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2009
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #75 for 2009
(11-19-09)
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #74 for 2009
(11-17-09)
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #73 for 2009
(11-12-09)
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #72 for 2009
(11-10-09)
VA'S NEW PATERNALISM:
THE FATHER-FIGURE WE DIDN'T WANT
(11-09-09)
VA attorneys don't want veterans to
have attorneys. But, Veterans' Advocate
Jim Strickland punches holes in their claim of a "New
Paternalism" at the VA.
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #71 for 2009
(11-05-09)
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #70 for 2009
(11-03-09)
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #69 for 2009
(10-29-09)
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #68 for 2009
(10-27-09)
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #67 for 2009
(10-22-09)
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #66 for 2009
(10-20-09)
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #65 for 2009
(10-15-09)
WHAT VA DOCTORS TALK
ABOUT WHEN THEY TALK TO EACH OTHER
(10-13-09)
Veterans' Advocate Jim Strickland "eavesdrops" on a VA
physicians' bulletin board.
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #64 for 2009
(10-08-09)
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #63 for 2009
(10-06-09)
JIM STRICKLAND'S "A to
Z GUIDE OF VETERANS DISABILITY COMPENSATION
BENEFITS"
(10-05-09)
Veterans' Advocate Jim Strickland
launches the most
authoritative and easy-to-use guide to a successful VA claim.
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #62 for 2009
(10-01-09)
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #61 for 2009
(09-29-09)
UPDATE: ATOMIC VETERAN'S WIDOW WINS CLAIM -- CASE CLOSED
(09-25-09)
"Until there is change in the very
ethos of this giant, dysfunctional machine,
veterans will continue to fight them in every way possible."
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #60 for 2009
(09-24-09)
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #59 for 2009
(09-22-09)
THE ATOMIC VETERAN'S
WIDOW AND HER CLAIM
(09-17-09)
Veterans' Advocate
Jim Strickland examines a VA claim decision you just won't
believe.
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #58 for 2009
(09-15-09)
IS VA'S SUICIDE
PREVENTION EMAIL ANTI-GUN?
(09-14-09)
Email sent to VA's Central Texas users raises concerns about
anti-gun message. Veterans' Advocate Jim Strickland explains.
STUDY: VA CARE COSTS
33% MORE THAN PRIVATE SECTOR CARE
(09-14-09)
Veterans' Advocate Jim Strickland looks at study by Dr. William
Weeks of the
Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice.
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #57 for 2009
(09-10-09)
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #56 for 2009
(09-08-09)
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #55 for 2009
(09-03-09)
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #54 for 2009
(09-01-09)
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #53 for 2009
(08-25-09)
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #52 for 2009
(08-20-09)
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #51 for 2009
(08-18-09)
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #50 for 2009
(08-13-09)
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #49 for 2009
(08-11-09)
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #48 for 2009
(08-06-09)
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #47 for 2009
(08-04-09)
THE DISENCHANTED
PATRIOT
(08-03-09)
Veterans' Advocate Jim Strickland:
"Your VA
only wants you to believe the colorful propaganda produced by
the Public Affairs Department."
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #46 for 2009
(07-29-09)
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #45 for 2009
(07-23-09)
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #44 for 2009
(07-21-09)
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #43 for 2009
(07-16-09)
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #42 for 2009
(07-14-09)
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #41 for 2009
(07-02-09)
THE VA CLAIMS BACKLOG
EXPLAINED
(07-01-09)
Veterans' Advocate Jim Strickland
asks: Was the VBA even looking at his medical records or was
this just another
attempt to back him off until he dies an early death?
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #40 for 2009
(06-30-09)
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #39 for 2009
(06-25-09)
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #38 for 2009
(06-23-09)
PTSD VETERAN LOSES
CONCEALED WEAPONS PERMIT (06-19-09)
Veterans'
Advocate Jim Strickland investigates how one PTSD vet in
treatment lost his CWP.
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #37 for 2009
(06-18-09)
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #36 for 2009
(06-16-09)
THE FIVE, BUT MISSING
ONE
(06-15-09)
Veterans' Advocate Jim Strickland
remembers six men forever united by the Brotherhood of the
Marine Corps.
