Category Archives: Veterans Law

SVR RADIO ON HADIT.COM TOMORROW

Posted on January 7, 2014 by asknod

Jerrel Cook and the gang over at Hadit.com have invited me over to their Radio show tomorrow. It’s 0900(L) on the Left Coast and three hours later on the east Coast or 1200 (L) for those of you trapped in … Continue reading →

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CAN YOU SPELL “DRAFT”?

Posted on January 4, 2014 by asknod

They say you reap what you sew. We experienced this in Vietnam when we discovered we had no more MK 82s lying around left over from WW II. We ended up buying them back from the German Air Force for … Continue reading →

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VA TO EXPAND TBI INJURIES

Posted on December 23, 2013 by asknod

Well, the VA finally has decided to think like an AO presumptive claim. Certain diseases travel in a herd. TBI is a compendium of many brain damaged functions in no particular order. Additionally, no one suffers from exactly the same … Continue reading →

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THIRD QUARTER BVA DECISIONS POSTED

Posted on December 23, 2013 by asknod

The third quarter of BVA decisions were posted the other day. Surprisingly, HCV filings only jumped from 513 to 582 for a net increase of 69 decisions. Most of the decision dates are October or November of the current year. … Continue reading →

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BVA–EENY-MEENY-MINY-MO. WAS IT CLAP OR WAS IT SNOW?

Posted on December 22, 2013 by asknod

FROM THE REDSKIN REGIONAL OFFICE IN INDIANVILLE, INDIANA In one of those convoluted rulings, the BVA Judge here is faced with some unalterable facts. Johnny Vet has four or five risk factors. VD, which is proof of licentious sexual … Continue reading →

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BVA–HCV DIAGNOSED IN 1970

Posted on December 22, 2013 by asknod

From the Hollywood Regional Office in greater Los Angeles Here’s one of those HCV claims that looks for all the world like it has legs. Vet serves in Vietnam as a medic, or, in the alternative as a hospital orderly. … Continue reading →

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GWI-BAD PAPER= NO BENNIES

Posted on December 16, 2013 by asknod

We’ve probably discussed the effects of bad paper or the Big Chicken Dinner on VA benefits so I just wanted to publish this sent in by Frank. While SPN codes are no longer the anathema they were in the 60s-80s, … Continue reading →

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EVIDENTIARY REQUIREMENTS FOR VA CLAIMS

Posted on December 7, 2013 by asknod

Many of you who come here seeking advice either do not have access to the Veterans Benefits Manual or are unaware of the VA’s M21 1MR Manual for adjudicating claims. It’s no mystery how this is done. What most Vets … Continue reading →

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VA BACKLOG IN DECLINE?

Posted on December 2, 2013 by asknod

We decided to take the Ric Shinseki ‘Find a needy Vet’ challenge and see if we could find even one sick needy Vet falling through the cracks this Christmas. Turns out we didn’t have to look very far. Our very … Continue reading →

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BVA WIN–I’M #48

Posted on November 25, 2013 by asknod

Wow. Talk about VA backlogs. Here it is. Hot off the presses. A red hot win… or is it? Time will tell soon enough when they begin the staged ratings. BVA decision on earlier effective date sanitized As we all … Continue reading →