Monthly Archives: December 2012

BVA–EARLIER EFFECTIVE DATE

Posted on December 3, 2012 by asknod

From the Meriwether Lewis and William Clark Memorial VARO in  Portland As many years as I have been doing this, there is always someone such as Mr. Lewis and Clark here who tries to imply that just because he filed in … Continue reading →

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BVA–LOUISVILLE SLUGGER

Posted on December 2, 2012 by asknod

Either I’m becoming jaded or the BVA is getting soft on the Kentucky Vets with HCV. This is about the fourth one where the Vet must have had a CMOH to get this kind of consideration. Vets by now are … Continue reading →

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BVA– WELL, ACTUALLY IT WAS THE PNEUMONIA

Posted on December 2, 2012 by asknod

I guess Johnny Alabama wasn’t expecting vA to actually go back and look at his hospitalization records. Surprise! Lookit here. It says that it wasn’t for HCV but actually pneumonia. Can anyone explain this disparity? Johnny finally came clean at the … Continue reading →

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Merck’s “Tune into Hep C” ad campaign in AMVET magazine

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Laura

My DH picked up an American Veteran magazine (Fall 2012) at a VA Clinic.    He pointed out a full-page ad for “Tune into Hep C” inside.  Celebs Greg Allman and Natalie Cole are the website‘s official spokespersons.   I … Continue reading →

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BVA- JETGUN WIN FROM NEWARK

Posted on December 1, 2012 by asknod

Here’s a relatively clean jetgun decision with a side of shared razors. It’s not the first time the VVA has done a bang up job on this. I  see the Vet was smart enough to get a hall pass from … Continue reading →

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FACEBOOK GOVT HUMOR

Posted on December 1, 2012 by asknod

This is so true in all the government does.

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VAOIG–SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

Posted on December 1, 2012 by asknod

I love these things. More VA deception. Millions, indeed billions are being save by this arm of the vA. Only one problem. The monetary fines imposed that vA is realizing are phantom income. As the miscreants are all imprisoned, their … Continue reading →

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Reading: Kontum: The Battle to Save South Vietnam

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Laura

I picked up a flyer about this 2011 book by Thomas P. McKenna  in a VA Clinic waiting room recently.  The flyer said, “written by a man who was there.”  It received good reviews on Amazon and was published by … Continue reading →

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