Category Archives: Veterans Law

HADIT.COM RADIO SHOW THURSDAY 1/23/2020

Posted on January 21, 2020 by

Rog on the Radio Show. Jerrell just flashed the Blog sign over Gotham City and I’m en route and inbound. I have some interesting topics to discuss about Total Disability due to Individual Unemployability or TDIU. There seems to continue … Continue reading →

Posted in All about Veterans, Humor, KP Veterans, TDIU, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, VA Attorneys, vARO Decisions, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

§3.103-PRE AND POST AMA RE HEARINGS

Posted on January 16, 2020 by

In the prior post Home Alone–The AMA, a fellow NOVA member and VA Agent (Jim Radogna)  queried me on the status of the availability of hearings at the AOJ level and how they are conducted now in the post- AMA … Continue reading →

Posted in Appeals Modernization Act, Complaints Department, CUE, DRO and BVA Hearings, Duty to Assist, Food for thought, Independent Medical Opinions, KP Veterans, Lawyering Up, Lay testimony, Nexus Information, NOVA Attorneys, RAMP Appeals (AMA), Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, VA AMA appeals knowledge, VA Attorneys, VA BACKLOG, VA statistics, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

HOME ALONE–THE AMA

Posted on January 15, 2020 by

Live… From the VA Entertainment Capital of the World… Iiiiiiiit’s asknod! As the title suggests, I’m home alone if you exclude my extended menagerie of pets. Cupcake is off to do her radiation therapy and CT afterwards. I’m recovering from … Continue reading →

Posted in Appeals Modernization Act, FACE HUMOR, Food for thought, Humor, KP Veterans, Pickles, Tips and Tricks, VBMS Tricks, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

VBA-FORT FUMBLE, Va.–DOWN FOR DOUBLE

Posted on January 11, 2020 by

In my war, we were taught to have a three-to-one advantage in force and air superiority to ensure a win. What we were taught and how to employ it varied greatly when it came time to apply lessons learned. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid and Attendance, Appeals Modernization Act, BvA Decisions, CAVC Knowledge, CUE, DRO and BVA Hearings, Humor, KP Veterans, SMC, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, VA Medical Mysteries Explained, VBMS Tricks, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

FRIDAY THE 13TH–WHAT ELSE COULD POSSIBLY HAPPEN?

Posted on December 13, 2019 by

Time for a squirt of asknod humor on the squeaky, cranky soul. So far today I have had no calamities. Pickles, Widget and I all went to the Post office to launch some more VA torpedos. I finally figured out … Continue reading →

Posted in 3.156(c), All about Veterans, CUE, HBV, HCV Epidemiology, HCV Risks (documented), hepatitis, Humor, Informal Claims, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, VA Medical Mysteries Explained, VBMS Tricks, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

HADIT.COM RADIO SHOW THIS THURSDAY (12/12/2019)

Posted on December 10, 2019 by

I just got a call from Jerrell asking me to do a show this Thursday. I gladly accepted as I’ve piled up a ton of good things to talk about for an hour or more. I look forward to it. … Continue reading →

Posted in All about Veterans, Appeals Modernization Act, KP Veterans, PTSD, SVR Radio on hadit.com, VA Agents, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

A LRRP THANKSGIVING

Posted on November 28, 2019 by

Only a LRRP like my good fried Ed would search far and wide to find this kind of humor. Happy Thanksgiving to all and a quick preliminary intro to Christmas humor.  And the new Apple I- 11 gun commercial Last … Continue reading →

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VETERANS DAY 2019–UDORN RTAFB– MY BAND OF BROTHERS

Posted on November 11, 2019 by

Yet another Veterans Day story in the “pages of our war” lives. This one hits closer to home for me on several different levels. I wish to introduce you to Ray from Texas. Once upon a time, Ray served over … Continue reading →

Posted in Agent Orange, All about Veterans, DM II, From the footlocker, KP Veterans, SMC, Thailand AO presumptive path, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, Veterans Day, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

CAVC–#19-7301–LZ CORK-BUTCH’S LAST STAND

Posted on November 10, 2019 by

I guess that header will grab you by the eyeballs if nothing else doesn’t. Yes, Ladies and Gentleman Veterans, to plagiarize a horse-racing term, I am finally busting my maiden as “First Chair” as litigators refer to the lead attorney … Continue reading →

Posted in 2019 Fall NOVA Portland, 3.156(c), All about Veterans, CAVC Knowledge, CUE, KP Veterans, LZ Cork, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, Veterans Law, VSOs | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

LZ CORK–THE DeLOREAN CFR BACK TO 1970

Posted on October 12, 2019 by

38 CFR §3.156(c) is an oft-misconstrued aberration in the adjudication of Veterans claims. I freely admit I read it very broadly to benefit us munificently in the beginning when I first ran across it. The more precedence I read, the … Continue reading →

Posted in All about Veterans, CAVC Knowledge, CUE, Duty to Assist, Inferred claims, Informal Claims, Inspirational Veterans, KP Veterans, LZ Cork, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, VA Attorneys, VA Medical Mysteries Explained, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments