VA is always trying to suck in a new cohort of victims for their triple drug cocktail called Victrelis. They bought in hard with about three trainloads  early on in hopes of knocking out HCV as we know it in the living Vets population.  It was a win-win for all. No active acute disease equals 0% noncompensable so this was a no brainer. Only problem seems to be those rapscallion Vet drug/alcohol abusers who are dragging down the success rate. 

VA’s recipe for a repair order is cook the books, bay-bey! Tell them it 80-90% so they’ll all jump in. Who cares if you’re 72 and a triple non-responder? This drug’s for you. Now along comes someone who decided to add up columns A, B and C and find out who’s been naughty and who’s been nice. Seems VA was selling underwater real estate. Go figure.