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #35 for 2009
(06-11-09)
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #34 for 2009
(06-09-09)
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #33 for 2009
(06-04-09)
POLS WANT GAO TO
ANALYZE IRAQ BURN PIT DATA
(05-28-09)
And,
Veterans' Advocate Jim Strickland offers advice to vets who may
have
been exposed to toxins from Iraq burn pits.
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #32 for 2009
(05-26-09)
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #31 for 2009
(05-21-09)
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #30 for 2009
(05-19-09)
FUGITIVE FELONS AND
VETERANS' BENEFITS
(05-18-09)
Veterans' Advocate Jim
Strickland and Veterans' Attorney Douglas Rosinski offer "A
Report of Two Experiences."
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #29 for 2009
(05-14-09)
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #28 for 2009
(05-12-09)
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #27 for 2009
(05-07-09)
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #26 for 2009
(05-05-09)
VETERANS Q&A with JIM
STRICKLAND, #25 for 2009
(04-28-09)
VETERANS Q&A with
JIM STRICKLAND, #24 for 2009
(04-21-09)
VETERANS Q&A with
JIM STRICKLAND, #23 for 2009
(04-14-09)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #22 FOR 2009
(04-09-09)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #21 FOR 2009
(04-07-09)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #20 FOR 2009
(04-02-09)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #19 FOR 2009
(03-31-09)
VA LEAVES ONE CHOICE IN
WAKE OF CONTAMINATED EQUIPMENT SCARE --
GET SCREENED
(03-30-09)
Veterans' Advocate Jim Strickland:
"If you've had any procedure
suffixed with 'scope' or 'oscopy,' you should get in line and
have your blood drawn."
PROSTATE CANCER AND THE
VIETNAM VETERAN
(03-26-09)
Veterans'
Advocate Jim Strickland on prostate cancer screening and
treatment.
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #18 FOR 2009
(03-24-09)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #17 FOR 2009
(03-19-09)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #16 FOR 2009
(03-17-09)
VETERANS' ADVOCATE
JIM STRICKLAND EXPLODES THE "5301" MYTH
(03-16-09)
"State court jurisdiction is not preempted by any federal
statute ... Courts can
establish child support orders even if the non-custodial parent
received
veteran's disability benefits as his sole means of support."
COUNTY VETS' OFFICE
MAKES VETERANS "JUMP THROUGH HOOPS"
FOR SERVICE
(03-13-09)
Fayette County, PA requires bank account numbers
and other unnecessary information before they will help a vet
file a claim.
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #15 FOR 2009
(03-12-09)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: SPECIAL EDITION
(03-10-09)
Today, Veterans'
Advocate Jim Strickland takes on the concept of a "Veterans'
Civil Liberties
Union" and why such a unified vets' organization just won't
happen.
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #14 FOR 2009
(03-05-09)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #13 FOR 2009
(03-03-09)
WHEN THE VA SAYS "NO"
THERE MAY BE A GOOD REASON
(03-02-09)
Commentary
by Veterans' Advocate Jim Strickland on how "gaming the system"
hurts all veterans.
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #12 FOR 2009
(02-26-09)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #11 FOR 2009
(02-24-09)
VA CHANGES POLICY ON
HANDLING DISABILITY CLAIMS FROM "NEW VETS"
(02-20-09)
But, new policy or old, Veterans'
Advocate Jim Strickland says
it's just more of the VA "Hamster Wheel."
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #10 FOR 2009
(02-19-09)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #9 FOR 2009
(02-17-09)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #8 FOR 2009
(02-12-09)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #7 FOR 2009
(02-10-09)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #6 FOR 2009
(02-05-09)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #5 FOR 2009
(01-29-09)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #4 FOR 2009
(01-27-09)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #3 FOR 2009
(01-22-09)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #2 FOR 2009
(01-16-09)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #1 FOR 2009
(01-13-09)
2008
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #75 FOR 2008
(12-18-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #74 FOR 2008
(12-16-08)
THEY AIN'T NO
GRAMMARIANS: ONE MORE EXAMPLE OF WHY THE VA CLAIM
SYSTEM IS BROKEN
(12-08-08)
Official correspondence from
semi-literate
VBA employee indicative of deeply-rooted problems at agency.
