Tag Archives: Gulf War Vets Help

SILVER QUEEN DAY

For two years running, members Leigh and Paul, long-suffering claimants of the VA, have sent me corn to plant. As I’m a sucker for new flavors, I tried to gin up about six last year with disastrous results. It seems … Continue reading

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SECOND QTR 2014 BVA DECISIONS ARE OUT

The BVA has just released their second batch of decisions for 2014. There are very interesting reads in the Hepatitis C decisions. Please review them if you have pending claims as they will give you great insight into the latest denial … Continue reading

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CLOSED–BACK ON SUNDAY

Thanks to Chapter 35 Dependent’s Education Assistance and Uncle Ric, my son is graduating from Gonzaga Law School this weekend. Due to this, I may not be able to transmit from Spokane. However, I intend to take the magic picture … Continue reading

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VAOIG–CONFUSION HAS ITS COST

For decades now, the VA’s Office of Inspector Gadget has stumbled around unsure of their powers or whether they have a mandate, let alone the legal authority, to do half of what they do. Remember, these guys are the Katzenjammer … Continue reading

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VAOIG MANDATES INSTALL OF NEW SHREDDER MACHINES

VAOIG “Acting” Head Honcho Richard Griffin ordered all VA facilities, both VHA as well as VBA Regional Offices, to install  new Binford 5000 Copymatic shredders. These automatically record the documents shredded and keep a facsimile of the destroyed documents in their memory … Continue reading

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Cash for your plasma? No, cash for your time!

How safe from blood-borne pathogens can our blood supply and blood products really be today?  Grifols, a Spanish company, owns about 147 plasma collection centers in the United States. Articles about Talecris (now owned by Grifol) has many centers near … Continue reading

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VAOIG–CAP REVIEW-PHOENIX, AZ

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Review Purpose At the insistence of Rep. Jeff Miller, and prompted by over 1600 complaints of  Veterans waiting over a year and half or longer for primary care followup appointments at the Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center … Continue reading

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FACE IT–EASTER BUNNY HUMOR

It seems the really good stuff doesn’t surface until the day after Easter. Why not share it sooner? What’s the big deal? Religion? Included here is a rare shot of the Big Guy himself being chased by Chicago’s finest. Seems … Continue reading

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CAVC–MURPHY V. SHINSEKI-MURPHY’S LAW STILL REIGNS

I often wonder if the original Mr. Murphy ever considered his future enshrinement in the Hall of Giants when he began compiling his laws. I wonder if there was one that covered this sorry mess. Some of us struggle to … Continue reading

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WHO SAYS SEXTING AND DUIs REDUCE WORK PRODUCTIVITY?

We always read horror stories about the VA and government in general. Tip of the Spear in Georgia (Bruce) who brought us the initial reports of “irregularities” in a Veterans charity’s wage structure, sends us this equally revolting report on VA’s … Continue reading

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