Category Archives: vA news

NEW NOD FORM 21-0958 FROM VA

Posted on May 16, 2013 by

So new they haven’t come out with a .pdf fill outable one yet. Yes siree, Bob. They are getting this down to a science. No more will we send in a 21-4138 and have them misconstrue it as a reopen … Continue reading →

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NEW WEBSITE FOR REAL VA DATA

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

I’m sure we’ve all read the pablum supplied to us by Under Secretary for Benefits Allison “Wonderland” Hickey and her PR flacks regarding the backlog. Aaron Glantz of the Center for Investigative Reporting has assembled a fancy tool for determining … Continue reading →

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HOW DO YOU FIX IT? MO’ MONEY, HONEY.

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

Member Shawn emailed me this one. Priceless. How do you fix an intractable backlog that refuses to be tamed? Universal approval now with an audit later? No way, Jose. Mo’ money  for them suckers. About $27 billion more to be more precise. … Continue reading →

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COLLISION WITH COLLUSION

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

Member Loyal sends us this one. It’s ugly. I tacked on a comment at the bottom of the article that sums up my feelings on the subject. It reminds me of the second stanza of the old Buffalo Springfield tune … Continue reading →

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CHECK YOUR VOICE MAIL GREETING

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

This just in from member JM. My God. What next? A VA PCP calls your house (like that’s ever going to happen) and decides your voice mail message is “queer”. This leads him to a)call the local police and b) … Continue reading →

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HERE’S ONE FOR YOU-NINETEEN FOR ME

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

Here’s an interesting article from member Shawn that bears reading and passing on. Please excuse the political drama at the end. We have yet to get any administration “behind” us and our problems-ever. Face it, immigration and free medical-for-all are going … Continue reading →

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FALLOUT FROM ORLANDO

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

After reading the writing on the wall and knowing what the new personnel progress report was going to say, Chief of Karaoke John Gingrich reluctantly threw in the towel and announced his intention to fall on his sword for the good of … Continue reading →

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WHISTLE-BLOWING IN MISSISSIPPI

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

That’s funny. I still sing Bobby Gentry’s song when I spell that. Works every time,too.Frank the syrup guy sends us this hair-raiser. Well, it’s only hair-raising until you spot the initials VA, then it becomes just one in a long … Continue reading →

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New medical coding: Out with the old: Amputation; in with new: Detachment

Posted on February 22, 2013 by

Here is a change veterans should be aware of:  The VHA, like all health care stakeholders, is implementing the Tenth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10).  The government-wide conversion deadline is 10/14. The ICD-10 is far larger and … Continue reading →

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VA GUN SCARE– IT’S A CONSPIRACY

Posted on February 22, 2013 by

Every time I get one of these in the mail, I immediately digest the entire website to make sure I’m not being inveigled into promoting some goofball “Holes in the Poles” theory about where the aliens park all their spaceships … Continue reading →

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