Tag Archives: Gulf War Vets Help

ORIs–VAOIG-STYLE

Remember back to yesteryear when we had Operational Readiness Inspections? A pack of chuckle heads with clipboards would spill out of a C-47 on the laterite in crisp 1505 Khakis with spit-shined shoes and begin what seriously reminded me of … Continue reading

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2012 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 19,000 people fit into the new Barclays Center to see Jay-Z perform. This blog was viewed about 80,000 times in 2012. If it were … Continue reading

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VA ANNOUNCES PAPERLESS SYSTEM IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER

In an exciting development, the Veterans Administration announced that the paperless system enshrined at 12 “test VAROs” was working extremely well.  Under Secretary Allison “chipmunk” Hickey, in her latest Hickeygram, illustrated for reporters how this worked. Everyone was invited outside for … Continue reading

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BAND OF BROTHERS DAY

I received this from member Frank this AM. It only seems fitting when we find out once again that the US Government and their lackeys, the Supreme Court, have decided that 18 Veterans’  suicides a day  is perfectly normal and an … Continue reading

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Another fine Navy photo

What an awesome photo to enjoy this chilly weekend.  The image was taken on New Year’s Eve (2011) on the aircraft carrier, the USS Abraham Lincoln, deployed in the Pacific.  This visual post is intended to express our collective solidarity with the … Continue reading

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ASKNOD BOOK ON YOUTUBE

Gez, I paid for this almost a year ago and they finally got it right. At first the soldier was saluting with his left arm. It took six months to fix that. Enjoy. Leave comments to help others if you got anything … Continue reading

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BVA–§1151 FOR INTERFERON TREATMENT

FROM THE WE DON’T SMOKE POT IN MUSKOGEE VARO (YET). The Vet went into this one with eyes wide shut. Any attack on VA via an §1151 is going to be right up there with CUE. VA will have lawyers … Continue reading

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BVA–CIRRHOSIS DUE TO ACETAMINOPHEN

Trust the VA, of all agencies, to come up with the proposition that eating Tylenol is perfectly okay if you have a liver disease. The recipe for success lies no further away than the closest VAMC next door to a University with … Continue reading

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BVA–WHY WE ALWAYS ADVOCATE APPEALING

Here’s a classic that looked like it was heading for the willful misconduct waterfalls. Lo and behold, a true example of a “Benefit of the Doubt ” dance ensued and the Vet wins. I will note that this often happens when a … Continue reading

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THE PERFECT STORM–AGAIN

Squidster sent me this disturbing article tonight. It brings back so many memories of friends who decided they couldn’t hack it back in the 70s and punched out. Sadly, we have the perfect storm once again brewing in Iraqistan. Soldiers … Continue reading

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