Monthly Archives: September 2011

38 CFR § 4.114 DC 7343(IFN TX)

Posted on September 29, 2011 by asknod

In Part 4 of 38 CFR, you will find Section §4.114 which deals with the Schedule of Ratings for diseases of the digestive tract. There you will find Diagnostic Codes (DCs) that refer to specific diseases. The ones that most … Continue reading →

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VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS

Posted on September 29, 2011 by asknod

01/31/09 After much talk, with many Vets, I have discovered two schools of thought regarding VSOs in general, and SOs(Service Officers) in particular. There does not seem to be any grey area in between on the subject of positive vs. … Continue reading →

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John Q. Public’s misconceptions about Hep C

Posted on September 29, 2011 by asknod

 01/23/09 People ask me if having a tattoo will destroy their chances of winning their jetgun claim for Hep. Yes. You read that right. Well, gosh, where should I start? If you have filed your claim, you must have filled … Continue reading →

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BVA-Why not me? He got $.

Posted on September 28, 2011 by asknod

 Every once in a while we have to go back and reiterate certain principles of VA law that gradually become dim in claimant’s minds. This case is a refresher course . It was posted the other day and thus is … Continue reading →

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BVA–Too many DD 214s

Posted on September 28, 2011 by asknod

    An observant reader sent us this one. It’s priceless. It must have cost VA a bundle to sort this one out, but sort it out they did. I give them credit for being thorough. This is why it takes … Continue reading →

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BVA– HAV = Nobucks

Posted on September 28, 2011 by asknod

 Boy, this is the mistake of a lifetime. Our Vet from New Jersey here, with his County rep. as a VSO, has unwisely elected to get himself service –connected for HAV, not HCV.  When asking for actual compensation instead of the … Continue reading →

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BVA-Victor Charlie Made Me A Junkie

Posted on September 28, 2011 by asknod

We certainly are no stranger to the “PTSD made me do it” school of HCV being a product of brainf*ck. However, this one is priceless. This poor, addled Vet, representing himself no less, is attempting to scale Mt. Everest barefoot. … Continue reading →

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BVA–AO and AMLEG

Posted on September 28, 2011 by asknod

What is it with AMLEG? If it was just one city we could blame the water but its three different ones. We have seen numerous VSOs use the HCV= AO argument and none have won. Perhaps it does but you … Continue reading →

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BVA- Eeny-Meeny-Miny-Moe

Posted on September 28, 2011 by asknod

Eeny Meeny Miny Moe Where I got Hep. I do not know This is an entertaining one from St. Pete. Everything from St. Pete is entertaining in my book. They must have a shitton of Vets in that neck of … Continue reading →

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HCVets- Not a VSO

Posted on September 28, 2011 by asknod

We don’t have a frivolous VSO forum to post this one in. I was half tempted to put it in Member’s Q&As but it didn’t seem to fit there.  One of our members attempting to beard the VA goat shared … Continue reading →

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