Tag Archives: Gulf War Claims Help

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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BVA–MISSED IT BY THAT MUCH

Posted on July 21, 2013 by asknod

VA has the ugly habit of taking back with the left hand that which they shook hands on with the right. Our Johnny Vet out of Houston here, had a little problem. He got the VA notice of “We’re taking … Continue reading →

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BVA– NO SHIRT, NO SHOES, NO HEP, NO DICE

Posted on July 21, 2013 by asknod

One of the prime ingredients for a compensable rating is actually having a disability. Apparently they don’t teach that to the DAV National Service officers in Chicago. Johnny Vet marches into the BVA armed with little more than an extra … Continue reading →

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BVA–DR. BEN CECIL STRIKES AGAIN

Posted on July 21, 2013 by asknod

FROM THE HEAVENSGATE RO IN ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA Here’s a good one from the good St. Peter’s RO. The Vets down there are starting to get it. Stay away from the VSO bars and you can win. Duh. This Vet did … Continue reading →

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FLYING FOR VEGETABLES

Posted on July 20, 2013 by asknod

Community fundraising and flying go together like peas and carrots. And what could be more fortuitous than the added bonus of finding a new recipient for zucchini squash. Our illustrious Navy Vietnam Veteran (two tours), pilot Tom H., has acquiesced … Continue reading →