Category Archives: Blood info

HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY–WORD SALAD FOR BRAIN FOG

Posted on July 14, 2022 by asknod

Unless I miss my guess, I reckon summer, or what’s going to pass for summer hereabouts, has arrived. We’ve had two successive days where it actually got near 80°. I’m playing it safe and keeping the pool at 88° until … Continue reading →

Posted in Agent Orange, AO, BvA HCV decisions, hepatitis, Higher Level of Review (HLR), IMOs/IMEs, Nexus Information, TDIU, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

GETTING INSIDE THE WIRE AT VA

Posted on June 5, 2022 by asknod

Winning a VA claim is not impossible. Obviously, it isn’t easy but then there are a lot of things in life that require finesse. After 30 years of throwing darts at VA’s dartboard, I’ve watched them change over time. Old, … Continue reading →

Posted in HCV Epidemiology, hepatitis, Higher Level of Review (HLR), Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, VBMS, VBMS Tricks, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 11 Comments

Covid-19 vaccines come in multi-dose vials

Posted on August 22, 2021 by Laura

Veterans and civilians remember seeing the multi-dose vials that sat on top of the jet injectors that delivered mass vaccinations into their arms. Or that were used with unclean syringes or needles. Were there early indications that jet injectors could … Continue reading →

Posted in All about Veterans, Congressional HCV info, Corona pandemic, Food for thought, Future Veterans, General Messages, Guest authors, HBV, HCV Epidemiology, HCV Risks (documented), hepatitis, Jetgun BvA Decisions, Jetgun Claims evidence, Jetgun Manual, Legislation, medical injections, Medical News, research, Uncategorized, Vietnam Disease Issues | Tagged | 7 Comments

MORE NEWS ON JETGUNS

Posted on July 11, 2021 by Laura

  USAID toots its horn and shows off vintage images of retired jet injectors 60 years of USAID: “Innovative Immunizations Past and Present” There is no question that vaccinations are beneficial for most people. But, and there are always a … Continue reading →

Posted in Complaints Department, Congressional Influence, Food for thought, Future Veterans, General Messages, Guest authors, HBV, HCV Epidemiology, HCV Risks (documented), hepatitis, History, Jetgun BvA Decisions, Jetgun Claims evidence, Jetgun Manual, Legislation, medical injections, Nexus Information, Uncategorized | 11 Comments

FRIDAY THE 13TH–WHAT ELSE COULD POSSIBLY HAPPEN?

Posted on December 13, 2019 by asknod

Time for a squirt of asknod humor on the squeaky, cranky soul. So far today I have had no calamities. Pickles, Widget and I all went to the Post office to launch some more VA torpedos. I finally figured out … Continue reading →

Posted in 3.156(c), All about Veterans, CUE, HBV, HCV Epidemiology, HCV Risks (documented), hepatitis, Humor, Informal Claims, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, VA Medical Mysteries Explained, VBMS Tricks, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

“Service connection for melioidosis is granted”

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Laura

Burkholderia pseudomallei, (B. pseudomallei) is a bacteria found mainly in the tropics; it  sickens and kills humans and animals.  Anyone directly exposed to tropical soil and water can become infected if there is an opening in skin; ingestion (food/fluids); inhalation … Continue reading →

Posted in All about Veterans, Blood info, BvA Decisions, General Messages, Guest authors, medical injections, Medical News, Tips and Tricks, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 4 Comments

Before and After: Hepatitis C screening

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Laura

My, my, my–what a difference a few years and the new direct-acting antiviral (DAA) make in influencing public health policy.  In 2013, the U. S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) HCV  recommended one-free screening for Woodstock-loving Baby Boomers born between … Continue reading →

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Camp Lejeune–private doctors are unaware

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Laura

My old Marine got the poison-toxins double-whammy during his military  service–Agent Orange and at Camp Lejeune . We know AO has caused damage;  CL has been on our radar due to posts on Asknod, various news reports and the registry. … Continue reading →

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BVA–JETGUNS. ELEMENTARY, MY DEAR WATSON

Posted on May 10, 2018 by asknod

We’ve come a long way, baby. I began teaching this exact procedure to win in 2007: https://www.va.gov/vetapp17/files9/1760765.txt  If your only risk was drinking beer and smoking pot, everyone would have it…

Posted in Blood info, BvA HCV decisions, HCV Epidemiology, HCV Risks (documented), hepatitis, Jetgun BvA Decisions, Jetgun Claims evidence, medical injections, Nexus Information, Tips and Tricks | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

FORT FUMBLE, OAKLAND–THE TAR BABY TECHNIQUE

Posted on April 18, 2018 by asknod

Every once in a while you meet a guy who needs some help and you agree to be his huckleberry. He files and loses as we all do or we wouldn’t have sites like this. It’s a right of passage. … Continue reading →

Posted in 38 CFR § 3.156(b), All about Veterans, Blood info, BvA HCV decisions, De Novo Review, HCV Health, HCV Risks (documented), Jetgun Claims evidence, KP Veterans, Medical News, NPRC 1973 Fire, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, vARO Decisions, VBMS Tricks, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 13 Comments