VA'S EXPEDITED CLAIMS
ADJUDICATION (ECA): NOT WHAT IT APPEARS
TO BE (12-02-08)
Jim Strickland & Katrina Eagle:
"This smells," "Window
dressing," "Sideshow concocted for no real purpose."
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #73 FOR 2008
(11-25-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #72 FOR 2008
(11-21-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #71 FOR 2008
(11-13-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #70 FOR 2008
(11-11-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #69 FOR 2008
(11-06-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #68 FOR 2008
(11-04-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #67 FOR 2008
(10-30-08)
UPDATE: VA DOCUMENT
SCANDAL -- WHAT WAS MADDENING, IS NOW
CRIMINAL
(10-28-08)
Veterans' Advocate Jim Strickland:
"The issues at
the VA have reached critical mass. The only fix is an
investigation by the Department of Justice."
UPDATE: VA'S DELAYED
MAILING CAUSES REDUCTION IN BENEFITS FOR
UNEMPLOYABLE VETS (10-23-08)
Veterans' Advocate Jim Strickland:
"They
pounce on you very quickly to reduce your compensation because
you
didn't return the form they didn't mail you."
DOES THE VA HAVE ALL
THE CLAIM DOCUMENTS YOU
SUBMITTED? (10-21-08)
Veterans' Advocate Jim Strickland
explains how to make sure your claim
documents are not MIA... and, how to make your voice heard in
Washington.
IS THE VA FAKING DATES
ON INCOME VERIFICATION LETTERS TO
UNEMPLOYABLE VETS?
(10-16-08)
Veterans' Advocate Jim Strickland
looks at the possibilities: VA ploy? Honest mistake?
Conspiracy? Or, just the usual sloppy work?
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #66 FOR 2008
(10-14-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #65 FOR 2008
(10-09-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #64 FOR 2008
(10-07-08)
"YOU ANSWER THE
QUESTION" MAIL BAG FROM VETERANS' ADVOCATE
JIM STRICKLAND
(10-02-08) This
time, Jim Strickland needs the help of
VA Watchdog readers to find an answer to the Mail Bag question.
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #63 FOR 2008
(09-30-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #62 FOR 2008
(09-25-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #61 FOR 2008
(09-23-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #60 FOR 2008
(09-18-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #59 FOR 2008
(09-16-08)
JIM STRICKLAND: A
MILITARY VETERAN'S GUIDE TO DISABILITY COMPENSATION
AND PENSION BENEFITS
(09-15-08)
"I wanted to give the veteran simple access
to knowledge as a tool to use to improve his or her life"
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #58 FOR 2008
(09-11-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #57 FOR 2008
(09-09-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #56 FOR 2008
(09-04-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG IS BACK: VOLUME #55 FOR 2008
(09-02-08)
DON'T LET "PRESUMPTIVE"
LIST DISSUADE YOU FROM FILING A VA CLAIM
(08-19-08)
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS
JIM STRICKLAND?
(08-17-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #54 FOR 2008
(07-09-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #53 FOR 2008
(07-07-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #52 FOR 2008
(07-02-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #51 FOR 2008
(06-30-08)
In this mail bag, Jim takes on the
DAV, and, as usual, wins.
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #50 FOR 2008
(06-27-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #49 FOR 2008
(06-25-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #48 FOR 2008
(06-20-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #47 FOR 2008
(06-18-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #46 FOR 2008
(06-16-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #45 FOR 2008
(06-13-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #44 FOR 2008
(06-11-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #43 FOR 2008
(06-09-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #42 FOR 2008
(06-06-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #41 FOR 2008
(06-04-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #40 FOR 2008
(06-02-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #39 FOR 2008
(05-28-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #38 FOR 2008
(05-23-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #37 FOR 2008
(05-21-08)
TO VSO, OR NOT TO VSO,
THEREIN...
