Tag Archives: Gulf War Vets Help

BVA–SPAGHETTI FILING

Posted on June 21, 2013 by asknod

FROM THE EMERALD CITY VARO IN OZ, KANSAS If you throw enough flavors of Hep at the VA wall, something’s gotta stick, right?  Dorothy and Toto make the pilgrimage to DC in pursuit of this one.  She has hurled them … Continue reading →

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NEW 2ND QUARTER BVA DECISIONS OUT

Posted on June 20, 2013 by asknod

The new decisions (2nd dump) of BVA adjudications are out today. That’s the good news. The bad is that they are only 45,000 claims behind @ 117 days per claim currently. The reason it takes several years is the ROs … Continue reading →

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BVA–PCT RATINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT

Posted on June 19, 2013 by asknod

Here’s a little primer to acquaint Veterans with one of the diseases associated with both Agent Orange and HCV. I have it and from what I gather, several of you that I have helped do too. PCT stands for Porphyria … Continue reading →

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HUGFEST PHOTOS

Posted on June 19, 2013 by asknod

The reason for this journey became obvious when I was filing for my VA claim. I had hoped to get a pilot I flew with to give me a Buddy statement attesting to my GSW and   transfusion up in … Continue reading →

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PIRKL V. SHINSEKI–CUE COMPOUNDED WITH INTEREST

Posted on June 16, 2013 by asknod

CUE (Clear and Unmistakable Error) claims intrigue me and always have. They are an example of a rare win-usually much later after a failure to appeal. CUE is one of two ways to overturn a prior decision and rarely succeeds. … Continue reading →

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PEW RESEARCH CENTER ON DISABLED VETS

Posted on June 14, 2013 by asknod

A great piece of research from the Pew boys and girls. This one delves into the nuts and bolts of disability and the who’s who of which ones and when. Well written and easy to digest. Certainly easier to digest than … Continue reading →

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THE PROBLEM WITH THE INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM

Posted on June 14, 2013 by asknod

Here’s the take on the ILP. It needs more “oversight”. Of course, if they aren’t granting much of anything to Veterans, it hardly needs to be audited. Leave it to the government to “fix” something that is never used.  Here’s … Continue reading →

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WHERE’S THAT CONFOUNDED VET?

Posted on June 7, 2013 by asknod

Member Bruce McCartney, our Atlanta bureau chief, sends us this one. Seems the Atlanta VAMC can’t keep track of it’s PTSD inpatients. To add insult to injury , they can’t or won’t take care of the outpatients either. This is … Continue reading →

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WX REPORT: SUNNY W/OCCASIONAL HUGS

Posted on June 6, 2013 by asknod

Yeppers, Hugfest campers. We’re bringing some Washington mosquitoes to breed down there. They’re smaller than their brethren and don’t have Denial Virus. Cupcake is also trying to set up a my-fi connection to skype a Stardust show out to you. We’ll be … Continue reading →

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LATEST ON VA HACKING

Posted on June 6, 2013 by asknod

As most know, it has finally been disclosed that we have been getting some “supplementary help” from some of our sotto voce allies in the war on the backlog.  A former VA weenie in security reveals that the Chinese have … Continue reading →

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