Tag Archives: Help with vA Claims

VETERANS BENEFITS ADMIN CALLS IN ORDNANCE ON POSITION

In the last decade, I have been fascinated by just how long it takes to have your number called in VA Poker. In the pre-VBMS days of 1989, it took from July to October to get the shiny onion skin denial. … Continue reading

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VA SMC (t)– YOU’VE LOST THAT GIVING FEELING

The other day I read a front page story written by Tacoma News Tribune military writer Adam Ashton. The article is superb in what it conveys but lacks the linkage the two Veterans’ wives were so desperately looking for. Both … Continue reading

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VA ART IMITATES VA HUMOR 9 MONTHS LATER

It’s not often when Veterans humor, driven by long waits and endless appeals, drives us to hypothesize on what (or how) a possible “rocket docket ” appeals system might coalesce in the minds of the Grand Poobahs. Veterans of all … Continue reading

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HADIT RADIO SHOW THIS PM AT 1800 HRS (L) EASTERN

A great show is planned on Waiver of Review in the First Instance of new and material evidence submitted at the Board of Appeals level. You do not want to miss this one. Technique is everything nowadays and the latest … Continue reading

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VBMS–ZEROES FOR HEROES

It’s a good thing my VA researcher in Vermont, Maple Frank, is not named Bernie or there would be all manner of confusion. Frank has his ear to the ground in constant search of Mickey D’s doings at all times. … Continue reading

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ILP–BOLO VA GREENHOUSE

I have a greenhouse they tell me it’s nice I asked how much but they won’t tell the price. I write them letters and say I can’t wait. They IRIS back ‘n say they’re running real late (bom bom bom bom). I had … Continue reading

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FIRING YOUR WAY TO SUCCESS AT THE VA

Maple syrup Frank sent me the good news that VA had “refired” Diana Reubens and her Tupperware® sidekick Kimberly Graves. Imagine the woes of having to suddenly play second fiddle in Houston with everyone laughing behind your back. That’s Diana’s … Continue reading

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VSOs–LET’S SEND IN A “REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION”

Have your dogs ever approached you en masse and demanded to go somewhere? Outside? For a ride in the car? Mine do. They don’t actually swarm like the crows in Al Hitchcock’s Birds. It’s far less organized, boisterous and simultaneously not as … Continue reading

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TACOMA NEWS TRIBUNE–THE END OF A 27-YEAR RELATIONSHIP

Can you imagine a mutually beneficial 27- year relationship with a business entity? It was almost a marriage. Every morning at o600 I would take the dogs out to the mailbox and collect the paper. It was always there on time … Continue reading

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CAVC– DOBBINS V McDONALD– AB V. BROWN REDUX IN VA 9

As I love to point out, some of the best VA law is found in reversals. What better place to look than CAVC Judge (Saint) Mary Schoelen’s rulings. She seems impervious to the stares and consternation of her fellow jurists … Continue reading

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