Tag Archives: Agent Orange

BVA–PORPHYRIA EQUALS 100% SCHEDULAR

Posted on September 13, 2015 by asknod

In an important ruling which can be used by other Vets, Veterans Law Judge Vito Clemente made a finding of fact that Porphyria Cutanea Tarda (PCT) can be rated at 100%. The argument is universal and can readily be fashioned to … Continue reading →

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BVA–GRAHAMBO RUNS THE ILP TABLE

Posted on September 8, 2015 by asknod

Twenty one years, six months and eight days ago, on March 31st, 1994, I filed for Porphyria Cutanea Tarda and residuals of Hepatitis. Today, my attorney Bob Walsh emailed me to share the good news. Veteran Law Judge (VLJ) Vito … Continue reading →

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AGENT ORANGE ACT OF 1991 EXPIRING (AGAIN)

Posted on September 8, 2015 by asknod

Member John of sunny Florida recently wrote to remind me of a perennial program that will soon die. The Agent Orange Act of 1991, which finally unmasked the hideous effects of the Rainbow defoliants used extensively in SEA and to … Continue reading →

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LZ CORK–VA RUNS THE TABLE ON BUTCH 46 YEARS LATER

Posted on August 26, 2015 by asknod

Over the course of years watching the claims process, rarely have I seen such a desperate gambit to clear the books of all backlogged claims by the magical 2015 date promised several years ago. Read this file closely and see … Continue reading →

Posted in AO, C&P exams, Earlier Effective dates, Equitable tolling, Presumption of Regularity, Veterans Law, Vietnam Disease Issues, Vietnam War history | Tagged 1969-LZ CORK, Agent Orange, ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Disabled Veteran, DIY vA Claims, HCV, HCVETS, Help with vA Claims, Helping Veterans, LZ Cork, PTSD, Service Connection, VA claims, vA CLAIMS FOR PTSD, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 6 Comments

AGENT ORANGE–THE NAKED TRUTH

Posted on August 10, 2015 by asknod

It’s not often you get to see archival footage of contemporary events from the Vietnam Boundary dispute. One notable event, the dispersion of Agent Orange, is often depicted as being a process akin to crop spraying with C-123s. This footage … Continue reading →

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AGENT ORANGE SURVEY–PROPUBLICA

Posted on August 8, 2015 by asknod

Here’s an important tool in uncovering VA’s delay and deny subterfuge on Agent Orange. As most of you know, VA is fond of telling us we weren’t there in Vietnam. Failing that, we were transitory and really had no true … Continue reading →

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AO–RESERVISTS GET PRESUMPTIVE EXPOSURE

Posted on June 19, 2015 by asknod

One small step for weekend warriors, one giant leap for Vetkind. VA Secretary “Call me Bob” McDonald is expected to announce that all the ANG folks who got saddled with the old $1.23s, as we used to call them, will … Continue reading →

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New free release: Post-Vietnam Dioxin Exposure in Agent Orange-Contaminated C-123 Aircraft

Posted on June 7, 2015 by Laura

The VA ordered this study and it is now available as a free download (pdf link)–or it can be read online. In short, the findings state: “Post-Vietnam Dioxin Exposure rejects the idea that the dioxin residues detected on interior surfaces … Continue reading →

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CAVC–BIRTH OF A WRIT-ACT III SCENE 7–I’LL SEE YOUR ‘ME WORRY’ AND RAISE YOU 10

Posted on March 5, 2015 by asknod

In a poker game, you don’t want to scare them off with a superior hand, but rather inveigle them to see you and raise yet again. We’re playing VA poker here so I want to convey the futility of further … Continue reading →

Posted in CAvC HCV Ruling, CAVC Knowledge, Earlier Effective dates, Extraordinary Writs of Mandamus, Vietnam Disease Issues | Tagged Agent Orange, ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, CAvC HCV decision, CAvC/COvA Decisions, Disabled Veteran, DIY vA Claims, HCV, HCV Veterans, HCVETS, Help with vA Claims, Helping Veterans, Service Connection, VA claims, Veterans Benefits, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 8 Comments

LZ CORK–BOB LOCKETT’S LP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LZ.

Posted on January 29, 2015 by asknod

LZ Cork was a zit on Charlie’s ass from the moment they built it in early fall 1968. It’s artillery covered a wide swath of land from it’s high perch. The Viet Cong began an eradication plan in earnest when … Continue reading →