Tag Archives: Service Connection

CAVC–BIRTH OF A WRIT-ACT III SCENE 5-YOU CAN’T HIDE YOUR LYING EYES

Shoooooooooooooooooooooo,doggies. What tangled webs we weave. This one’s a daisy. VA has mailed out the most convoluted SSOC some of you will ever read. We read of politicians and their minions gerrymandering congressional districts to encompass a more friendly constituency, … Continue reading →

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Semper Paratus

Semper Paratus  “Always Ready.” Who doesn’t love the Coast Guard?  In Southeastern Connecticut, The Navy “owns” Groton; The Coast Guard Academy “owns” New London.  When we lived in the area, catching sight of a submarine traveling on the Thames River … Continue reading →

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1970 POW/MIA Flag and Motto: You Are Not Forgotton

The logo, a stark black profile of a captive soldier in silhouette against a white background showing a guard tower and wire fence, and its motto, “You are not forgotten,” has been a creative and spiritual inspiration to all Americans, illustrators, artists, … Continue reading →

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CAVC–BIRTH OF A WRIT-ACT III SCENE 4-WELL I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE

Being a stand up legal guy and wanting to get this anally co-rect, I glossed over the Groves v. McDonald Extraordinary Writ from Hell. There I noticed several filings stating  RECEIVED: Petitioner’s Mot to Advise Court of RO Activity (MVL)  … Continue reading →

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CAVC–BIRTH OF A WRIT-ACT III, SCENE 3- TWO TICKETS TO PARADISE?

I got the BBE or big brown envelope as they say over at Hadit.com yesterday.  From all outward appearances, it looked like VA had chieu hoi’d and granted my heart’s desire- the Special Monthly Compensation “S” all the way back … Continue reading →

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CAVC–BIRTH OF A WRIT-ACT III SCENE 1- THE EBENNIES MAD SCRAMBLE

In dealing with the VA over the years, I have found certain footprints in the concrete as VA begins the inevitable slide into home base. One, most apparent, is the beginnings of life at the eBenefits site. This usually entails … Continue reading →

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INSPIRATIONAL VETERANS MOMENTS

Sent to me by Trooper Tombo of the Oooh-rah platoon. Great stuff. But then everything Tombo sends us is great stuff.                 This statue currently stands outside the Iraqi palace, now home to … Continue reading →

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What the heck is a kiedove?

It’s a word I made up–a simple anagram–from Dovekie (also Little Auk), an Arctic sea bird I’ve never had the pleasure to see in the feather. The happy, beautiful Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) describes them:  Little auks float on the waves … Continue reading →

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Death certificates and HCV underreporting

Subject: Death certificates. Yuck. But here goes anyway. According to two national (non-VA) studies, death comes calling more often in the guise of HCV than death certificates reflect. And the conclusions drawn from them must have those in government unnerved. … Continue reading →

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WOWSERUPDATE–ALL KINDS OF NEWS

Yes siree/madamee. Take your pick. We have news from our esteemed and unidentified Vermin Lane correspondents that the BVA has created what can only be described as a vacuum in VA space- a nether region where all VBMS-generated claims were … Continue reading →

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