Tag Archives: Help with vA Claims

LZ GRAMBO-THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER

Posted on August 22, 2021 by asknod

I reckon everyone knows nothing gives me greater pleasure than massaging Mother Earth and coaxing Her to grow fruits and vegetables for us. Well, there’s also torturing the VA on behalf of my Veterans to obtain that which is their … Continue reading →

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LRRP HUMOR–ON THE SUBJECT OF COLONOSCOPIES

Posted on August 18, 2021 by asknod

You may have read this one before by Dave Barry. It’s a newer update that breaks untrodden ground on the subject. Nevertheless, I can concur with his findings. Having lost about 95 centimeters of my small bowel over the course … Continue reading →

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THE LIFE LOTTO–WHO WANTS TO BE IN WIKIPEDIA?

Posted on August 16, 2021 by asknod

History has an interesting habit of repeating itself. No matter how bizarre the event, be it the beginning or the end of a war, there will always be one-or in the instant case- two macabre facts that nobody wants to … Continue reading →

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LZ CORK– HLR-GIMME THREE STEPS TOWARDS THE DOOR

Posted on August 12, 2021 by asknod

I always wonder who the unlucky sucker is that draws the short straw on these claims. VA raters- even the old fossils- do not have a clue how to deal with §3.156(c) claims. To tell you the truth, my comprehension … Continue reading →

Posted in Higher Level of Review (HLR), Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, VA AMA appeals knowledge, VBMS Tricks, Vietnam War history | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

EXPOSED VET RADIO SHOW THURSDAY

Posted on August 3, 2021 by asknod

John just shined the Bat signal in the sky and alerted me to the need for a guest slot on the show. We’ll be there at 1600 Hrs on the Left Coast and 1900 Hrs at the infected end of … Continue reading →

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MVA v. SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS–ADVENTURES IN ADVOCACY

Posted on August 3, 2021 by asknod

Boy howdy there’s nothing like waking up in the morning (on the left coast) and discovering an email from Chris Attig banging a gong and sounding the alarm. It’s not often we get to take the VASEC out behind the … Continue reading →

Posted in Appeals Modernization Act, CAFC Rulings, Fed. Cir. & Supreme Ct., Tips and Tricks | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

VETERAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS-A USEFUL ENTRY TOOL TO THE VA ADJUDICATIONS ARENA

Posted on July 30, 2021 by asknod

Many of my readership bring horror stories to me about their representation by Veteran Service Organizations (VSOs). I get it. It’s one of the prime reasons I decided to become a representative myself-albeit as a private rep.  In the past, … Continue reading →

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TOGETHERWESERVED–THE CANCEL CULTURE

Posted on July 21, 2021 by asknod

Cupcake and I thought long and hard about writing this article and how to respond to the nearly eight years of diatribes by TWS volunteers and most recently, the owner(s). Without any help using Google© Analytics or other gimmicks to … Continue reading →

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LT. RAY KROGMAN–WELCOME HOME, SIR.

Posted on July 20, 2021 by asknod

One thing guaranteed to make me tear up is the news that one of my long-lost Brothers-in-arms has been found and we are able to erase his name from the Laos list of KHA/BNR. KHA, for those unaware, was the … Continue reading →

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BVA-DOWN FOR DOUBLE–WHY WE SERVE VETS

Posted on July 9, 2021 by asknod

Attached, please find a wonderful BVA present for the weekend. It isn’t very often that you find a fellow Vietnam Vet living 5 miles away from you who needed a lot of help-help his good ol’ VFW post service officer … Continue reading →

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