Tag Archives: vA CLAIMS FOR PTSD

Dx?–PTSD

Posted on March 4, 2012 by asknod

Member Paul has decided to let the cat out of the bag. I move his post to the front. This comes as no surprise to me after watching denial get wider than de Mekong. I was a patient of Ellis-Billingsley … Continue reading →

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PTSD vs. Personality Disorders

Posted on March 4, 2012 by asknod

All this talk of PTSD in the news brings back old memories of returning to the World in 72. Since there was no PTSD prior to 1981, we all suffered from a plethora of “issues” when we came home. There … Continue reading →

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Madigan Forensic Shrink Quits

Posted on March 3, 2012 by asknod

In a delayed announcement, one of the remaining forensic psychiatrists from the Madigan PTSD Clinic imbroglio has decided to throw in the towel. Dr. Juliana Ellis-Billingsley handed out a press release Feb. 23- “I find that I can no longer work … Continue reading →

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OMERTÀ–PART TROIS

Posted on February 23, 2012 by asknod

In what can only be considered record time, the Army’s cranial sufficiency experts determined the fate of the souls shanghaied off in the night to Walter Reed. Of the 14 unfortunates, six were indeed found to be documented cases of … Continue reading →

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PTSD–What does the future portend?

Posted on February 22, 2012 by asknod

For entertainment purposes only. No cookies. No attachments. No data mining. You can even vote Chicago style-early and often-and you don’t even have to be dead. I trusted you when you carried a 16 and hand grenades. Why wouldn’t I … Continue reading →

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OMERTÀ– PART DEUX

Posted on February 22, 2012 by asknod

The newspapers this morning updated the fallout from my earlier post on the PTSD brouhaha at Joint Base Lewis McChord. https://asknod.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/what-happened-to-omerta/ Much like a chain collision in the fog on the freeway, the Army is busy sweeping up the loose … Continue reading →

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VA-BEST PRACTICES MANUAL FOR PTSD C&P

Posted on February 14, 2012 by asknod

I guess all of you’d like to have a peak at the exam you have to go through for PTSD. This is now de rigueur at the VA. No more private doctors cum hunting buddies writing up their nonsense nexus … Continue reading →

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WHAT HAPPENED TO OMERTÀ?

Posted on February 8, 2012 by asknod

Omertà. The noun evokes images of Sicilian Mafia henchmen killing their own in an effort to protect themselves against informers. For centuries it was employed to keep the rabble in line. A sure promise of death if you talked to … Continue reading →

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NOVA INC. vs. SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Posted on January 21, 2012 by asknod

TAKE YOUR PROTEIN PILL AND PUT YOUR HELMET ON The National Organization of Veterans Advocates et al versus Secretary of Veterans Affairs was issued yesterday. It went up on the rocks just as the Costa Concordia last week . I … Continue reading →

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