Tag Archives: Helping Veterans

VA TO EMPLOY STARBUCKS CARDS, PSYCHICS

Posted on August 8, 2013 by asknod

+ = 125 DAY CLAIM Dateline: VA Central Office 810 Penny Lane Washington, DC 20420 In a bold move to reduce the backlog, VA’s Under Secretary for Benefits, Allison “in Wonderland” Hickey announced VA will be handing out free Starbucks® … Continue reading →

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MORE TRAVAILS IN SOUTH CAROLINA

Posted on August 6, 2013 by asknod

VA Regional Office AFGE LOCAL 520 PO BOX 1778 COLUMBIA, SC 29202 August 3, 2013 Joe Average Vet sends this one in. We have commiserated with the rank and file employees of VA numerous times. No one, and certainly not … Continue reading →

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USEFUL EVIDENCE FOR JETGUN MISFEASANCE

Posted on August 6, 2013 by asknod

I spotted this on one of Sylvia’s posts. The attachment is one of a drug flyer that comes with a vaccine.  In this case, it specifically prohibits certain usages and inadvertently provides the very ammo you need to show the … Continue reading →

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AO–THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING

Posted on August 4, 2013 by asknod

While this isn’t “new” news, I publish it because it is pertinent to our plight. We’ve known for several years that some of the post-Vietnam era pilots and crews of the C-123 spray aircraft were seriously exposed to condensed, dried … Continue reading →

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VA emergency advice

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Laura

My DH got a confusing letter (dated March 1, 2013) and fact sheet from the VA this week about Non-VA Emergency Care.  This is something all veterans need to know about because there are quite a few gotchas in the … Continue reading →

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CAVC–MURPHY V. SHINSEKI-NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED

Posted on July 26, 2013 by asknod

Murphy’s immutable First Law of Life simply states  “No good deed goes unpunished”. It is predicated on the inevitable outcomes of many good souls who tried to prove its fallacy. So many have broken their spear on this precept that … Continue reading →

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MARINES–ONE OF THE QUINTESSENTIAL FORCES IN LIFE

Posted on July 26, 2013 by asknod

In my travels in Southeast Asia, I had occasion to rub shoulders with some of the Marines who were sightseeing along the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos. They were quiet, reserved and not taken to long sentences. We flew … Continue reading →

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BVA– TEXAS FREQUENT FILER PROGRAM

Posted on July 24, 2013 by asknod

FROM THE TALL TALES REGIONAL OFFICE IN HOUSTON, TEXAS I write occasionally of the VA Backlog. I write sometimes about “frivolous filings”. Rarely do I come unglued and blow an ass gasket over Vets who legitimately (although mistakenly) attribute their … Continue reading →

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CHILDREN OF THE FUKUSHIMA CORN

Posted on July 23, 2013 by asknod

Just a quick update on Leigh’s Silver Queen corn. It’s over my head now. Tassels are out. I checked the radiation count and it’s down to a dull roar. My new helmet detector picks up in HD. That’s why my … Continue reading →

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HCV RISK FACTORS SUBTLY INCREASED

Posted on July 23, 2013 by asknod

As we read all BVA decisions regarding HCV studiously to see if we can find new techniques for success, we often spot new trends. VA is never blatant about hepatitis risk factors. To the contrary, they tend to discount risks … Continue reading →

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