Tag Archives: Disabled Veteran

BVA–EARL SCHIEB $99.95 NEXUS– IN BY 10,OUT BY 2

Posted on May 21, 2015 by asknod

Yeppers, just like the Chinese dry cleaners, our Johnny Vet tries to hire a $1.395 nexus writer and ends up losing his claim. This was a disaster and I’m ashamed to note he had a real law dog representing him. … Continue reading →

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BVA– PTSD EQUALS HEPATITIS C

Posted on May 21, 2015 by asknod

We are finally getting traction on this after twenty years of filing it under willful misconduct. Considering VA takes it upon themselves to make this determination, legally they are precluded from it. A UCMJ court or nonjudicial punishment while you … Continue reading →

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CAVC–PAZ V McDONALD–IMPLICITLY MAKING A FINDING

Posted on May 19, 2015 by asknod

I love reversals. Where Meg Bartley is concerned, they are delicious and well-thought out. So, too, is this vignette of Mr. Santiago Paz and his incredible bad luck with VA. In my next incarnation I shall write a book for … Continue reading →

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VHA–YES, WE HAVE NO HARVONI

Posted on May 17, 2015 by asknod

This just in from member Mike. Fargo, North Dakota is officially out of Harvoni or you have to wait until Hell freezes over to get any. Mike reports it’s not even a normal wave off with red smoke. They say they … Continue reading →

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Vitamins: hype versus evidence?

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Laura

It’s extremely hard for consumers to make informed choices about dietary supplements and vitamins because of a dearth of exacting studies, the lack of regulations, and conflicting information from nutrition and medical science. A while back I stopped buying multivitamins … Continue reading →

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THE NEW VA.GOV–ONE-STOP SHOPPING FOR EVERYTHING

Posted on May 11, 2015 by asknod

Long awaited and long overdue. One website for everything coming May 20th. Unless I miss my guess, the people you’ll be talking to will sound like they’re from India. “Ah, Mr. Gordon. It is good that you have contacted to us. … Continue reading →

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BOY TOYS–NEW MINI COOPER

Posted on May 11, 2015 by asknod

You know how men Vets are with their cars, guns and toys. I suppose the most enviable would be a  high-calibre, magnum 4-wheel drive if there were such a fabled tank. For all the rest of us old cowboys, there can be no … Continue reading →

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Veterans’ Choice Card: 16 Days left to leave a public comment on final rule

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Laura

It’s was interesting to learn that the VA symbolically viewed veterans living outside their 40-mile inner circle as common crows (not even as ravens).  Crows in folklore are bad omens, harbingers of evil, and doers of mischief.  In nature, crows are … Continue reading →

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WE MADE NEWSWEEK–FINALLY.

Posted on May 9, 2015 by asknod

Funny how many have to die before you get traction in this HCV business. Having a “voice” is often the difference between folks knowing your plight or being clueless. Here’s Newsweek’s take on this “Vets with Hep problem.”

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THE GUNS OF AIR AMERICA

Posted on May 8, 2015 by asknod

I should paraphrase this one. Some of the guns I could legally bring back that I saw and had in Laos during my employ with Bird and Son Air, aka AirAm, aka Consolidated International Airlines, aka US Agency for International … Continue reading →

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