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ILP Computer and Peripherals

Apparently VA gets good deals on certain computers. This go around they are pushing Dells. Here’s the email from the VA’s IT guy: Okay Here is the computer and the extras.  I can send them in as soon as I … Continue reading

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BVA–Energizer Bunny–Still Going

From the cigarette RO in N.C. This decision caught my eye for a number of reasons. When I saw  the two different Diagnostic Codes employed and the cutoff date of July 2001, I knew this Vet had been at it … Continue reading

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COVA–ARCHBOLD v WEST–WHEN A F-9= A NOD

Imagine getting screwed by VA in 1953, filing for increase in 1990, and during the course of the claim for increase, discovering you should have had the rating all along. Poor Mr. Emerson E. Archbold. What tangled webs the vA … Continue reading

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COVA– EF v. DERWINSKI–HOW ABOUT A C&P?

Few cases are heard where a Veteran wants to retain his or her anonymity. I have  seen only two before the CAVC/COVA that were precedental. Here, I can understand the desire for not publicizing the name. Our Vet had genital … Continue reading

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82% CURE IN NON-IFN ORAL HCV TRIALS

This just in from Rocky Mountain High member Randy. This is the best news I have read in decades about the HCV “cure“. Finally, a way to put paid to this bug in spades. I don’t get my hopes up … Continue reading

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Independent Living Program Results

As you may know, the VA granted my ILP request for a computer and the peripherals. As rarely as this may happen, and from what I can gather, it’s becoming increasingly so. Oddly, the VA did not put any strictures … Continue reading

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VA–A NEW CULTURE OF TRANSPARENCY

I always get a bang out of vA press releases. In this instance, it sounds so noble and altruistic. Always the the jerk who looks at the underbelly of the beast, I examine it from the pre-transparency era. In other … Continue reading

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VARO DETROIT–THE MARCH TOWARDS 2 MILLION CLAIMS

Member Bob sent us this from the city that manufactures  Binford Tools and motor vehicles. It is a classic example of what I call divide and conquer. The Veteran has been asked to be honest. This he does. VA immediately … Continue reading

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VA–FREE MONEY-COME AND GET IT

Member Randy sends us this post today. This was on the Veterans Report Website. Almost choked on dinner laughing at the naivete. Compensation for Vietnam Veterans Week of April 30, 2012 Nearly 2.6 million Americans who served in Vietnam are … Continue reading

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CAVC–CAVAZOS v SHINSEKI

These are the decisions we love and hate. We love them because its always nice to see the underdog go up against Goliath pro se. We hate it because of the inordinate time wasted pursuing something that can never be … Continue reading

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