Monthly Archives: September 2011

happy to have found this forum

Posted on September 29, 2011 by asknod

squid_with_dragon Registered: 08/15/10 Posts: 132 08/15/10 #1 I am glad to have found this forum. The VA never informed me that I was high risk for HCV. I carry a bit of resentment over that. To think how many family members … Continue reading →

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50% PTSD 20% DMII, what’s next to get to IU?

Posted on September 29, 2011 by asknod

bradlybone Registered: 08/02/10 Posts: 1 08/02/10 #1 Hi NOD,I just received my initial rating for 50% due to PTSD and had my AO related DMII upped from 10% to 20% where I had been seeking 70% IU for PSTD. Should … Continue reading →

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Dr. Vet goes to D.C. without a Nexus

Posted on September 29, 2011 by asknod

Ever wonder what happens to your claim or appeal when you arrive without a nexus from your doctor? Or you become a doctor in your own mind able to diagnose strange diseases faster than a speeding bullet? Read on, Ladies … Continue reading →

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Jetguns, passing out in a pool of blood or nasal snow storms?

Posted on September 29, 2011 by asknod

  This just out in a May 2010 BVA decision. It doesn’t matter which one- he lost. Listen to his evidence:In support of his claim, the Veteran submitted an excerpt of  an article indicating that “[a] research project headed by  Lawrence … Continue reading →

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DRY SHAVING

Posted on September 29, 2011 by asknod

flipfarts Registered: 05/12/09 Posts: 19 07/31/09 #1 HELLO VETERANS I DESPERATELY NEED SOME HELP FROM OTHER VETERANS REGARDING “FORCED DRY SHAVING”. I WAS FORCED TO “DRY SHAVE” AS PUNISHMENT WHILE IN BOOT CAMP AT FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY. I WAS THERE … Continue reading →

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rating

Posted on September 29, 2011 by asknod

stilwellrick Registered: 02/17/09 Posts: 8 05/08/10 #1 Hello again gentelmen,  First let me thank all who respond to my question. I know thats somewhat impersonal,but it takes me forever to type. Question pertains to recent SC for hep-c and a 10% … Continue reading →

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service connection

Posted on September 29, 2011 by asknod

malibupx30 Registered: 11/24/08 Posts: 6 02/03/09 #1 Good morning to all.Back in Feb 2006 I filed a claim for Hep B&C with liver cirrhosis, and quite naturally I was denied.I filed a NOD with new evidence and requested a DRO … Continue reading →

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hearing or not

Posted on September 29, 2011 by asknod

stilwellrick Registered: 02/17/09 Posts: 8 04/27/10 #1 Hello, name here is Rick. Just got my Hep-C service connected,and rated at 10%. based on the letter from the comp/pension DR. I do believe I meet the criteria for at least 20% … Continue reading →

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hep c

Posted on September 29, 2011 by asknod

pmiller389 Registered: 04/13/09 Posts: 3 04/13/09 #1 I was in the navy 1967-71.Did not go two Vietnam.I was at a test center and did go out on carriers many times to test equipment, but never very far from USA.Have many … Continue reading →

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permanent disabilty

Posted on September 29, 2011 by asknod

bluewater Registered: 03/02/09 Posts: 3 03/03/09 #1 I was granted I/U 3/16/08.  My prior s/c is 10% tinnitus, 50% ptsd, 20% hep c.  I went on a va clinical trial with alinia and soc treatment 8/08.  After 24 weeks and … Continue reading →

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