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VA–WAIT A MINUTE MR. POSTMAN!

Posted on January 26, 2020 by asknod

When I sat down for my first VA poker game, I was using a trusted mailman- a VSO. Well, trusted insofar as I had a pretty good chance of it getting there. Likewise, being fairly naive about all this in … Continue reading →

Posted in Equitable tolling, Humor, Important CAVC/COVA Ruling, KP Veterans, Legacy Claims, Presumption of Regularity, Proof of Mailing, SOCs and SSOCs, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, VA Attorneys, VBMS | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

LZ GRAMBO–WHEEL IN THE SKY KEEPS ON TURNING

Posted on November 24, 2019 by asknod

Permit me to ask you, my readership, to welcome another LRRP (pronounced Lurp) who joined the asknod Win or Die Club this week. Say Hi to Eric. The entry fee was his IHD from too much AO for breakfast. To … Continue reading →

Posted in Agent Orange, All about Veterans, FACE HUMOR, Humor, Inspirational Veterans, KP Veterans, VA Agents | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

VETERANS DAY 2019–UDORN RTAFB– MY BAND OF BROTHERS

Posted on November 11, 2019 by asknod

Yet another Veterans Day story in the “pages of our war” lives. This one hits closer to home for me on several different levels. I wish to introduce you to Ray from Texas. Once upon a time, Ray served over … Continue reading →

Posted in Agent Orange, All about Veterans, DM II, From the footlocker, KP Veterans, SMC, Thailand AO presumptive path, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, Veterans Day, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

VA’S AMA–I THINK I’M TURNING JAPANESE AT LEAST I THINK SO

Posted on August 21, 2019 by asknod

Great song and so à propos with the VA’s new Appeals Management Act (AMA). It seems no matter how hard I try to use the correct forms for filing, some VA jackwagon with a room temperature IQ and zero English … Continue reading →

Posted in Appeals Modernization Act, Complaints Department, CUE, Food for thought, Humor, KP Veterans, Stolen Valor, VA Agents, VA AMA appeals knowledge, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 28 Comments

VAROs–LOOKING FOR ‘LOSE’ IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES

Posted on August 16, 2019 by asknod

Boy howdy do I love litigating. I read recently that VA litigators experience a lot of angst, depression and despondency. I guess I get some of that when your Vet is dying and you’re just hoping to get it done … Continue reading →

Posted in All about Veterans, AO, Duty to Assist, Earlier Effective dates, Electronic Filing of Evidence, Humor, SOCs and SSOCs, TBI, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, VA RAMP, VBMS Tricks, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Helping Veterans And Service Members: Tips For Loved Ones

Posted on June 25, 2019 by brewerkelli

Photo via Pixabay by Skeeze Veterans and service members have played a big role in our country for many decades, defending our freedom and helping others as a way of life. Many individuals in the military don’t get what they … Continue reading →

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THE NEW VA AMA–A CHUTES AND LADDERS GAME FOR VETS

Posted on June 11, 2019 by asknod

Yeppers. You read that right. But it doesn’t begin to describe what I’m trying to convey to all you aspiring pro se Veterans, freshly minted Juris Doctorates seeking an exciting career in VA law or older, more experienced attorneys looking … Continue reading →

Posted in All about Veterans, Appeals Modernization Act, Duty to Assist, KP Veterans, Lawyering Up, Lay testimony, M-21 info, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, VA AMA appeals knowledge, VA Attorneys, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

BVA–MORE DECISIONS…AND BE QUICK ABOUT IT, MIND YOU.

Posted on March 5, 2019 by asknod

Ah, St. Nicholas est mort. We poor naive Veterans have been cheated, been mistreated, and just when we think Congress has finally heard our plea, we discover we didn’t get what we paid for… again.   Not only that, we-that Veterans … Continue reading →

Posted in All about Veterans, BvA Decisions, BvA HCV decisions, BVA records tampering, BVA Referrals, Complaints Department, DRO and BVA Hearings, KP Veterans, VA Agents, VA Attorneys, VA statistics, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

INDEPENDENT MEDICAL OPINIONS–WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHY AND WHEN

Posted on March 3, 2019 by asknod

Once I discovered the recipe to VA claims, I set out to teach others. I started this website in 2008 expressly for that purpose. I have taught, and discoursed endlessly on the need for a true, well-constructed Independent Medical Opinion … Continue reading →

Posted in All about Veterans, KP Veterans, Lawyering Up, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, VA BACKLOG, VA RAMP, VBMS Tricks, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

CAFC–PROCOPIO V. WILKIE–THUNDER ONLY HAPPENS WHEN IT’S RAINING

Posted on January 31, 2019 by asknod

Well, now. Wash my mouth out with vodka. Ain’t that a breath of fresh air from the Fed Circus? Who wouldda thunk it? Well, not a hell of a lot of us logical, thinking-like-scientists types but that isn’t the problem. … Continue reading →

Posted in Agent Orange, All about Veterans, AO, Blue Water Navy, CAFC Rulings, KP Veterans, VA Attorneys, VA Medical Mysteries Explained, VA Secretaries, Veterans Law, Vietnam Disease Issues, Vietnam War history | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments