Tag Archives: Helping Veterans

AID AND ATTENDANCE–GET STARTED EARLY

Posted on May 15, 2013 by asknod

Member Frank sends us this important clip from the New York Times on Aid and Attendance pension benefits. VA, as is always the case, is busy in their 3-card Monte game and switching benefits around under the watchful eye of VASEC. … Continue reading →

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CHINESE WOMEN’S GRENADE OLYMPICS

Posted on May 14, 2013 by asknod

Well, I guess that title pretty much speaks for itself. I’d like to think we have brighter ones in our military. From the calibre of the women Vets I’ve met, this would be highly unlikely.

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VA BACKPAY CALCULATOR FOR ALL YOU OPTIMISTS

Posted on May 13, 2013 by asknod

For the Vet who simply has to have everything- including every new boy toy for gloating about the future damage they will inflict financially- Joseph Average Veteran sends us this daisy. After you input all your data and hit “calculate pay rate”, it will … Continue reading →

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HONEY-DO LIST FROM MARYLAND

Posted on May 13, 2013 by asknod

Long-suffering members Paul and Leigh from Maryland have their own special brand of corn. We’re going to see how it works out this year. Please don’t make this a precedent. I only have 14 rows allocated for corn each year. … Continue reading →

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African American veterans have the highest prevalence of HCV in VHA

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Laura

In the 2006 article Hepatitis C Infection in African Americans Brian Perlman writes “Although African Americans represent only 12% of the US population, they represent ∼22% of the estimated Americans with chronic HCV infection;” and “The African American population in the United … Continue reading →

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Cushman Manual for Shreddergate Victims

Posted on May 11, 2013 by joeaveragevet

No, this is not a manual on how to rebuild your Cushman, that you managed to find in your garage.   That manual is here. This Cushman manual is for Veteran’s who have had evidence shredded and been denied, where the … Continue reading →

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VICTORIA’S SECRET–WHEN C-FILES ARE COMPROMISED

Posted on May 10, 2013 by asknod

I got an email from Victoria about her husband’s c-file. First of all, gentlemen, divorce your mind from her name. This is nothing scurrilous. She could just as well have been named Monica. Names are immaterial. Victoria and her husband have finally … Continue reading →

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Meet Ruth and Astra, military working dogs, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 28-29, 2013

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Laura

“Staff Sgt. Jonathan Cooper, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Group Military Working Dog handler, and Military Working Dog Astra take a break from their Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device patrol….Over the past four months, the MWD team has swept more than 15,000 … Continue reading →

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Sobering future HCV mortality chart

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Laura

This chart is from a series of lecture slides from the University of Louisville containing information adapted from “Davis et al, Liver Transplant, 2003; 9:331-338.” The HCV death projections are a lot worse when patients are untreated. Public health officials … Continue reading →

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NEW WEBSITE FOR REAL VA DATA

Posted on May 8, 2013 by asknod

I’m sure we’ve all read the pablum supplied to us by Under Secretary for Benefits Allison “Wonderland” Hickey and her PR flacks regarding the backlog. Aaron Glantz of the Center for Investigative Reporting has assembled a fancy tool for determining … Continue reading →

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