Tag Archives: Service Connection

VARO–FROM SMC L TO R2 AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT

Posted on May 5, 2016 by asknod

  FROM THE CORREGIDOR MEMORIAL VARO IN MANILA PHILIPPINES No, it wasn’t R2D2. No droids  or hyperdrive motivators were involved. Some may recall Kevin contacted me back in February 2015 with a passel of ratings questions and an equal number of screwed … Continue reading →

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WHERE IN SAM HILL WAS I IN 1970?

Posted on May 3, 2016 by asknod

I found this site many years ago when trying to figure out where I got the silver BB that rainy monsoon September morning during Operation Leapfrog/Forward Thrust. Truth be told, I can’t say where it (the internet site) was but … Continue reading →

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WELCOME HOME, MARK AND EUDITH

Posted on May 1, 2016 by asknod

I wish to welcome back my old friend and neighbor and his new wife. There can be joy in Mudville now with the advent of the new Direct Acting Antiviral (DAA) drugs to combat Hep C.  We had so little … Continue reading →

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CALL ME BOB– BUT DON’T CALL ME

Posted on May 1, 2016 by asknod

I rest my case. Remember, I too reached out to “Bob” last fall. I never did get to talk to him but I got his email and opted for that route. He pawned me off on Seattle’s DRO Cheryll-Anne Mackey-Rivas (note … Continue reading →

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THE SEARCH CONTINUES

Posted on April 29, 2016 by asknod

I apologize for not posting this sooner. I wish to thank all those who have sent me get well reminders. After five days in the hospital, even less is apparent about what has happened. After my Tuesday morning rush to … Continue reading →

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IHD–ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST

Posted on April 25, 2016 by asknod

Who woulda thunk it? I’m immortal or so I thought. Saturday morning at 0400 I woke up and discovered I couldn’t breathe. Imagine being under water for several minutes and struggling to reach the surface to take a large, overdue … Continue reading →

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HADIT.COM BLOG TALK RADIO SHOW @1600 HRS ON LEFT COAST TODAY

Posted on April 22, 2016 by asknod

Jerrel called me up last night and asked if I wanted to do a show on the new VA shredder scandals. I said Loyal (BroncoVet) would be the go-to Vet to have on as well. Loyal caught them in Dayton … Continue reading →

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BVA–LONG COOL WOMAN IN A BLACK DRESS

Posted on April 21, 2016 by asknod

What could be better than a long cool Veterans Law Judge in a black robe than a red hot Vet’s law dog  on your team named Jeany Mark Esquire. Ms. Mark is one half of the tag team of Lieberman … Continue reading →

Posted in BvA HCV decisions, C&P exams, HCV Risks (documented), IMOs/IMEs, Jetgun BvA Decisions, KP Veterans, Lawyering Up, Nexus Information, VA Attorneys, vARO Decisions, VARO Misfeasance, VBMS Tricks, Veterans Law, VSOs | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

BVA–OPEN MOUTH, SHOOT FOOT

Posted on April 20, 2016 by asknod

FROM THE DAVID KORESH MEMORIAL  VARO IN WHACKO, TEXAS VA examiners, over the decades I have witnessed the phenomenon, have reached conclusions no one else in the medical field could hope to. With perfect aplomb, they make pronouncements that are far … Continue reading →

Posted in BvA HCV decisions, HCV Risks (documented), Jetgun BvA Decisions, Jetgun Claims evidence, KP Veterans, Nexus Information, Tips and Tricks | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

CAVC–GOPAN V SHINSEKI- LINE OF DUTY FOR DUMMIES

Posted on April 16, 2016 by asknod

Over the last eight years I have read law. Lots of it. Line of Duty (LOD) determinations are one of those fuzzy areas where everyone can agree to the same thing for five minutes. Then along comes another LOD appeal … Continue reading →

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