Category Archives: Veterans Law

CAVC–HUGHES v. SHINSEKI–WHAT HEP?

Here’s another of those Tiger Moms in later life who take up the pro se broom and head to the Court for a clean sweep. Janette has done her homework. In fact, she worked overtime to get all the T’s … Continue reading

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COVA–FUGO V. BROWN–SHOW ME THE CUE

I should have written this one up several years ago and for that I apologize. Fugo is an interesting case where the Vet attempts to raise CUE but isn’t quite sure what he’s up to. In his bumbling efforts, he compounds his … Continue reading

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MORE REAL MAN ACCOMPLISHMENTS 68 YEARS LATER

Mouthpiece Bobster forwards me these intriguing vignettes of Real Men. A Marine he represents from the 1st Marine Ret., 1st Marine Division, who survived the Battle of Okinawa as a BAR man in 1945 just got his TDIU. (sixtyeight years later) A … Continue reading

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CUE–AND MORE CUE

As I’m in the middle of a CUE decision that will be argued at the Court, I have been studying the concept of what is, what isn’t, whether it can be argued, whether I’m precluded by Caffrey, Fugo, and Russell … Continue reading

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CHRONOLOGY TIMELINE

As promised, I will continue to bore you to tears with the ongoing saga of attempting to summit Mt. CAVC. The latest chapter is my attorney’s request to assemble a timeline of my life. You read that right. All the … Continue reading

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Lance Armstrong and a different rigged system (updated 1/18/13)

As you know, Lance has been stripped of his titles and banned from cycling for his lifetime by a partially government-funded agency.  There is no physical evidence that he ever used performance-enhancing drugs.  But some people have said that he … Continue reading

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THOMAS BANZUL–VETERANS FOR COMMON SENSE–QUESTIONS?

Read this and weep. This is why I am proud to have a Vietnam Veteran driving my claim boat, ladies and gentlemen. Thomas Banzul is cut from the same bolt of cloth as Bob. Sadly, our numbers dwindle faster than … Continue reading

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STARDUST RADIO REPEAT SEPTEMBER 2

Mark your calendars for September 2nd. Rick Townsend has graciously agreed to have me back on for a whole hour of claims talk and an explanation of some of the controversial things in my new book. That’s 1900 hrs EDT … Continue reading

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CAVC–CLINE v SHINSEKI–3.156(c)(2)–WELL,NOT EXACTLY

Have you ever been suckered into buying or selling something where you read all the fine print, filled out all the forms and jumped through the hoops? When you were finished, did you then find the “not exactly” clause? Or … Continue reading

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THE BIG CHICKEN DINNER–WHAT THEY DON’T TELL YOU

Many’s the Vet- and even more so now -with these insane year-in, year-out deployments to combat zones, who comes home  slightly bent. I know. I did and couldn’t figure out why everyone was not on the same page with me. You cannot … Continue reading

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