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JAMA STUDY SHOWS PTSD IS JUST FIG NEWTON OF THE IMAGINATION

Posted on September 3, 2013 by asknod

Well, I’m glad we cleared this up. Every Tom, Dick and Sue was coming out with a PTSD complaint and angling for the bucks. Seeing a problem, VA ganged up with  DoD and decided to get to the bottom of … Continue reading →

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MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE- WHAT DID THEY KNOW AND WHEN DID THEY KNOW IT?

Posted on September 3, 2013 by asknod

Few people, let alone doctors, seem capable of understanding a disease (or diseases in this case) and the chronology in which they occur. Additionally, with similar diseases, confusion seems to arise as to which one was acquired when- and sometimes … Continue reading →

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CAVC– REGARDING MR. CLINE’S EAJA FUNDS

Posted on September 2, 2013 by asknod

As most of you know, when you have legal representation, you are entitled to Equal Access to Justice Act funds (EAJA). The catch is that you must prevail in your legal arguments and prove that the VA was “substantially unjustified” … Continue reading →

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VA–PRESENT FDCs, PLEASE.

Posted on September 2, 2013 by asknod

Those funny guys at the DVA want us to use professional help now to file our claims. That would be a  riot coming from the deaf, dysfunctional, VAROs but is being parroted by… why, who else?… The American Legion. That’s … Continue reading →

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AMMO FOR SVR VETS

Posted on August 30, 2013 by asknod

Many of you come here and ask what to do about being SVR (cured of HCV) and blind… or with DM2, or with thyroid problems. etc. etc. Why does VA abandon us as soon as we are “cured” and ignore … Continue reading →

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FLY DELTA FOR THE FINAL FLIGHT

Posted on August 29, 2013 by asknod

Member Tom sends us this glorious one from the Delta Airlines Crews. I had no idea. I was wondering who I’d call, or more likely , who Cupcake will call,  for the cruise to Arlington National.  No doubt who now. … Continue reading →

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IF CUKES GOT AO

Posted on August 29, 2013 by asknod

Stop. This is humor. Vegetable humor. Veterans with PTSD humor. Veterans who are still alive and can’t believe it humor. Staring at the phat boy last night, I searched my memory for a time when I’d seen a cuke do … Continue reading →

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AIR FORCE HUMOR

Posted on August 29, 2013 by asknod

This, oddly from a grunt (Dustoff Bruce), shows that even Army Vets have a sense of humor about us Zoomies.           During a commercial airline flight an experienced Air Force Pilot was seated next to a young … Continue reading →

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FED. CIR.–MIDDLETON V. SHINSEKI-I’LL TAKE DM2 FOR 40, ALEX.

Posted on August 28, 2013 by asknod

A new look at an old friend. I’ve preached about the VA’s rating system on DM2 many a time. It is constructed in a rambling conjunctive “and”/  disjunctive “or”, progressive manner with each new add-on permitting a rise up the … Continue reading →

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ASKNOD POLLS FOR VETS.

Posted on August 28, 2013 by asknod

As usual, the voting booth is open and we trust you not to pull a Kel and stuff it to make a point. But really. Do we have to ask America this question? There are interesting pros and cons to … Continue reading →

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