Tag Archives: asknod@wordpress.com

SO CLOSE AND YET SO FAR

Posted on July 15, 2012 by asknod

Member Christine sends us this heartbreaking news. As usual, Big Pharma has decided they cannot live with meager profits and the eradication of a disease rapidly approaching epidemic proportions. Imagine what would have happened if Doctors Saulk and Sabin had … Continue reading →

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FASTEST GUN IN THE WEST

Posted on July 15, 2012 by asknod

Member Cal sends us this priceless (and timeless) humor. A Cowboy sitting in a saloon one Saturday night recognized an elderly man standing at the bar who, in his day, had the reputation of being the fastest gun in the … Continue reading →

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HOMELESS VET WINS VHA BENEFITS

Posted on July 14, 2012 by asknod

Member Randy found this homeless Connecticut Yankee banished from King Eric’s Court. Its living proof that you can fight the system and win. Oddly, very few try what this gentleman did. Thank goodness someone gave him that helping hand. Sometimes its … Continue reading →

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85% DENIAL=?

Posted on July 14, 2012 by asknod

Member Darryl emailed me with his tale of woe. He’s been denied for HCV via jetguns and/or tattoos. It seems he had some artwork done in Texas before heading to Germany in the 80’s. When he was discharged, no one … Continue reading →

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EMPTY HOMES AND EMPTY PROMISES

Posted on July 13, 2012 by asknod

I received this tweet from the tweeter gods. To be truthful, I didn’t know I had a tweetermatic. It just showed up. And look what it said. Well, actually I did some digging to see who Aaron Glantz was. The … Continue reading →

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A HICKEY VIGNETTE?

Posted on July 13, 2012 by asknod

Member Squidley sends a suggestion for a new H-gram. A short dissertation for an e-book by her royal highness entitled: How to deny a claim in 125 days or less with 98% accuracy A Very Short Story by Allison A. … Continue reading →

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FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BORNE THE BATTLE

Posted on July 13, 2012 by asknod

Here’s a wonderful piece by James Marten on who we are and why. It condenses the essence of our struggle then, in the 1880s post war era, as well as today. Many American Veterans do not realize they inhabit the … Continue reading →

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VA’s newest plan to fix the backlog

Posted on July 12, 2012 by joeaveragevet

This new editorial explains a little about how Shinseki is going to reduce the backlog by 2015, amidst a growing number of doubters. Once again, the VA promises to reduce the backlog. Among the skeptics is this 94 year old … Continue reading →

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CAVC–BOWEN v. SHINSEKI–SEMPER FI, DUDE

Posted on July 12, 2012 by asknod

Every once in a while I see a good decision but often all I see in panel opinions is negligent lawyering . Call it Driving (claim) under the Influence (of Lawyer). What else can you take away from this? I … Continue reading →

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ANOTHER HICKEYGRAM

Posted on July 12, 2012 by asknod

In what is perhaps a redux of the famous Z-grams which Rear Admiral Elmo Zumwalt used to issue in the 70s on operational procedures in the Navy, so too is Undersecretary of the VA for Benefits Allison  A. Hickey similarly … Continue reading →

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