Tag Archives: Gulf War Claims Help

Some will live to 118 years and beyond, says SSA

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Laura

The following is a bold and stunning prediction from The Social Security Administration (SSA)–see last sentence:  That mortality rates are found to continue to decline, at every age for which adequate data are available, demonstrates that no absolute limit to … Continue reading →

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VA TO PARTNER WITH REAL LAWYERS TO HELP VETS

Posted on August 10, 2013 by asknod

Well, obviously they are getting the thumbscrews tightened down at 810 Penny Lane NW. Having rescinded bonus pay and  golf course dictation and litigation, The VLJs are back at theirs desks hard at work. Rumor has it they have a … Continue reading →

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GILEAD SCIENCES SET TO GO-BUT WHERE?

Posted on August 10, 2013 by asknod

With all the latest trial completed, the Sofosbuvir/Daclatasivir/Ribavirin combo is clocking 100% of the last 40 patients.  The Philadelphia GS7977 trials yielded a resounding 100%  SVR of the 40 souls on it. The Seattle, Houston and Denver trials were equally … Continue reading →

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VA TO EMPLOY STARBUCKS CARDS, PSYCHICS

Posted on August 8, 2013 by asknod

+ = 125 DAY CLAIM Dateline: VA Central Office 810 Penny Lane Washington, DC 20420 In a bold move to reduce the backlog, VA’s Under Secretary for Benefits, Allison “in Wonderland” Hickey announced VA will be handing out free Starbucks® … Continue reading →

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BVA– VFW STRIKES AGAIN

Posted on August 8, 2013 by asknod

FROM THE HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA VFW POST # 1064 Looking for cryoglobulinemia cases to illustrate for claims purposes, I came across this gem. Rarely have I seen a judge make such short shrift of a Veteran so utterly and completely. … Continue reading →

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MORE TRAVAILS IN SOUTH CAROLINA

Posted on August 6, 2013 by asknod

VA Regional Office AFGE LOCAL 520 PO BOX 1778 COLUMBIA, SC 29202 August 3, 2013 Joe Average Vet sends this one in. We have commiserated with the rank and file employees of VA numerous times. No one, and certainly not … Continue reading →

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CAVC–MURPHY V. SHINSEKI-NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED

Posted on July 26, 2013 by asknod

Murphy’s immutable First Law of Life simply states  “No good deed goes unpunished”. It is predicated on the inevitable outcomes of many good souls who tried to prove its fallacy. So many have broken their spear on this precept that … Continue reading →

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BVA–ROAD TRIP TO VIETNAM

Posted on July 24, 2013 by asknod

WANTED: NATIONAL SERVICE OFFICERS PROOF OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION REQUIRED I’ve read a lot of these but this one is unique. The vet was out of the service and decided to go get his brother’s body in Vietnam and bring it … Continue reading →

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BVA– TEXAS FREQUENT FILER PROGRAM

Posted on July 24, 2013 by asknod

FROM THE TALL TALES REGIONAL OFFICE IN HOUSTON, TEXAS I write occasionally of the VA Backlog. I write sometimes about “frivolous filings”. Rarely do I come unglued and blow an ass gasket over Vets who legitimately (although mistakenly) attribute their … Continue reading →

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BVA– THROUGH AND THROUGH GSW ≠ HCV

Posted on July 21, 2013 by asknod

FROM THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER VARO IN BALTIMORE MARYLAND Through and through GSW to head? Check. (decision here) Here, service treatment records show that the Veteran was treated by the 95th Evacuation Hospital in Vietnam in July 1972 for a … Continue reading →

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