Tag Archives: Gulf War Claims Help

BVA–HOW QUICKLY WE FORGET

Posted on September 7, 2012 by asknod

I was leisurely strolling (trolling?) through VA.gov when I typed in BVA Decisions into the search bar. Here’s what I found out about it (vA’s BVA adjudications arm, that is) . Four New Judges Will Speed Veterans’ Appeals WASHINGTON – Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric … Continue reading →

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COVA–FUGO V. BROWN–SHOW ME THE CUE

Posted on September 7, 2012 by asknod

I should have written this one up several years ago and for that I apologize. Fugo is an interesting case where the Vet attempts to raise CUE but isn’t quite sure what he’s up to. In his bumbling efforts, he compounds his … Continue reading →

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CUE AT THE CAVC-YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN STUPID

Posted on September 6, 2012 by asknod

Presenting a CUE claim to the RO should not have to be as dramatic as Martin Luther nailing his 95 Theses to the front door of the Church in Wittenberg. However, when pursuing a claim of this magnitude, a Vet … Continue reading →

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HARVEST TIME IS COMING

Posted on September 5, 2012 by asknod

Wouldn’t it be nice if vA’s adjudicatory system were as predictable as the seasons? Plant your claims in early March and see them reach fruition by mid-September. Unfortunately that isn’t the case unless you use elephant gestation as the yardstick. Even then, … Continue reading →

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Tropical foot rot

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Laura

It’s funny what one remembers.  My DH developed a painful infection on his right foot in Vietnam.  He said it was from wet feet.  He remembers that a corpsman cleaned it with soap and water, then used a “peanut-shaped” bristle … Continue reading →

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MORE REAL MAN ACCOMPLISHMENTS 68 YEARS LATER

Posted on September 4, 2012 by asknod

Mouthpiece Bobster forwards me these intriguing vignettes of Real Men. A Marine he represents from the 1st Marine Ret., 1st Marine Division, who survived the Battle of Okinawa as a BAR man in 1945 just got his TDIU. (sixtyeight years later) A … Continue reading →

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FOOTLOCKER–CLEANING DEPT.

Posted on September 3, 2012 by asknod

Remember having to clean the Model 12? Or using a slug of these to get the scrud out of the thumper? I packed a gazillion of them around all my treasures I sent home at one time or another. I … Continue reading →

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ABOUT FACE

Posted on September 3, 2012 by asknod

I’m certainly glad humorous people post on my facebook site.

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STARDUSTRADIO COMPUTERS DOWN

Posted on September 2, 2012 by asknod

The Firebase Adrian  Show has been scrubbed due to the station’s computer being down. Sorry if any of you were making guacamole and chips and icing the lemonade. Bummer. Drew Carey isn’t even on. We’ve been moved to the sixteenth at the … Continue reading →

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VA welcomes Student Vets to the hamster wheel.

Posted on September 2, 2012 by joeaveragevet

Just when we thought it could not get any worse, with the Veterans disability claim backlog approaching one million, the VA figures out another method to make it still worse for Vets. No, I did not think it could get … Continue reading →

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