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AMERICA IN THE 21ST CENTURY–HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Posted on July 4, 2024 by asknod

Unlike Mr. Sting of The Police band, I have great faith in America. His song Spirits in the Material World paints a bleak picture of the future if you subscribe to its dire premise. Many progresssive-minded folks do. I don’t. … Continue reading →

Posted in 4th of July, Complaints Department, Food for thought | Tagged asknod.org, Disabled Veteran, DIY vA Claims, Help with vA Claims, Helping Veterans, Service Connection, VA claims, Veterans Benefits, Veterans claims help, Veterans Humor, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 6 Comments

EXPOSED VET RADIO SHOW– THURSDAY 6/13/2024

Posted on June 13, 2024 by asknod

I got hornswoggled into doing a PCAFC appeal to the Board for Ray. Then I inadvertently inherited one already at the BVA in Caseflow so I’m going to discuss the ins and outs of “How to” for all of you … Continue reading →

Posted in Exposed Veteran Radio Show, Tips and Tricks | Tagged asknod.org, Disabled Veteran, Help with vA Claims, Helping Veterans, Service Connection, VA claims, VA personal caregiver program, VA's PCAFC Program, Veterans Benefits, Veterans claims help, Veterans Humor, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | Leave a comment

AI–THE NEW VA CLAIM TECHNIQUE

Posted on June 2, 2024 by asknod

Artificial Intelligence (AI) seems to be all the rage now. As for applying it to the VA claims process, I expect a lot of Veterans are going to spend mucho dinero chasing an AI unicorn and be poorer for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Appeals Modernization Act, IMOs/IMEs, VA Claims Sharks, VA Representative Training, Veterans Law | Tagged asknod.org, Disabled Veteran, DIY vA Claims, Help with vA Claims, Helping Veterans, Service Connection, VA backlog, VA claims, VA Claims Sharks, Veterans Benefits, Veterans claims help, Veterans Humor, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 3 Comments

CAFC-BARRY VS. DENIS THE MENACE–I LIKE THAT OLD TIME ROCK AND ROLL

Posted on May 16, 2024 by asknod

Not since the epochal SMC precedence set in Bradley versus Peake waaay back in 2008 have we seen anything to upstage this one. Buie v. Shinseki may have been a close second running neck and neck with Jensen v. Shulkin … Continue reading →

Posted in CAFC Rulings, SMC | Tagged askNOD.com, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Barry versus McDonough, CAFC Decisions, Disabled Veteran, DIY vA Claims, Help with vA Claims, Helping Veterans, Service Connection, VA claims, Veterans Benefits, Veterans claims help, Veterans Humor, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 3 Comments

EXPOSED VET RADIO SHOW THURSDAY 5/16/2024

Posted on May 14, 2024 by asknod

Having won a greenhouse with all the bells and whistles last week, John invited me to join him on the show and share with the listeners how this came to pass. This I agreed to do. Putting it in context, … Continue reading →

Posted in Exposed Veteran Radio Show, Independent Living Program | Tagged asknod.org, Disabled Veteran, DIY vA Claims, Exposed Vet Radio Show, Help with vA Claims, Helping Veterans, Service Connection, VA claims, VA Independent Living Program, Veterans Benefits, Veterans claims help, Veterans Humor, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 4 Comments

THE DISPARITY OF VA DEPENDENCY $

Posted on May 4, 2024 by asknod

Cupcake and I went out to dinner the other evening because our home is in such disarray. We decided to revamp the kitchen after almost twenty years of abuse. New countertops and avante-gard counter outlets were definitely in order. Granite … Continue reading →

Posted in Dependency allowance, Humor, VA Agents | Tagged asknod.org, Disabled Veteran, DIY vA Claims, Help with vA Claims, Helping Veterans, Service Connection, VA claims, Veterans Benefits, Veterans claims help, Veterans Humor, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 3 Comments

BVA–IT’S FIVE O’CLOCK SOMEWHERE

Posted on April 28, 2024 by asknod

Ol’ Alan Jackson must have written this one for my client. Well, actually. Maybe several of them. I’ll just talk about one this today. In this ever-increasingly insane world of the new AMA system, where up is down and everything … Continue reading →

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SMC AND COMBAT CRAIG–DON’T POKE THE BEAR

Posted on April 21, 2024 by asknod

I always wonder what VA “Experts” have been smoking when they open their pieholes and start explaining SMC. The best one I’ve heard in recent memory is probably when our fellow 100%-rated Veteran and expert in all things VA, Combat … Continue reading →

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EXPOSED VET RADIO SHOW–THURSDAY MARCH 14 @ 1900 HOURS (E)

Posted on March 14, 2024 by asknod

Fresh from the East Coast and having recuperated from the time change, I’ve been invited to discuss the legal conferences I attended March 7 through 9. Quite a bit to be said and I plan to do so. Join us … Continue reading →

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A WARM, FUZZY THANKSGIVING FROM VA SECRETARY McDONONOUGH

Posted on November 22, 2023 by asknod

Every once in a while about this time of year, we all become a wee bit maudlin and little acts of kindness well up in our bosoms. We have this insane urge to spread joy and happiness across our fruited … Continue reading →