Tag Archives: Service Connection

BVA–ACUTE VERSUS CHRONIC HEPATITIS C

The lengths the VA will go to in order to deny a claim are impressive. Sometimes they resort to inundating you in extraneous facts that have absolutely no bearing on the decision. The further afield you go in an effort … Continue reading

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HADIT RADIO SHOW THURSDAY @ 1900 (L) EDT

Jerrel will regale us with his three-judge BVA hearing that shrank down to a  GS-11 (Step 7) Decision Review Officer hearing with LawBob Squarepants Bob Walsh. John will take a break from scuba diving in his underwater kitchen looking for his … Continue reading

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ILP–CORNY JOKES

I went out to the non-ADA, non-ILP greenhouse yesterday morning and was greeted by 834 brand new friends and neighbors. Ladies and gentlemen Veterans, I’d like  to introduce you to the September class of 2016 Silver Queen. I spotted about … Continue reading

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MEMORIAL DAY 2016–WHERE HAVE YOU GONE JOE DiMAGGIO?

Memorial Day 2016 comes at a time where our great Nation is roiled in extraordinary controversy. With respect to us Veterans and our Alma Mater, the DVA now finds itself armed with all manner of new legislation from Congress to root out dishonesty … Continue reading

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ILP–GENTLEMEN, START YOUR CORNDOGS

Quite possibly, one of my favorite pastimes in spring is getting a leg up on Mother Nature. A greenhouse greatly facilitates this. Finding enough containers means a concerted search for them at my relatives’ business (Sunnycrest Nursery). I plant 800 or … Continue reading

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CAVC–THREATT V. McDONALD-SLOW! EQUITABLE TOLL AHEAD.

Here we have almost the perfect triumvirate of Judges aligned like the stars and one has to spoil it with a bogus “I concur but I’m butthurt about Willie’s due diligence in this matter”. Trust Judge Coral to be the … Continue reading

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VARO–THE CONGRESSIONAL INTERESTS SECTION

Subtly buried in every American VARO across our fruited orchards, is an office set up to deal with inquiries, complaints, and irate congressfolk. In all cases, the invective is one-way coming into the Regional Offices-i.e. Congressmen/women’s VA gopher calls up … Continue reading

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LZ GOLF HOTEL ONE CALLS RED SMOKE-REPEAT-RED SMOKE

Last year, the sprinkler system went into overdrive after a power failure and put the fungus on a lot of my berries. It also rained unmercifully. This year, I wisely turned it off and Mother Nature promptly followed suit. In … Continue reading

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THE RAINBOW COLORS OF FALLOUT FROM DEFOLIANTS

While I cannot say I’ve seen Agents Green, Purple or Pink, in a barrel or out, I have seen Agents Orange, Blue and White (Tordon 101)-both falling from the sky and in drums. Fifty gallon drums are hard to miss. … Continue reading

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HADIT.COM RADIO SHOW TODAY– BOOKNOTES YOU NEED

I received this update on VBSM VBMS technique recently from Hugh Cox, one of the older premiere VA attorneys still standing. He cofounded NOVA in 1992 with several other prominent law dogs. These talismans are required now because we are … Continue reading

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