(05-19-08)
"...I did not make any significant progress with my disability
claim until I fired my VSO and started to do it myself."
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #36 FOR 2008
(05-16-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #35 FOR 2008
(05-14-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #34 FOR 2008
(05-12-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #33 FOR 2008
(05-09-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #32 FOR 2008
(05-07-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #31 FOR 2008
(05-05-08)
JIM STRICKLAND REPORTS:
OHIO VETERANS SEE A WINNER
(05-02-08)
"Ohio now has the opportunity, maybe the burden, to follow
through...
and set the standard for other states."
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #30 FOR 2008
(04-30-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL BAG: VOLUME #29 FOR 2008
(04-28-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL BAG: VOLUME #28 FOR 2008
(04-25-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL BAG: VOLUME #27 FOR 2008
(04-23-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL BAG: VOLUME #26 FOR 2008
(04-21-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL BAG: VOLUME #25 FOR 2008
(04-18-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL BAG: VOLUME #24 FOR 2008
(04-16-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL BAG: VOLUME #23 FOR 2008
(04-14-08)
VA'S FLAWED DECISION (04-13-08)
VA declares vet's liver was
removed, which it wasn't and which would cause death, and then
rates it at zero percent. But, there's more to this flawed decision.
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL BAG: VOLUME #22 FOR 2008
(04-11-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL BAG: VOLUME #21 FOR 2008
(04-09-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL BAG: VOLUME #20 FOR 2008
(04-07-08)
SPECIAL SERIES -
UNDERSTANDING THE VA CLAIMS PROCESS -
PART 3 of 3 - SELECTING YOUR REPRESENTATIVE
(04-04-08)
SPECIAL SERIES -
UNDERSTANDING THE VA CLAIMS PROCESS -
PART 2 of 3 - HOW THE STATE IS THERE TO HELP
(04-03-08)
SPECIAL SERIES -
UNDERSTANDING THE VA CLAIMS PROCESS -
PART 1 of 3 - THE VETERANS' SERVICE OFFICER
(04-02-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #19 FOR 2008
(03-31-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #18 FOR 2008
(03-28-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #17 FOR 2008
(03-26-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #16 FOR 2008
(03-24-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #15 FOR 2008
(03-21-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #14 FOR 2008
(03-19-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #13 FOR 2008
(03-17-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #12 FOR 2008
(03-14-08)
VA DISABILITY SECRETS
REVEALED - BACK TO THE BASICS (03-12-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #11 FOR 2008
(03-10-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #10 FOR 2008
(03-04-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #9 FOR 2008
(02-29-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #8 FOR 2008
(02-27-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #7 FOR 2008
(02-25-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #6 FOR 2008
(02-14-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #5 FOR 2008
(02-12-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #4 FOR 2008
(02-06-08)
VA'S MILEAGE INCREASE
FOR VETERANS A MEATLESS BONE (02-03-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #3 FOR 2008
(01-31-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S
MAIL BAG: VOLUME #2 FOR 2008
(01-22-08)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG: VOLUME #1 FOR 2008
(01-18-08)
THE NEXUS LETTER: A
POWERFUL TOOL TO ESTABLISH A CLAIM
(01-07-08)
2007
VETERANS' ADVOCATE JIM
STRICKLAND HAS SOME YEAR-END THOUGHTS
(12-24-07)
MORE GREAT ADVICE FROM
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL BAG
(12-21-07)
JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL
BAG
(12-20-07)
HERE'S THE LATEST EDITION
OF JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL BAG
(12-18-07)
YOU ASK, JIM ANSWERS --
IT'S JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL BAG
(12-14-07)
SPEAK SOFTLY...BECAUSE
YOU DON'T NEED A BIG STICK
(12-12-07)
VBA'S NEW HIRING
PLANS ARE JUST LIPSTICK ON A PIG
(12-07-07)
JIM STRICKLAND'S
MAIL BAG
(12-06-07)
JIM STRICKLAND OPENS UP
HIS MAIL BAG AND FINDS.....
