Category Archives: BvA Decisions

BVA–BUILDING A CLAIM? HIRE THE CARPENTER

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– MAGIC DISAPPEARING CLAIMS

I’ve been at this for a number of years and once tried to keep track of how many Hep claims showed up at the BVA on appeal. I researched this for my own claim all the way back to 1992, … Continue reading

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BVA–CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN VA’S COURT

  From the Life Insurance Co. RO of New England You know how you can sense things? Have you ever had that Deja Vu, look over your shoulder feeling ? I was spinning through a bunch of those BVA  Decisions … Continue reading

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CUE–FAILURE IN DUTY TO ASSIST

In 1994, the Court came to a very tortured decision that has disenfranchised Vets ever since. I refer to the holding in Caffrey v. Derwinski. This was hard on the heels of the Russell decision of 1992 that brought us … Continue reading

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BVA– DM2 AND 55 GAL. DRUMS

Have you ever had a premonition that a 55 gallon drum near you might have Agent Orange in it? It happened to me a lot in SEA. In fact, they all had orange rings around them except for the ones with blue … Continue reading

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