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100% Award–AZJensmom

NOD Manager Registered: 11/22/08 Posts: 654 12/30/10 #1 After a 7 year battle beginning in 2003, our very own Azjensmom’s husband was finally rated 60% for hep and TDIU. She had to remind the powers that be that he was … Continue reading

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Stolen Valor Act

   There has been much talk of rescinding the Stolen Valor Act recently. Of course, there has also been talk of striking a medal and awarding it for, of all things, “holding your fire”. In addition, there is much discussion of … Continue reading

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One flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest

     Did you know that the Ken Kesey’s seminal 1962 book “One flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest” was based on material he collected while working at the Palo Alto VAMC Psychiatric ward? I’m sure Nurse Rached must have been … Continue reading

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2010 CAVC decisions

This hasn’t been a stellar year for Vets at the CAVC. Of 32 panel cases heard to date, 11 were decided (for the most part) in favor of the Vet and 15 affirmed the decision of the Board. An additional … Continue reading

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Veterans Day 2010

Veterans Day 2010  The CAVC (Court) just came out with a panel decision regarding communications between a claimant and the VA. As expected, it simply reiterated the same argument. VASEC Eric Shinseki felt that it didn’t apply to the VA … Continue reading

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2008 BVA VLJs

Here’s an interesting little tidbit that we ran across and decided to share with you. The attached is a picture of the 2008 BVA judges. Yep. Some of them must have missed picture day or were on vacation (we hope). … Continue reading

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An open letter to the New 2011Congress

We certainly hope that the new conservative Congress which will assume its duties in January of 2011 will not try to balance the budget at the expense of my brother and sister Vets. Keep your eyes pealed and if you hear or … Continue reading

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How to Win your Claim Asknod style

From Azeejensmom: My husband was recently service connected for HepC after almost 8 years from the date of filing …. Ended up at the BVA 2 years ago, sent back to AMC for further development, etc and so on ….. … Continue reading

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Hadit.com

We here at HCVets have done a disservice to our fellow Vets at Hadit.com by not mentioning their immense contributions to Veterans filing claims with the VA. We apologize profusely and want Vets to know that no one on these websites … Continue reading

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Autoimmune diseases and Interferon Treatment

Medical literature seems to indicate something is amiss. If your doctor is considering doing Interferon therapy to suppress your HCV, be aware of several things you need to know. If you currently have any autoimmune diseases such as Rheumatoid Arthritis, Crohn’s … Continue reading

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