Tag Archives: Veterans Benefits

PROBLEMS IN PARADISE

I have a wonderful schedule I follow by rote every year where harvests are concerned. I plan my life around it to have enough time to accomplish each facet before being overwhelmed by the next. Imagine my surprise to discover … Continue reading

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SILVER QUEEN DAY

For two years running, members Leigh and Paul, long-suffering claimants of the VA, have sent me corn to plant. As I’m a sucker for new flavors, I tried to gin up about six last year with disastrous results. It seems … Continue reading

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SECOND QTR 2014 BVA DECISIONS ARE OUT

The BVA has just released their second batch of decisions for 2014. There are very interesting reads in the Hepatitis C decisions. Please review them if you have pending claims as they will give you great insight into the latest denial … Continue reading

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FOOTLOCKER–JULY 4TH, 1972

Long ago, on the 16th of May 1972, I returned from the land of the PACEX catalogue. After a short sojourn on leave in Alexandria, Virginia to visit my mother, I reported to Edwards AFB for my new assignment. I … Continue reading

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CLASS OF 2014

We have come a long way from bathing Buckwheat Junior in the kitchen sink to this day. I apologize for not writing for the longest period since I began this blog but the exigencies of both graduating him and getting … Continue reading

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Footlocker Beginnings.

Back in the beginning when I arrived in SEA, I saw the need for a weapon up country that actually worked as advertised. The .45 ACPs could do this but, as with all semi-autos, they became a casualty of red … Continue reading

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LETTUCE DEPRESSION

I am sure you, my fellow Veterans, are aware of this phenomenon by now. If not, forewarned is forearmed. We have all read of the large numbers of Veterans returning from the latest wars with horrible cases of depression stemming … Continue reading

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CAVC– KATH v. SHINSEKI–NO RETROSPECTIVE EXAMS

Richard P. Kath filed for hep in 1978. As with most of us, he didn’t know the program and received a denial slip. He didn’t appeal, but it appears he refiled in 1980. He got the same treatment  from what … Continue reading

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CAVC–DRAGNET–JUST THE FACTS, MA’M

Sometimes you can catch a break. A good example in Vetsworld is when you arrive at the Court. I capitalize Court because it’s our Supreme Court of sorts. The BVA is not a court. It is a more erudite appellate … Continue reading

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BVA– SP-SP-SPECULATIVE, YOUR HONOR!

Senator Harry Byrd of West Virginia used to inveigh in the Senate when filibustering with a well-known rejoinder-“WRONG! WRONG! WRONG!” (capitalized merely to enunciate his vigor voicing it). Where are you now when we need you, Harry? This horrible piece … Continue reading

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