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 In the beginning, we had such high hopes… DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS CLEVELAND REGIONAL OFFICE  Tiger Team Remand Unit P.O. Box 998020 Cleveland, Ohio 44199-8020 Rating Decision August 5, 2003 INTRODUCTION The records reflect that the veteran served during the … Continue reading →

2008’s first Jet gun win. It’s a very narrow ruling. It was very well presented. The Veteran( a woman) was very articulate and the Board Member, VLJ Shane Durkin described it thus: ” The Board finds her a credible witness”. … Continue reading →

The operable words are always” as likely as not” or something similar. When you win, it really makes no difference except to those of you VETS who are still on the other side of the Creek with defective paddles. Every … Continue reading →

Here’s a decision that grants the Vet SC for Hepatitis with nothing more than jetguns as a risk factor. You say: Hey! All well and good. Then the Idiots at Military Order of the Purple Heart(MOPH) don’t take the next … Continue reading →

This was handed to me by our Fearless Leader Harry. Ask Nod is a group enterprise and everyone is encouraged to submit helpful info. Harry is perennially up to the task in that regard. He pointed out that those helpful … Continue reading →

Read them and weep. Decision is brand new. Its dated 2008 but that is a typo. Just posted to the BVA site this month. It’s in with the 2008 decisions as they haven’t started a 2009 search category. http://www.va.gov/vetapp08/Files5/0841645.txt You … Continue reading →

This is another “You win because nobody really remembered to get a good anti-nexus together to rebut you”. The Vet didn’t have any Bozo no-no stuff to point at, so they gave him a pass. Is this the BVA decision making process … Continue reading →

Yep. Here’s another one of those “Well, it probably was jetguns, but we can’t say that so we’ll call it tattoos”. One thing they didn’t blame it on (but tried) was a DUI. Yes, gentle reader, you read that right. … Continue reading →