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VA claims blogger

BVA– PTSD EQUALS HEPATITIS C

Posted on May 21, 2015 by asknod

We are finally getting traction on this after twenty years of filing it under willful misconduct. Considering VA takes it upon themselves to make this determination, legally they are precluded from it. A UCMJ court or nonjudicial punishment while you … Continue reading →

Posted in ASKNOD BOOK, BvA HCV decisions, HCV Health, HCV Risks (documented), MST, Nexus Information, PTSD, Tips and Tricks | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

CAVC–PAZ V McDONALD–IMPLICITLY MAKING A FINDING

Posted on May 19, 2015 by asknod

I love reversals. Where Meg Bartley is concerned, they are delicious and well-thought out. So, too, is this vignette of Mr. Santiago Paz and his incredible bad luck with VA. In my next incarnation I shall write a book for … Continue reading →

Posted in CAVC Knowledge, Implicit denial, Informal Claims, Reductions in rating, VA Medical Mysteries Explained, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

VHA–YES, WE HAVE NO HARVONI

Posted on May 17, 2015 by asknod

This just in from member Mike. Fargo, North Dakota is officially out of Harvoni or you have to wait until Hell freezes over to get any. Mike reports it’s not even a normal wave off with red smoke. They say they … Continue reading →

Posted in HCV Health, Medical News, Sofosbuvir, VA Health Care, VA Medical Mysteries Explained, vA news | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

ILP–10 DAYS IN MAY

Posted on May 17, 2015 by asknod

The most glorious moment until the first tomatoes come in late in July has to be the annual attempt at ILP humor when I attempt to grow corn starts. Everything has to be evicted except  for the actual tomatoes I … Continue reading →

Posted in Food for the soul, Independent Living Program, VR&E | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

VA BUTT TRACTORS UNSANITARY–REALLY?

Posted on May 12, 2015 by asknod

Here we go again. It”s like Timothy Busfield in Field of Dreams when he suddenly notices all the 1930s ballplayers around him. “Hey, where did they come from?” Suddenly Newsweek and all the MSM have “discovered” the VA’s shoddy medical practices … Continue reading →

Posted in Food for thought, HCV Health, HCV Risks (documented), Medical News, Vietnam Disease Issues | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

THE NEW VA.GOV–ONE-STOP SHOPPING FOR EVERYTHING

Posted on May 11, 2015 by asknod

Long awaited and long overdue. One website for everything coming May 20th. Unless I miss my guess, the people you’ll be talking to will sound like they’re from India. “Ah, Mr. Gordon. It is good that you have contacted to us. … Continue reading →

Posted in All about Veterans, Electronic Filing of Evidence, Medical News, VA Health Care | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

BOY TOYS–NEW MINI COOPER

Posted on May 11, 2015 by asknod

You know how men Vets are with their cars, guns and toys. I suppose the most enviable would be a  high-calibre, magnum 4-wheel drive if there were such a fabled tank. For all the rest of us old cowboys, there can be no … Continue reading →

Posted in Food for the soul, Humor, VR&E | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

MAY 7TH, 2015-IT’S JUST A SPRING CLEAN FOR THE MAY QUEEN

Posted on May 9, 2015 by asknod

Actually, it’s the Silver Queen of Leigh Burch fame. The 7th is an auspicious day to plant corn according to the almanac. The fact that it was 74 degrees outside the greenhouse was another consideration. Living where we do, if … Continue reading →

Posted in Food for the soul, Independent Living Program, VR&E | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

WE MADE NEWSWEEK–FINALLY.

Posted on May 9, 2015 by asknod

Funny how many have to die before you get traction in this HCV business. Having a “voice” is often the difference between folks knowing your plight or being clueless. Here’s Newsweek’s take on this “Vets with Hep problem.”

Posted in HCV Health, HCV Risks (documented), Jetgun Claims evidence, Nexus Information, VA Medical Mysteries Explained, Vietnam Disease Issues, Vietnam War history | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

THE GUNS OF AIR AMERICA

Posted on May 8, 2015 by asknod

I should paraphrase this one. Some of the guns I could legally bring back that I saw and had in Laos during my employ with Bird and Son Air, aka AirAm, aka Consolidated International Airlines, aka US Agency for International … Continue reading →

Posted in From the footlocker, Vietnam War history | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments