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BVA–SECOND REMAND

Posted on January 5, 2013 by asknod

FROM THE HAVE-A-TAMPA FORT FUMBLE IN FLORIDA Nothing like justice steeped in the teapot of time. This, from Pete Vet’s 2005 denial, is a continuing example of an ongoing crime. Read through it and you will see the fingerprints of … Continue reading →

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BVA–HCV WAS NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL 1989

Posted on January 5, 2013 by asknod

Having read every decision on HCV ever published by the BVA, I finally find one that incongruously declares (finally) that a Vet cannot declare he had HCV diagnosed prior to 1991. Keep in mind that I have read about 10,000 … Continue reading →

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ASKNOD BOOK ON YOUTUBE

Posted on January 5, 2013 by asknod

Gez, I paid for this almost a year ago and they finally got it right. At first the soldier was saluting with his left arm. It took six months to fix that. Enjoy. Leave comments to help others if you got anything … Continue reading →

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BVA–§1151 FOR INTERFERON TREATMENT

Posted on January 4, 2013 by asknod

FROM THE WE DON’T SMOKE POT IN MUSKOGEE VARO (YET). The Vet went into this one with eyes wide shut. Any attack on VA via an §1151 is going to be right up there with CUE. VA will have lawyers … Continue reading →

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BVA–CIRRHOSIS DUE TO ACETAMINOPHEN

Posted on January 4, 2013 by asknod

Trust the VA, of all agencies, to come up with the proposition that eating Tylenol is perfectly okay if you have a liver disease. The recipe for success lies no further away than the closest VAMC next door to a University with … Continue reading →

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BVA–HBV DUE TO COMBAT BLOOD EXPOSURE

Posted on January 4, 2013 by asknod

I love to read these. VA, in its haste to deny the Vet, sometimes forgets to read it’s own rules and regulations. They publish untold volumes of risk factor questionnaires but when it comes time to apply those assumptions, the VA examiner … Continue reading →

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BVA–WHY WE ALWAYS ADVOCATE APPEALING

Posted on January 4, 2013 by asknod

Here’s a classic that looked like it was heading for the willful misconduct waterfalls. Lo and behold, a true example of a “Benefit of the Doubt ” dance ensued and the Vet wins. I will note that this often happens when a … Continue reading →

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THE PERFECT STORM–AGAIN

Posted on January 3, 2013 by asknod

Squidster sent me this disturbing article tonight. It brings back so many memories of friends who decided they couldn’t hack it back in the 70s and punched out. Sadly, we have the perfect storm once again brewing in Iraqistan. Soldiers … Continue reading →

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PROGNOSTICATION AND GROUNDHOGS.

Posted on January 2, 2013 by asknod

No, this doesn’t entail Ouija boards or chicken bones. Nary a tea leaf was harmed in the production of this joke. Member Randy, who now lives in a “Marijuana state” like me, sent this in. That doesn’t mean he was … Continue reading →

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BVA–GENO 2B & KOREA SERVICE

Posted on January 2, 2013 by asknod

Here’s another classic example of a Vet with service in Korea coming home with HCV genotype 2B. This was very prevalent and one of the signatures of HCV there at that time (pre-1990). Here, it occurred between 1952-54. A February … Continue reading →

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