Category Archives: Veterans Law

VA COPS BUST EX-SPOUSE

Posted on March 13, 2012 by asknod

Don’t ever try to blow smoke up the VA’s patootie. Or, if you do, take the money and run. Change your name. Move to Australia. $37,000.00 simply isn’t worth it. She has to pay it back and spend time at … Continue reading →

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BVA– HCV? Well,Not Exactly.

Posted on March 13, 2012 by asknod

Veterans would do well to analyze this decision and realize the argument is specious. The BVA and it is companion RO have gone to great lengths to bandy words about in such a way as to semantically hide the truth. … Continue reading →

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COVA– JOLLEY v. DERWINSKI–DUE PROCESS

Posted on March 11, 2012 by asknod

Jolley v. Derwinski is one of the early COVA decisions where the Court was appalled to find out the vicarious manner in which the VA treated its Veterans. This may have come as a surprise to the newly constituted Court, … Continue reading →

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JOINT MOTIONS FOR REMAND–WHAT ARE THEY?

Posted on March 9, 2012 by asknod

On the offbeat chance you have to fight your way up to the CAVC for justice, you will probably be offered the JMR by the VASEC’s henchmen. Judging by their track record, this appears to be the most likely scenario. … Continue reading →

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68% Of Americans With HCV Are VETS?–HUH?

Posted on March 6, 2012 by asknod

Member Loyal points out some interesting percentages in my last post : I dispute the logic here: “Dr. Stevens estimated the current in-service occurrence of hepatitis C at approximately 10%”; Since this Veteran has a current diagnosis of Hep C, … Continue reading →

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CAVC–DIBERNARDO V. SHINSEKI–JETGUN INFO

Posted on March 6, 2012 by asknod

While this is a Single Judge Decision and useless for precedent, look at the encaptured below for your case. The BVA or the VA has finally released the definitive requirements for successful transmission via jetgun. They can’t put this cat back … Continue reading →

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CAVC–EVANS (ROCKY) v. SHINSEKI–IVDU?

Posted on March 6, 2012 by asknod

When all is said and done at the BVA, one appeals up to the CAVC-usually with a good reason. We all know (or should be aware) that proving HCV is often one of the hardest legal hills we will climb. … Continue reading →

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PTSD Fallout Continues

Posted on March 5, 2012 by asknod

Hot off the email. Thank you for your perseverance for Vets, Bob. New York Times March 3, 2012 Pg. 18 Calling For An End To Phony Military Discharges To the Editor: “Branding a Soldier With ‘Personality Disorder’ ” (front page, Feb. … Continue reading →

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Madigan Forensic Shrink Quits

Posted on March 3, 2012 by asknod

In a delayed announcement, one of the remaining forensic psychiatrists from the Madigan PTSD Clinic imbroglio has decided to throw in the towel. Dr. Juliana Ellis-Billingsley handed out a press release Feb. 23- “I find that I can no longer work … Continue reading →

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VAMC Doctors and Nexus Letters

Posted on March 2, 2012 by asknod

It has always been a tenet of VA law that VA doctors are independent and allowed to write nexus letters. Many are gun shy about it and would prefer not to. They figure it may come back to haunt them … Continue reading →