Category Archives: Veterans Law

VBA-FORT FUMBLE, Va.–DOWN FOR DOUBLE

Posted on January 11, 2020 by asknod

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 asknod

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 asknod

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, VA Agents, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

A LRRP THANKSGIVING

Posted on November 28, 2019 by asknod

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 asknod

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 →

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

Posted on November 10, 2019 by asknod

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 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 asknod

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

VARO–TDIU WITH A SIDE OF CUE

Posted on September 29, 2019 by asknod

Sometimes when you review a 60-s-70’s-vintage claims file, you run in to all manner of errors immortalized now in VBMS. Not only that, they are in living color. That old C&P exam on the vintage VA Form 10-2545 is still … Continue reading →

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VBA PORTLAND–ED THE LRRP

Posted on September 5, 2019 by asknod

Wowser, I thought I had a good week with three wins but now I find it was four. Nothing gives me greater pleasure than to announce my squid/grunt/doorgunners’ success over the Eeeevil Goliath VA. You Veteran clients don’t realize it … Continue reading →

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BVA-LONG NIGHTS, IMPOSSIBLE ODDS, KEEPING MY EYE TO THE KEYHOLE

Posted on August 30, 2019 by asknod

Happy Labor Day weekend, campers. Here’s a lovely tale of the impossible. My friend Steve tasked me with my biggest challenge yet in VA claims. Image a triple whammy- no Service Treatment Records, no IMO and a free admission that … Continue reading →

Posted in All about Veterans, BvA HCV decisions, HCV Epidemiology, HCV Health, HCV Risks (documented), Humor, Lay testimony, LOD and willful misconduct, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, VBMS Tricks, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments