Tag Archives: Vietnam Veterans Claims Help.

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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HOMELESS VETS STILL WAITING IN LINE

Posted on August 13, 2012 by asknod

Member Shawn found this and it makes my skin crawl. This is a quote that should give everyone of us pause. Tragically, every year more than 6,500 Veterans voluntarily surrender their lives … victims of bureaucratic battle fatigue. Their solace … Continue reading →

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HEY– YOU VETS ARE EXPENSIVE!

Posted on August 12, 2012 by asknod

Chew on this article. Boot 1.3 million Vets out of VAMCs and save enough money to fight for 12.9 more days in Afland. What are they smoking down in Foggy Bottom? We should be building more VAMCs everywhere because — … Continue reading →

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THE BIG CHICKEN DINNER–WHAT THEY DON’T TELL YOU

Posted on August 12, 2012 by asknod

Many’s the Vet- and even more so now -with these insane year-in, year-out deployments to combat zones, who comes home  slightly bent. I know. I did and couldn’t figure out why everyone was not on the same page with me. You cannot … Continue reading →

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VA’S DUTY TO ASSIST IN A C&P

Posted on August 12, 2012 by asknod

New Member WYN-WYN poses an interesting question. She had the unfortunate luck to be discharged in 1979 due to injuries sustained in the service. Her Medical Evaluation Board (MEB) assigned her a 10% rating for both knees and diagnosed other … Continue reading →

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THEE PEECTURES, MASTAH, THEE PEECTURES

Posted on August 11, 2012 by asknod

I’ll always remember Herve Villasanchez and his role as Tattoo with Ricardo Montalban. Keidove goosed me into printing just the picture for those of you so jaded as to not venture further than the second or third page of the OIG report. … Continue reading →

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Pass the household bleach?

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Laura

Imagine a lady chopping onions with a sharp knife when she accidentally slices her finger open.  It’s a deep cut.  Her blood has dripped on the cutting board, counter top, and kitchen floor.  After dressing the wound, she calls her … Continue reading →

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WINSTON-SALEM OVERLOAD

Posted on August 10, 2012 by asknod

We can’t make this stuff up. It’s priceless. Problem? What Problem? Oh, you mean the 37,000 C-files stacked up on the file cabinets? Yeah, Bummer, huh? Relax. They’re in alphabetic order-sort of. Or they were last year. Things are a … Continue reading →

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STARDUSTRADIO.COM– FIREBASE ADRIAN

Posted on August 10, 2012 by asknod

Patricia has graciously wrangled me a spot on Stardust Radio‘s Sunday night  1900-2000 hrs EDT edition of Firebase Adrian hosted by Rick Townsend.  I reckon that I’ll be talking about my new book. I think the credit lies in Patricia’s court for … Continue reading →

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WALMART SENIOR GREETER

Posted on August 10, 2012 by asknod

I received this also from Chip. It is a heartwarmer. Charley, a new retiree-greeter at Wal-Mart, just couldn’t seem to get to work on time. Every day he was 5, 10, 15 minutes late. But he was a good worker, … Continue reading →

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