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BVA–ABSENT RISK FACTORS= JETGUNS

Posted on January 23, 2012 by asknod

Its nice to see these decisions as they are entirely too rare. Here, there simply isn’t any other risk. Try as they might, VA cannot hang this guy out to dry. I wonder if they are finally coming to rue … Continue reading →

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BVA– Internet Articles = No Service connection

Posted on January 23, 2012 by asknod

Here is a classic example of what not to do. Even though this widow has a law dog, the approach is all wrong. You can submit evidence until the dump truck breaks down from the excessive load to the front … Continue reading →

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BVA–TRANSPLANT= SC FROM JETGUNS

Posted on January 23, 2012 by asknod

Here’s a classic jet gun win with nexus letters to go with it. What is notable is that the doctor writing the nexus is also the transplant surgeon and uses the trnasplant as prima facie evidence that the infection is 30-40 + … Continue reading →

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NEW VA HEPATITIS DISABILITY QUESTIONNAIRE

Posted on January 23, 2012 by asknod

VA just released this and a bunch more the other day. This is the one for Hepatitis. http://www.vba.va.gov/pubs/forms/VBA-21-0960G-5-ARE.pdf This is the list for all the questionnaires: http://benefits.va.gov/TRANSFORMATION/dbqs/ListByCondition.asp  

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BVA– More Magical Disappearances

Posted on January 22, 2012 by asknod

This morning, I decided to write down all the numbers and amounts of Hepatitis claims to hang on the bulletin board in front of me. This would allow me to watch the quantities change or jump around. I started with 2011, because that is what … Continue reading →

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BVA–BUILDING A CLAIM? HIRE THE CARPENTER

Posted on January 22, 2012 by asknod

Before I begin, I wish to inform Miss Manners, who excoriated me for my incorrect capitalization of “Veterans” in the middle of a sentence, that it is my habit to do so. For your edification, I do this because we … Continue reading →

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BVA– WHEN CUE ISN’T

Posted on January 21, 2012 by asknod

From the Biggest little RO in the World (Reno) comes this little gem. Yes, it comes down from DC, granted, but it originated in the fertile minds of those funny guys in the back Room in Reno. Johnny Law was … Continue reading →

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NOVA INC. vs. SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Posted on January 21, 2012 by asknod

TAKE YOUR PROTEIN PILL AND PUT YOUR HELMET ON The National Organization of Veterans Advocates et al versus Secretary of Veterans Affairs was issued yesterday. It went up on the rocks just as the Costa Concordia last week . I … Continue reading →

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INFO FOR SINGLE MALE VETS

Posted on January 20, 2012 by asknod

Things have been piling up on my desk and I haven’t been keeping up. My wife handed me this and told me to post it weeks ago because she felt it was hugely important for older Vets who are thinking … Continue reading →

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REST IN PEACE

Posted on January 20, 2012 by asknod

Charlie Sheen is 45 and his story is all over the news because he is a substance abuser, an adulterer, sexually promiscuous and obnoxious. Lindsay Lohan is 24 and her story is all over the news because she is a … Continue reading →

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