Tag Archives: Veterans Benefits

ANDREWS v. McDONOUGH–THE NORM GILBERT REDUX

Posted on March 27, 2022 by asknod

Last summer, I had a lot of irons in the fire. Funerals to attend and briefs to prepare for fifty year-old §3.156(c) claims. One thing I regret is when I cannot write for the blog as in days of old. … Continue reading →

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BVA–AAAAAAAAll Aboard

Posted on March 24, 2022 by asknod

A funny thing happened on the way to the Forum barn to feed the horses last October. A former SEAL called me up and asked for representation. Seems he was qualifying for BUDS back in 1974 after his RVN tour … Continue reading →

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MARCH 29? WHO DREAMED THIS DATE UP? VA?

Posted on March 15, 2022 by asknod

I was going to write about this several years ago and it promptly escaped my ADHD -addled head. Jez, I gotta get one of those little pocket-sized Joe Friday/Dragnet spiral notebooks and carry it around with me. Just the facks, … Continue reading →

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THE VA’S IMO SH*TLIST

Posted on March 2, 2022 by asknod

Bad Docs. Bad Docs. Bad Docs. Whacha gonna do when they screw with you? Love that show but it’s waaaaaaaay too politically incorrect to admit to watching now. What’s the opposite of woke? Asleep? It’s probably above my paygrade so … Continue reading →

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§5104(b)–WHAT’S IN YOUR RD?

Posted on February 24, 2022 by asknod

February 22. In Bent Brain land, the folks in white coats call it a trigger or precipitator of depression. You watch that date approach inexorably every year and dread its arrival. After two weeks in a horrible funk, you crawl … Continue reading →

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PART IV VASRD–ELIMINATING PESKY DCs

Posted on February 17, 2022 by asknod

Well, pilgrims. We talked about this possibility several years ago when our Overlords of Munificence brought up the idea of giving TDIU a haircut after 65 years of age. I mean What the hell? Dude, you’re getting SSA by then… … Continue reading →

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CAVC– Barry v. Denis the Menace

Posted on February 7, 2022 by asknod

Long have we waited for some guidance on this subject. The quandary was, and still is, simple…and ageless. Reading §3.350(f)(3) or, arguendo, (f)(4), is it open to conjecture as to whether a half-step and/or a whole step increase in SMC … Continue reading →

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HADIT.COM RADIO SHOW- THURSDAY 2/3/22

Posted on February 1, 2022 by asknod

Can you imagine ol’ Punxsutawney Phil crawin’ out of wherever he crawled into (last Fall) tomorrow and seeing this Global Warming ‘event’ across Pennsylvania’s fruited plains? I doubt he’d make it past his front door. It’s probably about 4 feet … Continue reading →

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VA C&P EXAMS–THE NEUROLOGIST FROM HELL

Posted on January 30, 2022 by asknod

Right. I’ll take c&p exams for a million dollars, Alex. The answer is… “Dr. JD  of the American Lake VAMC”.  What is an “illegitimate IMO”?  Correct, Johnny Vet.  Boy howdy, in all my days doing this, and they’re beginning to … Continue reading →

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BVA–I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW

Posted on January 23, 2022 by asknod

Once upon a time, we had the Legacy system of litigation. It worked fine from about 1960 on until some gomer decided it was broken around 2016. Enter Congress and the “Big Six” VSOs. Ruh-oh, Rorge. Any time somebody in … Continue reading →

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