Tag Archives: Gulf War Vets Help

INVASION OF THE RASPBERRY SNATCHERS

Posted on July 4, 2014 by asknod

It’s a great title for a movie but I can’t get anyone over to pick them. You have no idea of the number of raspberries harmed in the production of this 10 lb. pile. Time to call the egg lady. … Continue reading →

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READER INPUT

Posted on July 4, 2014 by asknod

This just in from Bruce Almighty, our Resident ILP specialist in Georgia. Here is an email sent​ by Larry McGrorty to Clarence Page, of the Chicago​ ​Tribune, after an article Page published concerning a name change for the Washington Redskins. Dear Mr. … Continue reading →

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ILP REPORT– SUMMER 2014

Posted on June 29, 2014 by asknod

While this may appear to be a “food for the soul” post, it is far more. Like a date stamp on the milk carton, like the newspaper held up on a FB page to identify the day categorically, so too does … Continue reading →

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MORE FACEPLACE

Posted on June 27, 2014 by asknod

A veritable avalanche of Face implants arrived after the last post. I share with you herewith:     I had a desert tortoise I brought up from California when I moved here in April 1974. His name was Phillip Morris … Continue reading →

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VA–BAD BOYS-BAD BOYS

Posted on June 27, 2014 by asknod

We always knew there was a mechanism for this from the day the VA Kiddy Kops took down John Bisig, a 280% disabled Vet in Houston back in 2011. Keeping in mind that John was decompensated, well-educated, verbally gifted and … Continue reading →

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VA study: HCV can cause non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Are veterans the last to know?

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Laura

We know that HCV can lead to liver cancer, but blood cancers too? Yes. HCV isn’t just swishing around in a body’s blood stream happily replicating in liver cells.  HCV makes changes to other bodily systems and structures in some “small … Continue reading →

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CAVC–MOYE V. SHINSEKI-THE PRESUMPTION ACCORDING TO ST. BAGBY

Posted on June 26, 2014 by asknod

My eye, as most know, is drawn to Court reversals as they offer the most cutting -edge jurisprudence and the best read for the money. Leroy Macklem is a recent, classic example of this and Mr. Moye’s win will be … Continue reading →

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SOVALDI–THE NEXT GENERATION OF HCV CLAIMS

Posted on June 24, 2014 by asknod

I have recently been contacted more times than I can count by Veterans with the “What if I go SVR during my claim?” or the “How will this affect my rating now that I am cured?” Quite simple, actually. 38 … Continue reading →

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BVA–THE SQUEAKY WHEEL THEORY

Posted on June 23, 2014 by asknod

For years and in my book, I’ve tried to impress on VA claimants the absolute necessity for continuing to pound home the appeal-even if it involves remand after remand after Joint Motion to Remand. Here it paid off in a … Continue reading →

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BVA–LITTLE THINGS THAT YOU DO

Posted on June 23, 2014 by asknod

I always look for explicit examples of VA tricks and try to advertize them as a “Buyer Beware”. VA has a propensity to stretch the truth like no other agency of government. They have a tendency to cite to medical … Continue reading →

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