Tag Archives: Veterans Benefits

VA ILP– THE SECRET HANDSHAKE

Posted on June 3, 2014 by asknod

For five days I have sat, picked berries, contemplated my navel and wondered how I could apologize to all of you for being so incredibly dense. Cupcake says I’m oblivious to my surroundings yet I see many things she doesn’t. … Continue reading →

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Time for humanitarian medical tourism to get Solvaldi?

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Laura

Should the VA collaborate with the DoD to medevac the most seriously ill veterans with HCV to another country on Air Force cargo/hospital planes?  Taxpayers would save an enormous amount of money if so. This would also be a great … Continue reading →

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VASEC FALLS ON HIS SWORD–WE LOSE

Posted on May 30, 2014 by asknod

Unfortunately, General Eric Shinseki has chosen the least controversial exit of all. Rather than stand and fight the endemic corruption the VA is awash in, he has opted for resignation. We are the losers and I say this with great … Continue reading →

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CAVC– STRONG V. SHINSEKI–WE HAVE ALL BEEN HERE BEFORE

Posted on May 29, 2014 by asknod

My sincere apologies to Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young for bogarting the Déjà Vu.  It seems no matter how many times we go through this process, the BVA seems inclined to come up with the same tired excuses for their denials. … Continue reading →

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POGO–THE VA WHISTLEBLOWER WEBSITE

Posted on May 27, 2014 by asknod

Roger that, folks. Finally a go-to number/website/email to report perfidy. How cool is that? I thought we’d reached the nadir of communications when they came out with 1-800 -Santa Claus. Press 1 for nice and 2 for naughty.  I played … Continue reading →

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VA CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION– BODYGATE in LA

Posted on May 25, 2014 by asknod

In what has now euphemistically been named VA Bodygate, the last major VA subagency has now been indicted. In what is becoming a ‘he said/she said’, the LA County Coroner’s Office is steadfastly sticking with their side of the story … Continue reading →

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VA ORGANIZATION CHART REVEALED

Posted on May 25, 2014 by asknod

This just in from Vermont.  Member Frank of syrup fame who still has irons in the BVA fire, was able to excavate this rare document from Senator Bernie Sanders’ garbage can out at the curb last Friday. While we frown … Continue reading →

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VA ACQUIESCES TO PRIVATE CARE–FINALLY

Posted on May 24, 2014 by asknod

 This just in… In an obvious ploy to deflect criticism away from the Phoenix VAMC debacle and the new ones popping up like mole hills across the fruited plain,  VA Secretary Shinseki got permission from Hizzonner to let us plebeians … Continue reading →

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MEMORIAL DAY–2014

Posted on May 24, 2014 by asknod

A weekend so rich in the history of America’s former military members threatens to be engulfed in a fiasco-the making of which is so shocking as to defy comprehension. A Government Agency specifically designed to give America’s Sons of War … Continue reading →

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VAOIG–WHERE’S THE BEEF?

Posted on May 22, 2014 by asknod

I searched and searched and couldn’t find anything about scheduling snafus and Veterans dieing in South Carolina. Seems there ought to be a column that says “# Vets who died awaiting appointments”. Unless, we mention the C-word. The dreaded conspiracy … Continue reading →

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