Tag Archives: VA NEXUS LETTERS

§3.156(c)-THE ENIGMA OF HOW TO GET IT

Posted on June 25, 2021 by asknod

Greetings, fellow Veterans and Veteranettes alike. Since I’m still undergoing training on the proper use of pronouns, I’ll err on the side of political correctness and use “you”-e.g. Thank you for your service to America. I think that’s still permitted … Continue reading →

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MAKING YOUR IMO COUNT

Posted on November 8, 2020 by asknod

Lordy. After twenty five years, you would think everybody got the email/text on Caluza v. Brown (1995) including its numerous progeny. Once again, I greet yet another fellow traveler of the treadmill on the VA’s Wheel of Sorrow. Whether it … Continue reading →

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FORT FUMBLE ARKANSAS–DRIVIN’ THAT TRAIN…HIGH ON NO BRAINS

Posted on April 10, 2020 by asknod

Lord almighty. I have seen some screwed up stuff in my day but I cannot for the life of me figure out what they put in the water cooler at the No.Little Rock Veterans Service Center. By now, it’s like … Continue reading →

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BVA–MAMA’S LITTLE BABY LOVES SHORTNIN’ BREAD

Posted on March 6, 2020 by asknod

My daddy the Fighter Pilot used to sing me to sleep with that ditty in Albany Georgia back in the early fifties. We lived near Turner AFB at 1705 12th Ave. HEmlock 6-2613 just up the hill from Slappey Blvd. … Continue reading →

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VBA PORTLAND–YOU KNOW IT DON’T COME EASY

Posted on December 29, 2019 by asknod

Ringo Starr didn’t do many songs but he nailed this one. My Vet Bob, who used to be my neighbor, finally nailed his PTSD claim, too. It was a great Christmas present over two years in the making. Thank goodness … Continue reading →

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HADIT.COM RADIO SHOW–HOW THE NEW AMA DISENFRANCHISES YOU

Posted on June 6, 2019 by asknod

Yes, folks. The above headline is true. Remember the old “well-grounded claim” we were required to submit before the 2001 passage of the VCAA? No evidence was equal to no dice prior to that passage. What happened if your records … Continue reading →

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BVA- HCV WIN–DR. BENNET CECIL STRIKES AGAIN

Posted on January 13, 2019 by asknod

I’ve talked with and used Dr. Cecil for many years now. He has been of immeasurable help in getting my Veterans service connected for Hep. C. Here, again, he proves his worth and comes through-not once, but twice- in ensuring … Continue reading →

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Camp Lejeune–private doctors are unaware

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Laura

My old Marine got the poison-toxins double-whammy during his military  service–Agent Orange and at Camp Lejeune . We know AO has caused damage;  CL has been on our radar due to posts on Asknod, various news reports and the registry. … Continue reading →

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Prominent NYU nephrologist takes an interest in Agent Orange (AO)

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Laura

The FASEB Journal, 1 April, 2014   April 1, 2014  https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.14-0402ufm  Publisher:  Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology  (The photo below is from a different interesting project.) Dr. Jerome Lowenstein wrote a well-rounded essay, Agent Orange and Heart Disease: Is There a Connection? (LINK to … Continue reading →

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VA NEXUS LETTERS–FINALLY A GO-TO SOURCE?

Posted on January 10, 2017 by asknod

Thank you to Jennifer for this one. I had not heard of it. This is why Vets need each other as a close-support network. Veterans Lawyers’ and NOVA should put this in the rolodex. https://www.vetcompandpen.com/   P.S. And, of course … Continue reading →

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