Category Archives: BvA Decisions

“Service connection for melioidosis is granted”

Posted on October 4, 2019 by

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

VA SUPPLEMENTAL LANE–BEEN THROUGH THE DESERT ON A HORSE WITH NO NAME

Posted on July 19, 2019 by

Thank you Smoke. I needed a good tag line. A lot of us suffered for years in the era of Non A, Non B Hepatitis before they isolated it and gave it a real name. And, much like finally giving … Continue reading →

Posted in 100% ratings, Appeals Modernization Act, BvA Decisions, BvA HCV decisions, HCV Epidemiology, HCV Health, HCV Risks (documented), IMOs/IMEs, Jetgun BvA Decisions, Jetgun Claims evidence, KP Veterans, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, VA AMA appeals knowledge, VA RAMP, VBMS Tricks, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 15 Comments

THE BVA’S “PURPLEBOOK”–THE LAST WORD ON STARE DECISIS

Posted on July 3, 2019 by

Every once in a while, either someone sends me a great article or a link to one. Once, I got the Army manual on the care and feeding of jetguns.  Nurse Silvia went one better and sent me a whole … Continue reading →

Posted in Agent Orange, All about Veterans, BvA Decisions, BVA Purplebook, KP Veterans, M-21 info, VA Agents, VA Attorneys, vA news, VBMS Tricks | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

CAVC- BLACKMON v WILKIE–SHRINKS? WE DON’T NEED NO STINKIN’ SHRINKS.

Posted on June 28, 2019 by

Who else but Saint Margaret Bartley, of course.  This is an interesting read and will affect a large number of you who have been hornswoggled into a denial based on a Nurse Practitioner, psychologist (PsyD) or worse..a VES Certified Medical … Continue reading →

Posted in 1154(b) combat presumptions, All about Veterans, BvA Decisions, CAVC ruling, Duty to Assist, PTSD, TBI, VA Agents, VA Attorneys | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

VAROs– MEAN MR. MUSTARD

Posted on May 12, 2019 by

The VA claims process continues to recede into a “Not It!” game. A rater will struggle to find some procedural stone left unturned and put the claim back in the National Work Queue (NWQ) hopper. Alternately, your claim becomes a … Continue reading →

Posted in Appeals Modernization Act, BvA Decisions, BvA HCV decisions, Humor, KP Veterans, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, VA RAMP, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

THE NEW APPEALS MODERNIZATION ACT…AND MORE

Posted on April 12, 2019 by

When we hit Nashville for the NOVA conferences 20-23 March, I actually though I had a good handle on the AMA layout. Well, ‘not exactly’ as they say over at Rentawreck™.  So, since the time we walked out of there, … Continue reading →

Posted in Appeals Modernization Act, BvA Decisions, Humor, KP Veterans, NOVA Attorneys, VA Agents, VA Attorneys, VA RAMP, VA suspense dates, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 11 Comments

BVA–MORE DECISIONS…AND BE QUICK ABOUT IT, MIND YOU.

Posted on March 5, 2019 by

Ah, St. Nicholas est mort. We poor naive Veterans have been cheated, been mistreated, and just when we think Congress has finally heard our plea, we discover we didn’t get what we paid for… again.   Not only that, we-that Veterans … Continue reading →

Posted in All about Veterans, BvA Decisions, BvA HCV decisions, BVA records tampering, BVA Referrals, Complaints Department, DRO and BVA Hearings, KP Veterans, VA Agents, VA Attorneys, VA statistics, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

CAFC-HUDICK V. WILKIE–THEY ARE ONE PERSON

Posted on February 8, 2019 by

 I took my first AO-in-Thailand case last month. Welcome aboard the U.S.S. Asknod, Ray. I guess we all gravitate back mentally to the place we served when we were over there. Even though I was in many places, both west … Continue reading →

Posted in Agent Orange, All about Veterans, BvA Decisions, CAFC Rulings, CAVC Knowledge, CAVC ruling, Fed. Cir. & Supreme Ct., KP Veterans, Lawyering Up, Lay testimony, M-21 info, NOVA Attorneys, Thailand AO presumptive path, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

FEDERAL CIRCUIT JUSTICE

Posted on November 15, 2018 by

Cupcake asked me to blog about this anomaly. Imagine filing your VA claim at the local Fort Fumble.  You wait 125 days (right!) for your denial. You are then in for a long wait for an appeal. We’re talking six … Continue reading →

Posted in BvA Decisions, CAVC ruling, CAVC/COVA Decision, Complaints Department, DRO and BVA Hearings, Humor, KP Veterans, VA Agents | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 13 Comments

EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT A BVA REFERRAL

Posted on October 6, 2018 by

I get emails by the dozens every month asking me about this. Some Veterans get their decisions back from the BVA directly and the VSOs never even see it. Maybe that’s just as well. If you won anything, they’d be … Continue reading →

Posted in BvA Decisions, BVA Referrals, DM II, Equitable tolling, Humor, KP Veterans, M-21 info, Presumption of Regularity, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, VA suspense dates, Waiver of Review in the First Instance | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments