Tag Archives: ASKNOD BOOK

New medical coding: Out with the old: Amputation; in with new: Detachment

Here is a change veterans should be aware of:  The VHA, like all health care stakeholders, is implementing the Tenth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10).  The government-wide conversion deadline is 10/14. The ICD-10 is far larger and … Continue reading

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What if HCV is your only service-connected STD?

HCV is called a lot of things.  We know that Hepatitis C is classified as a communicable disease.   It is transmitted when the blood of an infected person enters the blood-stream of another person. We know that mother-to-child transmission … Continue reading

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2012 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 19,000 people fit into the new Barclays Center to see Jay-Z perform. This blog was viewed about 80,000 times in 2012. If it were … Continue reading

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ASKNOD BOOK ON YOUTUBE

Gez, I paid for this almost a year ago and they finally got it right. At first the soldier was saluting with his left arm. It took six months to fix that. Enjoy. Leave comments to help others if you got anything … Continue reading

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WHO IS THAT?

Okay. Who is it coming in on the search engines with “Alien abduction of hepatitis children”? Or “eating feces”? There are several other bizarre things that search engines bring here. I posted several about alien abduction being a leading risk factor … Continue reading

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CAVC–JONES v. SHINSEKI-DIARRHEA vs LOOSE STOOLS

Here’s one I’m sure will have interesting implications for Veterans for some time. I’m not being humourous, either. David J. Jones finds himself in a holding pattern on the upwind leg and can’t seem to get tower clearance to land. The Secretary … Continue reading

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FACEBOOK DETENTION

Patricia notified me that someone (Facebook personnel) have placed this in my link to my FB account (Ask Nod). Apparently I have dissed someone somehow or am now considered rude, crude, socially unattractive- not to mention boorish. Remember the bar … Continue reading

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Big fees for private medical records

Thoughts while reading AskNod, Chapter 3, Part C:  Collecting the Evidence Ouch, this can get expensive!  We’ve spent about $45.00 in copies from private physicians so far.  One doctor’s minimum charge is $25.00 yet doctor-to-doctor is free. Mr. K is going … Continue reading

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STARDUST RADIO SUNDAY PM

Tune in for the radio show that got scrubbed two weeks ago. Rick is back from the Kokomo Vet’s shindig and will be hosting it. Same Bat Time- same Bat Channel. Sunday evening 1900 hrs EDT or 1600 on the … Continue reading

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VETERANS MUSEUM IN WASHINGTON (STATE)

I took a copy of my book and my RPG-2 down to Chehalis yesterday. I donated both to the museum because they did not have either one. Their collection of Vietnam stuff is rather amazing but the B-40 launcher will … Continue reading

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