Tag Archives: Helping Veterans

Horse Trading

Posted on August 21, 2012 by joeaveragevet

I will see your “tinnitus 10%” and raise your 30% PTSD.  Are you “all in”? Whose money is the VA gambling with?  The Veteran’s?  Is this what they call “Liars Poker”? I have heard of this before where the VA rater/rep … Continue reading →

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VA appeals on hold? Is Obama trying to “catch up” the claims backlog before the election?

Posted on August 20, 2012 by joeaveragevet

This one is apparently controversial, but at least one Vet indicates their Veteran Service Officer told them the VA has put all appeals on hold.     Some have speculated that the president wants to “catch up” on the backlog to … Continue reading →

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BOISE IDAHO HCV HOEDOWN

Posted on August 19, 2012 by asknod

Mark your calendars in Boise, Squid and Mike! Alert member Mikey sent me this and wondered if everyone was getting one. I’m sorry, Mike but every time someone with that name shows up I think of the cereal commercial where … Continue reading →

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vA HCV RELATED DOG & PONY SHOWS

Posted on August 19, 2012 by asknod

Enclosed for your edification is a large compendium of all things HCV from the vA library. No, Virginia. The small v is not a typo. It represents the government’s commitment to Veterans who merit a capitalized V. As such, anything you read … Continue reading →

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CAVC–CLINE v SHINSEKI–3.156(c)(2)–WELL,NOT EXACTLY

Posted on August 17, 2012 by asknod

Have you ever been suckered into buying or selling something where you read all the fine print, filled out all the forms and jumped through the hoops? When you were finished, did you then find the “not exactly” clause? Or … Continue reading →

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CDC–TIME FOR YOUR CHECKUP, BOOMERS

Posted on August 16, 2012 by asknod

In a surprising announcement which I just discovered on my facenovel from Pen Lutt Astronutt, the CDC has decided it’s time for a Boomer physical to see how we fared all these years vis a vis HCV. Yes, they are … Continue reading →

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Breaking the cycle of Severe VA Claims Folder Hoarding (SVCFH)

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Laura

“Severe hoarding disorder and disorganization among VA administrators and employees are a black-eye for the agency. We need to do a better job keeping these employees  focused so they aren’t a danger to themselves,” said Ernest Ernest., a Winston-Salem Veteran … Continue reading →

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“Changes” at the VA? Wrong Message

Posted on August 14, 2012 by joeaveragevet

In 2008, in the wake of Shreddergate 1, one of the managers at the Cleveland Regional Office was inexplicably “promoted” to VACO.    Of course, the vAOIG “took action” and the ROs immediately stopped shredding evidence AND stopped doing shredder bin … Continue reading →

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HHVETS BACK IN THE NEWS

Posted on August 14, 2012 by asknod

Help Hospitalized Vets (occasionally), Inc. is back in the news. They were caught buying each other private golf club memberships to the tune of $80 K  back in 2008. That was just the tip of the iceberg apparently. They hauled … Continue reading →

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VARO–KEEPING YOUR HAND IN

Posted on August 13, 2012 by asknod

One thing you need to know when doing claims, is to keep them on the ropes. Just because your appeals are up at the CAVC, this doesn’t preclude a filing for some error you’ve spotted or a secondary illness that … Continue reading →

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