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THAT PESKY vA MATH AGAIN… IT DOESN’T ADD UP

Posted on June 4, 2012 by joeaveragevet

A few months ago Secretary Shinseki patted himself on the back touting the success of his Veterans homeless programs: But wait..there’s more!  It’s that “VA math time again” that adds 50% and 30% and gets 70%!  Once again, the numbers … Continue reading →

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EAJA–WHAT IS IT?

Posted on June 4, 2012 by joeaveragevet

This answers the questions about EAJA much better than I can: However,  nobody at the VA has ever been able to answer my question:  If Veterans don’t need an attorney, then why doesn’t the VA fire its 600 or so … Continue reading →

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NW HABITAT FOR HUMIDITY

Posted on June 4, 2012 by asknod

While the rest of the world swelters, we in the Northwest seem destined to rust. With all the rain and cloudy days here, our temperatures have plummeted into the high 50s to the low sixties. Cupcake had to knit little … Continue reading →

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CATCH 23–TOUGH LUCK

Posted on June 2, 2012 by asknod

Nashville, Tennessee Imagine reporting for your colonoscopy at the VA. Sanitary protocols are in place now, right? We’re talking 2008 and forward. In RO and BVA decisions , they constantly dredge up the fact that while there may have been … Continue reading →

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VETS IN SANTA BARBARA

Posted on June 1, 2012 by asknod

I received this from member Emo, one of my most favorite HCVets friends. She and I have a bond of being AF brats and know TAC intimately. TAC stands for Tactical Air Command and encompasses fighter aircraft, not the B-52 … Continue reading →

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CONGRESS PASSES VETS BILL

Posted on May 31, 2012 by asknod

This was almost a foregone conclusion. No one was going to commit political hari kiri and fall on their sword. It shows they have the stomach to do the right thing. Never before have we used troops like paper towels … Continue reading →

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VHA–CURED AT LAST

Posted on May 31, 2012 by asknod

Here’s an interesting take on the HCV population among Veterans. Being viewed through rose-colored spectacles as always, it seems we’re either healing ourselves via IFN SVR or God is busy curing us. It’s not until you get to the end … Continue reading →

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GOOD NEWS

Posted on May 31, 2012 by asknod

Member Chase got his new liver yesterday evening. We won’t go into all the reasons why this was unnecessary. The operation took 8 hours and CDNEH tells me he’s doing well and the new machine has already turned over and … Continue reading →

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VA ID CARDS

Posted on May 30, 2012 by asknod

Interesting. I get a hit every three or four days on the search engine where someone asks (I don’t know who) what “service connected” means on their VA identification card. As an example, I will include mine here. If you … Continue reading →

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VAOIG– Semiannual Report to Congress

Posted on May 30, 2012 by asknod

vA’s Inspector General, George  J. Opfer ( you know-the guy with the adorable comb over) just released the latest Veterans crime report/Dog and Pony exercise to Congress in a vain attempt to distance themselves from the backlog storm. They found … Continue reading →

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