Tag Archives: Veterans claims help

CDC–TIME FOR YOUR CHECKUP, BOOMERS

Posted on August 16, 2012 by asknod

In a surprising announcement which I just discovered on my facenovel from Pen Lutt Astronutt, the CDC has decided it’s time for a Boomer physical to see how we fared all these years vis a vis HCV. Yes, they are … Continue reading →

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VETERANS MEMORIAL MUSEUM–CHEHALIS, WA.

Posted on August 16, 2012 by asknod

In a rare moment of spare time, I opted to make a one and a half hour run south from Gig Harbor, Washington to Chehalis to the Veterans Museum. It was well worth the journey. These ladies and gentlemen, and … Continue reading →

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FROM MY FACEBOOK

Posted on August 15, 2012 by asknod

I was sent a private message from one of our illustrious  English”VFW”s abroad in Britain (name withheld to protect contributor Rory and Post 9 of the Falmouth Welsh Guard Vets). Apparently some of the recent returnees of the Afghan “Stripes … Continue reading →

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Breaking the cycle of Severe VA Claims Folder Hoarding (SVCFH)

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Laura

“Severe hoarding disorder and disorganization among VA administrators and employees are a black-eye for the agency. We need to do a better job keeping these employees  focused so they aren’t a danger to themselves,” said Ernest Ernest., a Winston-Salem Veteran … Continue reading →

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vA–GSA HAS NOTHING ON US

Posted on August 14, 2012 by asknod

This just in from Houston and the ever-watchful eye of WGM. In all fairness, he spotted it on Ben’s Blog so we must be honest. In a show of one-upsmanship, the vA transported 1800 of its employees to the Marriott World Center for … Continue reading →

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MUST HAVE BASS-FISHING BOATS.

Posted on August 14, 2012 by asknod

Cupcake bought this Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse for me for bass fishing, It’s nice because it has a very shallow draft for close-in-to-shore casts. The rubber bumpers are permanently installed below the waterline to make sure you don’t damage the … Continue reading →

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“Changes” at the VA? Wrong Message

Posted on August 14, 2012 by joeaveragevet

In 2008, in the wake of Shreddergate 1, one of the managers at the Cleveland Regional Office was inexplicably “promoted” to VACO.    Of course, the vAOIG “took action” and the ROs immediately stopped shredding evidence AND stopped doing shredder bin … Continue reading →

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HHVETS BACK IN THE NEWS

Posted on August 14, 2012 by asknod

Help Hospitalized Vets (occasionally), Inc. is back in the news. They were caught buying each other private golf club memberships to the tune of $80 K  back in 2008. That was just the tip of the iceberg apparently. They hauled … Continue reading →

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HCV AND ANTIBIOTICS

Posted on August 14, 2012 by asknod

And we thought that NSAIDs and Tylenol were our only enemies. Newsflash. The list of nasties seems to grow longer every day. I spotted this from LIVER GUY on my facebook page. I friended him because anyone with a name … Continue reading →

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VARO–KEEPING YOUR HAND IN

Posted on August 13, 2012 by asknod

One thing you need to know when doing claims, is to keep them on the ropes. Just because your appeals are up at the CAVC, this doesn’t preclude a filing for some error you’ve spotted or a secondary illness that … Continue reading →

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