Tag Archives: VA backlog

HIDDEN VALLEY OR NOT IT!

Posted on December 15, 2012 by asknod

In the ages old game of Not It!, the last person tagged is “it” until he/she can tag someone anew and shout the same. Take that to an adult level and you have government. South Dakota Squidley writes me with … Continue reading →

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SENATE TELLS vA TO GET WITH IT IN 2013

Posted on December 12, 2012 by asknod

Well, here we go again. The Senate is now getting in the act and telling vA that they are running out of patience and expect some results as the Texas Veterans Commission (TVA) suggests.  This is becoming comical. Congress shouts and vA … Continue reading →

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vA–WHERE TO START IN THE PAPER JUNGLE?

Posted on December 12, 2012 by asknod

Here is a sobering assessment of where we’re headed- and where we’re not so headed-soon. As we all know, soon is also a vA euphemism for whatever “is” is at the time. “Sooner or later” actually was discovered to have been coined … Continue reading →

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CONGRESS SAYS “TRUCE IS OVER”

Posted on November 28, 2012 by asknod

Just in from Squidley. This is priceless. After getting the proverbial bitchslap for ten years and throwing down the gauntlet repeatedly, Congress is shocked that VA has not come clean. Why should they when they feel they have diplomatic immunity? Hell, they … Continue reading →

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BVA–CUSTER’S LAST STAND

Posted on November 28, 2012 by asknod

Dang. And I thought they were dragging their feet on my claim. Check this out. Major Reno’s great grandson files for Hep C in 1995. This assumes they didn’t take more than a year to deny from filing date. And … Continue reading →

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VA’S FISCAL CLIFF–EOUIJA?

Posted on November 26, 2012 by asknod

The 1989 VJRA Fiscal cliff for VA is well known. It had become so clannish and dysfunctional as to be rife with delays. Sound familiar? As the CAVC became entrenched and the delays grew anew, VA promised to expedite, hire more … Continue reading →

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By the numbers: NCVAS

Posted on November 17, 2012 by joeaveragevet

Where does all the VA’s money go?  The VA likes to tell the public it goes “for Veterans” but does it really? The VA loves to keep “its numbers” under wraps.   I don’t think they like to answer “hard … Continue reading →

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SCOTUS: VA takes 573 days for what should take 2.6 hours!

Posted on September 26, 2012 by joeaveragevet

This was not “plucked from Air” but rather, from a Writ of Cert to SCOTUS.   The Veterans for Common Sense (VCS)  and Veterans United for Truth  have petitioned the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) for a  Writ of … Continue reading →

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VA BLOGS–TRYING TO CHANGE PERCEPTIONS

Posted on September 16, 2012 by asknod

I admire the vA for many things. They control the vertical and the horizontal of our claims. They are the only game in town and can pretty much do as they please. As long as they pay lip service to … Continue reading →

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MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS NOWHERE ON THE HORIZON

Posted on September 8, 2012 by asknod

Five long months ago we were assured that the mental health dilemma was all but over. Sixteen hundred new mental health workers were in the hiring pipeline and would be coming online after suitable training. Not. Today I find in … Continue reading →

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