Tag Archives: Help with vA Claims

Fear of veterans may remove their legal right to claim information

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Laura

Jordain Carney, a defense journalist from a Washington (D.C.) news service, National Journal, reported on a story (10/21/14) that veterans and their elected representatives need to be aware of. Here is the headline: VA Moves to Prevent Veteran Violence Over Disability … Continue reading →

Posted in C&P exams, C-Files and RBAs, Complaints Department, Guest authors, Medical News, Nexus Information, research, VA Medical Mysteries Explained, vA news | Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Disabled Veteran, DIY vA Claims, Gulf War Claims Help, HCVETS, Help with vA Claims, Helping Veterans, Korean War Vets Help, VA Withholding C&P evidence, Veterans Benefits, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 11 Comments

CHEESEVILLE AND NEWNAN NOW THE VA DOCUMENTS DUMP

Posted on October 23, 2014 by asknod

Nota bene. The old days of shipping it all in to your local VARO have passed on. The trick now is to send it to Janesville Wisconsin and Newnan, Georgia depending on your location. Here’s the VA handout. To make … Continue reading →

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CAVC–REAVES v. McDONALD–THE PANDORA PARADOX

Posted on October 23, 2014 by asknod

This is a great Single Judge decision to illustrate the ultimate stupidity of finally granting something now that they’ve been denying since 1982-fully 32 years ago. Add in “losing” the c-file and having to reconstruct it (funny what makes it back … Continue reading →

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Deadline for Veterans’ Choice Card and Call Center Looming

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Laura

The Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014, (signed into law Aug 7, 2014 as Pub.L. 113-146.) may not meet important tasks in time. (see govtrak for bill details). The VA has no later than 90 days to issue the Veterans’ … Continue reading →

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CAVC–ANDREWS V SHINSEKI–15 YEAR APPEAL TO BVA for VR&E

Posted on October 19, 2014 by asknod

Here’s an interesting case to put in the ILP file. Marine Veteran Tyrone Andrews has a problem. VA has been dogging his claim as they did mine. And much like me, he knocked them up about fifteen years after filing his … Continue reading →

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DAV’s excellent report out–Women Veterans: The Long Journey Home

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Laura

Some of the topics, as they relate to post 9/11 female vets, include the following: wounded in action, limb loss and amputation, traumatic brain injury, mental health, suicide, VA health care system, VA Mental Health Care, legal problems, military sexual … Continue reading →

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MN VAMC: Walgreen-VA flu shots- Shhhh, it’s a secret

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Laura

The VA flyer for the Minneapolis 3-day Flu Clinics (late Oct.) arrived today but is silent about the Walgreens option. Not exactly in the “partnership” frame of mind yet, I guess. The Minn. VAMC is about 35 miles away so … Continue reading →

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BVA–IT ISN’T THE IVDU, TRUST ME.

Posted on October 14, 2014 by asknod

I love to read about impossible quests and the path ridden to arrive there. Here is one for the ages. I must give Johnny “Einstein” Vet the “What? Me Worry? Award for this one. He has earned it. He takes … Continue reading →

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BVA–CLASSIC HCV JETGUN WINS

Posted on October 13, 2014 by asknod

Veterans would do well to bookmark this decision as a “how to” if they are going to attempt to win a VA jetgun claim. They also might consider looking in the phone book for Veterans attorney Daniel G. Curry’s name, … Continue reading →

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BVA–WRONG GENOTYPE FOR GERMANY

Posted on October 13, 2014 by asknod

I have counseled Vets to use a double-edged sword to prove service connection when filing- i.e. genotype and biopsy. Forty years ago, genotypes had a distinct geographical distribution. A good biopsy-preferably based on the Metavir scale -shows the approximate age of the disease … Continue reading →