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PSA– BEWARE THE VA GREMLINS

Posted on April 21, 2022 by asknod

Holy Mackerel. I guess I don’t have to worry about getting sued by all these scam outfits stealing you Veterans’ money. I reckon I don’t have to go down the list and identify every last one of them either. Below … Continue reading →

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‘TIS THE SEASON

Posted on April 19, 2022 by asknod

About this time every year, an ever-increasingly smaller cohort of my generation think back and reflect on the consequences of war-any war. Was it worth it? Did we win? Did we kill more of them than they did of us? … Continue reading →

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Navigating PTSD: Advice for Veterans

Posted on April 8, 2022 by cspencer02

  Image via Unsplash Many veterans struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder, better known as PTSD. Sometimes it may seem that there’s no light at the end of the tunnel. Fortunately, that’s untrue. Here is some guidance on navigating your PTSD. … Continue reading →

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STOVER vs. DENNIS THE MENACE–FURTHER DEFINING THE M 21…OR NOT

Posted on April 5, 2022 by asknod

I listened to the oral argument of Jack L. Stover vs. VASEC this morning and, as usual, grow increasingly concerned about how to argue a case/appeal in the new AMA World Order. I discussed Andrews in a previous blog a … Continue reading →

Posted in All about Veterans, BvA Decisions, CAVC Knowledge, CAVC ruling, M-21 info, Thailand AO presumptive path, Tips and Tricks, VA Conspiracies, VA Medical Mysteries Explained, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

THE HLR PUNJI PIT–SUCKING IN THE DRO POINT (WO)MAN

Posted on March 30, 2022 by asknod

After a few pointless HLR informal conference rodeos with vapid DROs, I watched in wonderment as the three-page denials promptly populated in VBMS in as few as 28 minutes from my hanging up. This notwithstanding a carefully constructed follow-the-breadcrumbs legal … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid and Attendance, Humor, Inferred claims, KP Veterans, Remanded claims, SMC, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, VA Attorneys, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

ANDREWS v. McDONOUGH–THE NORM GILBERT REDUX

Posted on March 27, 2022 by asknod

Last summer, I had a lot of irons in the fire. Funerals to attend and briefs to prepare for fifty year-old §3.156(c) claims. One thing I regret is when I cannot write for the blog as in days of old. … Continue reading →

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BVA–AAAAAAAAll Aboard

Posted on March 24, 2022 by asknod

A funny thing happened on the way to the Forum barn to feed the horses last October. A former SEAL called me up and asked for representation. Seems he was qualifying for BUDS back in 1974 after his RVN tour … Continue reading →

Posted in All about Veterans, BVA Hearings, IMOs/IMEs, Independent Medical Opinions, Lay testimony, Nexus Information, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

MARCH 29? WHO DREAMED THIS DATE UP? VA?

Posted on March 15, 2022 by asknod

I was going to write about this several years ago and it promptly escaped my ADHD -addled head. Jez, I gotta get one of those little pocket-sized Joe Friday/Dragnet spiral notebooks and carry it around with me. Just the facks, … Continue reading →

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THE VA’S IMO SH*TLIST

Posted on March 2, 2022 by asknod

Bad Docs. Bad Docs. Bad Docs. Whacha gonna do when they screw with you? Love that show but it’s waaaaaaaay too politically incorrect to admit to watching now. What’s the opposite of woke? Asleep? It’s probably above my paygrade so … Continue reading →

Posted in C&P exams, Complaints Department, IMOs/IMEs, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, VA Attorneys, vA news, VARO Misfeasance, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 18 Comments

§5104(b)–WHAT’S IN YOUR RD?

Posted on February 24, 2022 by asknod

February 22. In Bent Brain land, the folks in white coats call it a trigger or precipitator of depression. You watch that date approach inexorably every year and dread its arrival. After two weeks in a horrible funk, you crawl … Continue reading →

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