(12-04-07)
THE LATEST EDITION OF JIM
STRICKLAND'S MAILBAG
(11-27-07)
GIVING "VOICE" TO
MISGIVINGS OVER CNN's COVERAGE OF VETERANS
(11-20-07)
IT'S TIME, ONCE AGAIN,
TO GO DIGGING THROUGH JIM'S MAILBAG
(11-19-07)
JIM AND ED'S GREAT
ADVENTURE: DIGGING OUT EVIDENCE
(11-17-07)
HEY VETS, LET'S GET IT
RIGHT THE FIRST TIME!
(11-02-07)
IT'S TIME ONCE AGAIN
FOR JIM STRICKLAND'S MAIL BAG
(10-27-07)
VETERANS' ADVOCATE JIM
STRICKLAND REMEMBERS DON
(10-20-07)
COMMUNICATING WITH THE
VA: "THINK BEFORE YOU WRITE ANYTHING."
(10-16-07)
YOU NEED EVIDENCE WHEN
FILING A VA CLAIM -- "JUST THE FACTS, MA'AM"
(09-20-07)
BACK TO BASICS: THE
FOUNDATION OF YOUR VA CLAIM
(09-14-07)
COMMON SENSE, LOGIC AND
PLAIN OLD GOOD ADVICE FROM JIM STRICKLAND
(09-04-07)
MORE QUESTIONS FROM VA
WATCHDOG READERS AND MORE ANSWERS FROM
JIM STRICKLAND
(08-28-07)
ANOTHER LOOK INTO JIM
STRICKLAND'S MAIL BAG
(08-21-07)
WHEN YOU'VE GOT
QUESTIONS, JIM STRICKLAND'S GOT THE ANSWERS
(08-17-07)
VETERANS WITH "BAD"
DISCHARGES MAY STILL QUALIFY FOR
SOME VA BENEFITS
(08-09-07)
MAIL CALL: MORE
QUESTIONS FROM VA WATCHDOG READERS
(08-07-07)
GATHER 'ROUND, GIs,
IT'S MAIL CALL TIME WITH JIM STRICKLAND
(08-02-07)
MAIL CALL!
YOU'VE GOT QUESTIONS, JIM STRICKLAND HAS ANSWERS
(07-05-07)
SSGT. DARREN P. HUBBELL
COMES HOME (07-02-07)
CHANGES IN THE VA
DISABILITY SYSTEM - THIRD OF THREE PARTS
(06-29-07)
CHANGES IN THE VA
DISABILITY SYSTEM - SECOND OF THREE PARTS
(06-25-07)
CHANGES IN THE VA
DISABILITY SYSTEM -- FIRST OF THREE PARTS
(06-21-07)
VA BENEFITS: DO YOU
JUST NEED THEM, OR DO YOU REALLY DESERVE THEM?
(05-21-07)
EVERYTHING YOU EVER
WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT FILING A CLAIM FOR PTSD
(05-02-07)
CIVILIAN HEALTHCARE? VA
HEALTHCARE? THE DEBATE CONTINUES
(04-23-07)
IT MAY SEEM LIKE
TRIVIA, BUT IT'S NOT SO TRIVIAL
(04-19-07)
WE HAVE MET THE ENEMY AND
HE IS US (04-11-07)
WHAT TO DO WHEN THE VA
DENIES YOUR CLAIM
(04-03-07)
AND THE BEAT GOES ON
(03-20-07)
LISTEN UP, SENATOR CRAIG! (03-10-07)
I'M SHOCKED! I'M
OUTRAGED! I'M APPALLED!
(03-08-07)
VA CLAIMS FOR THE
DO-IT-YOURSELFER, PART TWO
(03-05-07)
MAIL CALL! SOME WINNERS
AND LOSERS FROM JIM'S MAILBAG
(02-26-07)
PERMANENT AND TOTAL?
NOTHING IN THE VA IS PERMANENT AND TOTAL!
