Tag Archives: VARO Information

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Posted on April 14, 2012 by asknod

I’m sure you’re all familiar with that instructional bit of wisdom. Now supplant VASEC (the VA Secretary) as the young boy and VA’s interminable backlog as the putative wolf.  Our “boy” keeps  crying that the backlog will subside like the … Continue reading →

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BRAINWASHING-VA STYLE

Posted on April 12, 2012 by asknod

I read this this morning and blew coffee through my nose. Then I read through the comments. Nine comments document what I write about to a T and every tenth one looks like it was ghost-written by a VA employee.  The comments … Continue reading →

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Squidly’s HCV SSOC

Posted on April 8, 2012 by asknod

Squid sent this over today. My, what a fine piece of judicial work. Although Squidly was waiting for his nexus letter to arrive, I counseled him to get this on the road to D.C. via a Board hearing. We both … Continue reading →

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Squidley’s RO Rating

Posted on April 1, 2012 by asknod

Now that Squidlyone has partially prevailed at the VARO without having to go to D.C., let’s take a peak under the curtain and see what’s up. As we all know, vA usually goes through the motions of telling you what … Continue reading →

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VARO–SQUIDLY DOES SIOUX FALLS

Posted on March 30, 2012 by asknod

Everyone needs some sunshine on Friday and so we are glad to announce that member SquidlyOne, who has been hard at it for years, finally got another piece of the vA pie today. Squdly, for the uninitiated, has been up … Continue reading →

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Old Growth Spinach and the AMC

Posted on March 21, 2012 by asknod

Old growth spinach. You know you have old growth spinach if you have to use climbing spikes, a belt and a small chainsaw to cut it. I planted this stuff in November and all it did was fester. Now its … Continue reading →

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VAROs–WHO DID MY CLAIM?

Posted on February 11, 2012 by asknod

Above, under the Battle for Saigon medal,  is a new category. For those of you who had  or are currently having a claim done by the VA, you can peruse the VARO’s employee lists for the specific VARO and find … Continue reading →

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