Tag Archives: Gulf War Claims Help

SMC (SPECIAL MONTHLY COMPENSATION)-WHAT IS IT?

Posted on February 27, 2013 by asknod

Member Carla writes and says “my husband has lost the use of his creative organ for all intents and purposes. They attribute this to his DM2. He was also blinded in one eye from shell fragments during a mortar attack … Continue reading →

Posted in ASKNOD BOOK, R1/R2, SMC, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, Veterans Law | Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Gulf War Claims Help, Help with vA Claims, Help with vA HCV Claims., Helping Veterans, Korean War Vets Help, Service Connection, VA Law, VA SMC, VA SMC Mr. Potatohead, VA SMC rules, VA special monthly compensation, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 85 Comments

NOD v. SHINSEKI–VA CAVES IN ?

Posted on February 27, 2013 by asknod

This just in. After reading their cards and weeping, VASEC has just acknowledged they are holding what appears to be a compromised or losing hand. Oddly enough, it only took them 5 years to ascertain this (2008). I guess someone sat down … Continue reading →

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FED. CIR.–WALKER V. SHINSEKI–§3.303(b) SAYS WHAT?

Posted on February 25, 2013 by asknod

After years of zooming by 38 CFR §3.303(b) like an anonymous building alongside the freeway at 65 mph and seeing it quoted often in denials of HCV cases, I was rudely awakened to the following. Apparently a lot of us pro … Continue reading →

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FOOTLOCKER–UNCLE JAY’S STORY

Posted on February 24, 2013 by asknod

Recently I received my Cousin Denise’s last job for my Uncle Jay. She shipped me all his memorabilia relating to his military service. I wish to share it with you and in the process, paint the picture of an uncommon … Continue reading →

Posted in From the footlocker | Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Gulf War Claims Help, Helping Veterans, Inspirational Veterans, Korean War Vets Help, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 6 Comments

SPAMBOT GOT IN

Posted on February 23, 2013 by asknod

Sorry for all of you not being able to comment or use the site. I inadvertently uploaded a spam bug on the Mars v. Venus thinking post and it caused the site to seize up. It took 24 hours to get the … Continue reading →

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New medical coding: Out with the old: Amputation; in with new: Detachment

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Laura

Here is a change veterans should be aware of: The VHA, like all health care stakeholders, is implementing the Tenth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10). The government-wide conversion deadline is 10/14. The ICD-10 is far larger and … Continue reading →

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VA GUN SCARE– IT’S A CONSPIRACY

Posted on February 22, 2013 by asknod

Every time I get one of these in the mail, I immediately digest the entire website to make sure I’m not being inveigled into promoting some goofball “Holes in the Poles” theory about where the aliens park all their spaceships … Continue reading →

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VETS DYING WAITING FOR BENEFITS MORE FREQUENTLY

Posted on February 21, 2013 by asknod

Yowsers. From Membress Shawn who is Law Bob’s girl Friday, we are showered with these two sad articles. VA promised us something when they set up shop two hundred years ago. They aren’t performing for anyone but themselves. You notice … Continue reading →

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C-123s AND AGENT ORANGE PHASE II

Posted on February 21, 2013 by asknod

I received this in the pipeline from the $1,23 crowd. I refer to the second generation of Air Force Nasty Guard and Irregulars who were handed the old RANCH HAND C-123 Providers after the war. The list doesn’t stop there. … Continue reading →

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THE CIGARETTE POLICE

Posted on February 21, 2013 by asknod

Once upon a time in sunny southern Orlando (1994), the Nod Family made their second pilgrimage to Disneyland. Unaware at that point of the growing dragon within me, I still drank and smoked. One of my enduring joys was to savor the … Continue reading →