Tag Archives: Gulf War Vets Help

VA–YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK PART II

Posted on December 5, 2012 by asknod

Never one to squander too much money on any one problem, vA is fond of flitting from one flower to the next like a busy bee. Addressing everything and nothing simultaneously makes it look like problems have been identified and … Continue reading →

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LIVING WILL

Posted on December 5, 2012 by asknod
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MEMBERS POLL ON VETS AND GUNS

Posted on December 4, 2012 by asknod

Back again with Chicago voting. Stuff the box if you must. No cookies. No identifiers. Simple-minded entertainment for all. I’d be interested in what all of you think. Please read this before you vote.

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VAOIG–YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK

Posted on December 4, 2012 by asknod

In an exciting development for Vets, the Dept. Of Justice, in conjunction with the VA’s Office of the Inspector General, finally got around to measuring David Kwiatkowski for his new striped suit. He has now been indicted for the 30+ … Continue reading →

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VARO–VINDICTIVE? NAW. JUST DOING OUR JOB

Posted on December 3, 2012 by asknod

This one will curl your hair. Imagine being protected by a five year old rating. Well, protected inasmuch as you know it’s not getting better. Now, compound that to within a few short months of being protected forever at 20 … Continue reading →

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BVA–STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES

Posted on December 3, 2012 by asknod

Who’s dumber? The Vet who eats rat poison for almost a year and goes blind or the VAMC who should have cut him off after six months? Regardless, the damage is done. It reads a lot like my problems list. … Continue reading →

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BVA–EARLIER EFFECTIVE DATE

Posted on December 3, 2012 by asknod

From the Meriwether Lewis and William Clark Memorial VARO in  Portland As many years as I have been doing this, there is always someone such as Mr. Lewis and Clark here who tries to imply that just because he filed in … Continue reading →

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BVA–LOUISVILLE SLUGGER

Posted on December 2, 2012 by asknod

Either I’m becoming jaded or the BVA is getting soft on the Kentucky Vets with HCV. This is about the fourth one where the Vet must have had a CMOH to get this kind of consideration. Vets by now are … Continue reading →

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BVA– WELL, ACTUALLY IT WAS THE PNEUMONIA

Posted on December 2, 2012 by asknod

I guess Johnny Alabama wasn’t expecting vA to actually go back and look at his hospitalization records. Surprise! Lookit here. It says that it wasn’t for HCV but actually pneumonia. Can anyone explain this disparity? Johnny finally came clean at the … Continue reading →

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Merck’s “Tune into Hep C” ad campaign in AMVET magazine

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Laura

My DH picked up an American Veteran magazine (Fall 2012) at a VA Clinic.    He pointed out a full-page ad for “Tune into Hep C” inside.  Celebs Greg Allman and Natalie Cole are the website‘s official spokespersons.   I … Continue reading →

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