Tag Archives: Helping Veterans

$47,000 mechanical bull for Utah National Guard?

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Laura

AMVETS National Executive Director Stewart Hickey was ticked off. While the Department of Defense has money to call 350,000 employees back to work, and buy a $47,000 mechanical bull, they don’t have the funding for our fallen families…. This is such a travesty that … Continue reading →

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The big GI bill carrot, student veterans, and the shutdown

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Laura

Who are these veterans? Student Veterans of America (SVA) have a few facts up on their website. They note that 47% have families, 85% are older than 25, and 27% are female. My DS (dear son) is in the first … Continue reading →

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FACETHOUGHT

Posted on October 18, 2013 by asknod

Member emeritus “Pop” Smoke put this winner up on his Facepage this morning. Nothing seems more apropos under the circumstances. The public servants on the hill must feel unclean this morning.

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FED. CIRCUS–TYRUES v. SHINSEKI– THAT’S ALL SHE WROTE

Posted on October 15, 2013 by asknod

In Larry’s last episode, he was poised to make the leap, via the Henderson v. Shinseki Supreme Court decision, to overcoming the tolling of what can only be described as a bifurcated claim. Vets have one claim. One original claim. … Continue reading →

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VA Sec. Erik Shinseki impresses

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Laura

Here on ASKNOD, we’ve taken a look at some of the wasteful spending by the VA under Secretary Shinseki’s leadership and denounced that waste. He’s regularly chewed out by the Veterans’ committees in the House and Senate for waste. However, … Continue reading →

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JETGUNS BUSTED IN 1985

Posted on October 10, 2013 by asknod

I find it interesting that VA has used the argument repeatedly that jetguns have never been implicated as a cross contaminator of diseases. The biometric has always been that HBV was shown to be transmitted at a weight loss clinic … Continue reading →

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GROUND CONTROL TO MAJOR TOM

Posted on October 9, 2013 by asknod

Seems like it’s time to take the protein pill again and strap on the brain bucket. When we become Veterans, it is to be assumed we have finished our commitment to preserving America’s freedom. We then pass that torch on … Continue reading →

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VABACKLOG DEADLINE SAVED BY GOVT. SHUTDOWN

Posted on October 8, 2013 by asknod

In a rare stroke of luck for the Department of Veterans Affairs, meeting their date of a 0% backlog in 2015 just got a reprieve. This actually couldn’t have happened at a more propitious time for the good general. In … Continue reading →

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Not eligible for VA health care?

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Laura

To get a sense of which “high income” non-service connected vets might be denied VA health care now, we need to get acquainted with Priority 8 GMT income limits for Fiscal Year 2012, (see health benefit chart) and a desired state and county. … Continue reading →

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WALTER REED HOSPITAL SIX YEARS LATER

Posted on October 2, 2013 by asknod

Member Frank sends us this missive and link to the neverending Walter Reed imbroglio that’s comparable to the erstwhile cockroaches of Hiroshima. It won’t die or go away nor will it resolve any time soon. When you choose to become … Continue reading →