Monthly Archives: November 2015

BVA–CHEESEHEAD FINALLY HITS PAYDIRT ON JETGUN

FROM THE BEER CAPITAL OF WISCONSIN VA denies. Let’s face it. You could have 7 out 8 salient factors pointing towards a cryptogenic liver ailment (read HCV) including elevated ALTs and fatigue and the VA rater is going to say  you … Continue reading

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VETERANS PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE POLL #1–12 MONTHS OUT

Welcome to the voting booth. I trust you all to vote once so I don’t have to hang cookies all over it and keep out all you Vets from Chicago that died during the Civil War. I am not interested in why … Continue reading

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NAVY AIRCRAFT CARRIERS–I HAD NO IDEA

After all these years, I finally found out the real reason why they put those tail hooks on the Navy’s  aircraft. Sure, they use it to land sometimes when they’re not paying attention and come in way too fast. I get that. … Continue reading

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BVA–SC FOR HCV DUE TO 3.156(C) & JETGUNS

Here’s a daisy. Veterans Attorney Everett L. McKeown did a magnificent job of getting Johnny Vet his SC for Hepatitis. They found old STRs from his first period of enlistment and used them as the fulcrum to get his 2004 claim reopened. … Continue reading

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BVA– JETGUN WIN FROM ST. LOUIS

Here’s a wrinkle. DAV reps Johnny Vet for HCV and cirrhosis. Way back in 2003, he told his VA gastrodoc about his concerns of jetguns being the risk factor. Bingo. An antique pseudonexus saves the day in 2011 when the … Continue reading

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BVA–SEX, NOT POLYSUBSTANCE ABUSE = HCV

From the Joe Friday/Badge 714 Memorial VARO Every once and a while we see a really good example of VA bending over backwards using a reverse nexus that flies in the face of anything they have ever held before on HCV. … Continue reading

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VETERANS DAY– 2015

Hoooo doggies. Veterans Day again. It’s like getting two birthdays for a Vet. For others, it’s a day of recognition well-earned. To me personally, it’s confirmation that what I did was appreciated eventually by America. It sure didn’t appear that … Continue reading

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In 2008 a Mayo doc answers: ‘Whatever happened to ‘jet injectors?’

Gregory A. Poland, M.D. (LINK) answered this question with the wimpy “possible” word yet then explains plausibility without using the word. Dear Mayo Clinic,  I remember we used to get vaccines and other shots using an air gun, and lots of … Continue reading

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CAVC-GAGNE v. McDONALD–JSRRC DUTY TO ASSIST (NOT)

The Court hands down precedential decisions on occasion that baffle and are invariably overturned at the Fed. Circus where saner minds prevail. On occasion, when sane minds are assigned to the panel to decide momentous matters in the first instance, … Continue reading

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VA HUNGRY HIPPOS–TOMAH STYLE

It’s the Thorazine-and a lot more. Remember the old Coors commercial? I give  VAMC Tomah high marks for wanting to increase their morale. Très expensive but still cheaper than SES moving costs from DC to Philly. All I have is images … Continue reading

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