Tag Archives: Vietnam Veterans Claims Help.

THE ILP BIBLE

In keeping with my frequent filer habits and being fearful that those poor souls down to the  Seattle VARO VR&E section have nothing to read in the library, I took pity on them and gave them an opportunity to exercise … Continue reading →

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CAVC–BROCK v. SHINSEKI–BOGUS SMRs

Not satisfied with those 1979 SMRs? What the hell? Write some new ones and run ’em through the copy machine about six times, put them up on the dashboard for some summer sun and submit them. What? vA ain’t buyin’? Heavens to … Continue reading →

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SETTING UP THE KILL ZONE

I answered a member’s comment (bobbie dott) who asked what the “Win or Die” strategy of claims prosecution was. I did him/her(?) a disservice. Allow me to rephrase that. Bobbie, the W/D strategy is a mental concept. I had a … Continue reading →

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VETERANS MUSEUM IN WASHINGTON (STATE)

I took a copy of my book and my RPG-2 down to Chehalis yesterday. I donated both to the museum because they did not have either one. Their collection of Vietnam stuff is rather amazing but the B-40 launcher will … Continue reading →

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ARKHICK50 WINS THE vA LOTTO

Nothing gives me greater pleasure than getting letters (or in this day and age-emails) from you Vets who have fought long and hard for your benefits. Yesterday morning I sat down to find that Arkansas Hick 50 ( I assume … Continue reading →

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vA FALLING BEHIND ON REVAMPING PART 4

This just in from our Houston Correspondent, WGM: Part 4 of 38 CFR concerns itself with what is wrong with us, how much its worth and what we need to qualify. It’s reaching its sixty seventh birthday and is looking … Continue reading →

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CAVC–HUGHES v. SHINSEKI–WHAT HEP?

Here’s another of those Tiger Moms in later life who take up the pro se broom and head to the Court for a clean sweep. Janette has done her homework. In fact, she worked overtime to get all the T’s … Continue reading →

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MAKE IT SO, NUMBER ONE

Would that it were so easy to fix the mental health problems of the vA. Ordering the tide not to come in was just as futile for King Canute. We’ll see how this executive order plays out. I hope for … Continue reading →

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Baltimore VA Vietnam veteran infected

The multi-state David Kwiatkowski  drug diversion/HCV case is complicated.  The Baltimore VA has not released information on the test results of the 168 patients they’ve contacted but we know that one veteran has joined a lawsuit. What’s alarming is that Kwiatkowski … Continue reading →

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FOOTLOCKER– SURVIVAL VEST

Part of the neatsy-keen survival vests they gave us in Laos was a knife pictured below. These were manufactured by the Camillus Cutlery Co. and were indestructible. We also had flourescent orange locator beacons with a strobe light on them … Continue reading →

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