Tag Archives: vA CLAIMS FOR PTSD

ILP–I CANE NA GIVE YEH NO MORAH, CAP’N

I’m sure that at one time or another in our foggy, golden pasts during that disagreeable, humid hot spell in the South Pacific we endured for a year (or more), we all overheard Scotty tell Kirk more than once the … Continue reading

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HADIT.COM RADIO SHOW THURSDAY EVENING AT 1900 HRS EASTERN

One thing about getting over the immediate symptoms of  heart failure (I hope) means  Jerrel and John are going to call and tell me it’s time for another show. I seem to break glass no matter what I do or … Continue reading

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

  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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CAVC–GOPAN V SHINSEKI- LINE OF DUTY FOR DUMMIES

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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OUR OLD FRIEND THE 12.7 DsHk

I can remember flying into  Laotian valleys and suddenly hearing one of these bad boys going off over the sound of our engine. A 12.7 mm DsHk shakes the world only slightly less than a 37 mm. AA gun. They … Continue reading

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BVA–THE NEW PRESUMPTIVES FROM CAMP OF THE YOUNG

From the Al Unser Memorial Fort Fumble in Albuquerque, New Mexico: Camp Le Jeune, if spelled correctly, is French as most know. By rights, when named, it would have been more appropriate to call it Camp pour le jeune fils … Continue reading

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UTUBE MEETS PHOTOSHOP AND WE WIN

This is priceless. If Kiedove is going to jump in with a political theme, I promise I will only offer suitable entertainment that is G-rated to counterbalance her thrust. Imagine the effort involved to create this and you have to compliment … Continue reading

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TOP-SHEETING HITS QTC ON AO CLAIMS

Great. Just what we needed when Vietnam Vets are falling like flies. This is akin to hurry up and pre-deny boots on the ground folks-not to mention Korea/Anderson Is. and any bases stateside. It never ceases to amaze me what … Continue reading

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PTSD–IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD

Read this if you ever had any doubts about the C&P Examiners who are independent and open-minded with no preconceived notion of a Veteran having (or not having) a psychiatric disorder that is compensable. http://myvaeducation.loudunskeptic.com/?view=mosaic

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I’M APOLITICAL, BUT JUST SAYIN’…

I do not condone any candidate. I refuse to be political because they are all cut from the same bolt of cloth. But… you do have to admit this is the stuff that wins votes. It’s like kissing babies  and … Continue reading

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