Monthly Archives: September 2011

BVA–No Tickee, No Laundly

Posted on September 28, 2011 by asknod

I remember that phrase at the Chinese dry cleaners my mother went to. And when a Veteran, with a nationally recognized Veterans Service Organization as illustrious as the American Legion representing him is told that on Appeal, what is he … Continue reading →

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BVA Increased Rating Attempt

Posted on September 28, 2011 by asknod

We counsel Vets to avoid diarrhea of the mouth around medical professionals or C&P doctors.. We do not counsel them to make sure they have the requisite illnesses and incapacitating symptoms of the proper duration. Perhaps we should. From that … Continue reading →

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BVA- DDD

Posted on September 28, 2011 by asknod

  While this decision doesn’t have any connection with HCV, it illustrates an important precept for dealing with the VA. Here, the Veteran has wisely hired an attorney (and a very good one, we might add) to defend him in … Continue reading →

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BVA-Circular file

Posted on September 28, 2011 by asknod

     This is yet another tragic example of a VSO and, by extension, the service officer assigned, to understand the rules and regulations and their application to a claim for benefits. One must have evidence of an injury or … Continue reading →

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BVA-Do not pass GO!

Posted on September 28, 2011 by asknod

Help! File this case in the demented VSO box. The Disabled American Veterans organization has been around for quite some time helping Vets. With that said, why on earth did they let this one go up to D.C. for an … Continue reading →

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BVA–Dumb and Dumber Still

Posted on September 28, 2011 by asknod

Every once in a while we see a BVA or CAVC ruling that intrigues us and demands that we present it to you, the inquiring Vet. Usually these decisions are the product of a Veteran presenting his own claim (pro se) without … Continue reading →

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BVA– How not to appeal

Posted on September 28, 2011 by asknod

From the Paul Revere VA Regional Office: Open mouth, insert foot. Repeat as necessary to obtain maximum effect. Assuming this Vet was of sound mind, why did the Massachusetts Department of Veterans Services let him off the Reservation without proper … Continue reading →

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BVA– Dr. VET “OPINES”

Posted on September 28, 2011 by asknod

Here is a Vet that is so sure of his claim that he doesn’t even show up for his C&P exam. This means VA can’t even give him one of their bogus “VA nexus” jobs. So they simply state that … Continue reading →

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BVA–HepC,2nd to HepB, 2nd to the Cocaine

Posted on September 28, 2011 by asknod

The veteran also has argued (as discussed by the RO in the SOC) that his hepatitis C is a separate disability that is secondary to his hepatitis B. However, since, as noted above, the veteran is not entitled to service … Continue reading →

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BVA– Dumb and Dumber

Posted on September 28, 2011 by asknod

We could certainly file this one under Dumb and Dumber, but I suspect the file cabinet has other folders that would be equally amenable to it. If you have any doubt about what the VA is going to look at … Continue reading →

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