(02-19-07)
VA CLAIMS FOR THE
DO-IT-YOURSELFER
(02-12-07)
VBA EMPLOYEES AND VETERANS'
SERVICE OFFICERS
SPEAK ABOUT "THE PROCESS" (02-05-07)
YOUR VA CLAIM: SHOULD
YOU FILE IT YOURSELF
OR USE A SERVICE OFFICER? (01-29-07)
YOU'VE GOT QUESTIONS -
JIM'S GOT ANSWERS
(01-22-07)
VA GETS IT RIGHT WITH
MYHEALTHeVET (01-16-07)
TAKING HIS CONGRESSMAN
TO TASK
(01-05-07)
THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE
MORE THEY STAY THE SAME
(01-02-07)
2006
VA HEALTHCARE ACCESS
(12-21-06)
SECONDARY CLAIMS AND AGGRAVATION OF PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS
(12-11-06)
JIM
STRICKLAND SOUNDS ALARM ON VETS' SURVEY (12-01-06)
VETERANS AND THE INTERNET: PROCEED WITH CAUTION
(11-28-06)
YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, WE HAVE ANSWERS - ANOTHER Q&A ON
VETERANS' BENEFITS
(11-17-06)
VETERANS DAY (11-10-06)
YOUR VETERANS' BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION AT WORK AND REWORK
AND REWORK SOME MORE
(11-07-06)
INDIVIDUAL UNEMPLOYABILITY (IU) -- WHAT EVERY VETERAN NEEDS TO KNOW
(10-31-06)
THE
WALL EXPERIENCE (10-26-06)
PRIVATIZING THE VA IS BEING DONE FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES
AND A FAST BUCK
(10-17-06)
(UN)-REASONABLE DOUBT -- DOES THE VA APPLY THE "REASONABLE DOUBT"
POLICY TO VETS' CLAIMS?
(10-11-06)
HOW
TO HANDLE THE "DOCTOR LETTER" WHEN FILING A CLAIM
(10-06-06)
ANOTHER OVERLOOKED VA BENEFIT -- AID AND ATTENDANCE
(09-29-06)
MORE "BENEFITS BASIC TRAINING" - THIS TIME, THE C&P EXAM
(09-25-06)
CAN
ONE PERSON MAKE A DIFFERENCE? YES! AND WE HAVE PROOF!
(09-19-06)
"CAN WE TRUST THE INFORMATION WE'RE GETTING ABOUT OUR EXPOSURE TO
DEPLETED URANIUM?"
(09-11-06)
VA
USES CFR38 WHEN THEY WANT TO BLUDGEON YOU WITH THE FINE PRINT
(09-05-06)
THE
FUNERAL (08-28-06)
DAV
"FLOGGING A DEAD HORSE" ON THE ATTORNEYS FOR VETERANS ISSUE
(08-25-06)
HOW
TO GET YOUR VA MEDICAL RECORDS IN ONE EASY LESSON
(08-22-06)
ADVICE FOR "BLUE WATER NAVY" VETERANS WHO WISH TO FILE
AGENT ORANGE CLAIMS
(08-18-06)
A
CALL FOR REFORM AT THE VETERANS' BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION
(08-16-06)
YOU
HAVE QUESTIONS -- WE HAVE ANSWERS
(08-10-06)
LET
YOUR HOUSE REP. KNOW YOU WANT ATTORNEYS TO BE ABLE TO
REPRESENT VETS IN THE CLAIMS PROCESS
(08-06-06)
THREE THINGS THE GOVERNMENT HAS DONE RIGHT FOR VETERANS
(08-01-06)
THE
ONGOING DEBATE: SHOULD VETERANS USE ATTORNEYS FOR VA CLAIMS?
(07-27-06)
SECONDARY SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES AND CLAIMS
(07-22-06)
BASIC TRAINING ON VA DISABILITY BENEFITS
(07-17-06)
HE
STILL WANTS HIS ATTORNEY -- NOW, MORE THAN EVER
(07-14-06)
WHEN APPLYING FOR BENEFITS, WORK WITH THE VA DON'T FIGHT IT
(07-09-06)
NEXT TIME AROUND WITH THE VA, I WANT MY LAWYER!
(07-05-06)
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