reading →

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OMERTÀ–PART TROIS

Posted on February 23, 2012 by asknod

In what can only be considered record time, the Army’s cranial sufficiency experts determined the fate of the souls shanghaied off in the night to Walter Reed. Of the 14 unfortunates, six were indeed found to be documented cases of … Continue reading →

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CAMP LEJEUNE DOCUMENTARY

Posted on February 23, 2012 by asknod

The Camp Lejeune documentary Semper Fi, Always Faithful will be shown on the Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnel Friday night on MSNBC at 10 PM EST.  Lawrence O’Donnell was instrumental in MSNBC’s purchase of the documentary and it is on … Continue reading →

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OMERTÀ– PART DEUX

Posted on February 22, 2012 by asknod

The newspapers this morning updated the fallout from my earlier post on the PTSD brouhaha at Joint Base Lewis McChord. https://asknod.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/what-happened-to-omerta/ Much like a chain collision in the fog on the freeway, the Army is busy sweeping up the loose … Continue reading →

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VA AS A “VETERAN FRIENDLY” ENVIRONMENT

Posted on February 17, 2012 by asknod

ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS Numerous trees have been sacrificed on the altar of political correctness to iterate and reiterate that the VA is “veteran friendly”. We hear it so frequently that it tends to deflect like water off a … Continue reading →

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How many Vets are there?

Posted on February 16, 2012 by asknod

I was doing my Evelyn Woods speed reading trick through the papers this morning and happened upon what appears to be an error.  I have seen numerous refences to the fact that we are 26+ million in number. Some have put … Continue reading →

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SUBCONTRACTING VA CLAIMS– RUH-OH, RORGE!

Posted on February 15, 2012 by asknod

After reading this article, I can only say it’s obvious why they chose Xerox/ACS. It must give them (VA) great pleasure to find a private company that has the same techniques and lack of motivation. The bottom line will always … Continue reading →

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