Category Archives: BvA HCV decisions

BVA–ISOLATED AND INFREQUENT USE OF DRUGS CODICIL

Posted on November 16, 2015 by asknod

I have seen this one used before several years ago but it has always met with mixed success at the BVA. 38 CFR § 3.301(c)(3) is rarely employed but here it worked. One might note the Vet was represented by an … Continue reading →

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BVA– ANOTHER JETGUN WIN IN ST. PETE’S W/ COMBAT EXPOSURE

Posted on November 16, 2015 by asknod

Here’s a great BVA read from a good attorney in Florida. Ralph Bratch nailed this one with good cites and an excellent nexus for the Vet. As is standard operating procedure, VA tried to hang the drug allegation around his … Continue reading →

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BVA–CHEESEHEAD FINALLY HITS PAYDIRT ON JETGUN

Posted on November 14, 2015 by asknod

FROM THE BEER CAPITAL OF WISCONSIN VA denies. Let’s face it. You could have 7 out 8 salient factors pointing towards a cryptogenic liver ailment (read HCV) including elevated ALTs and fatigue and the VA rater is going to say you … Continue reading →

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BVA–SC FOR HCV DUE TO 3.156(C) & JETGUNS

Posted on November 13, 2015 by asknod

Here’s a daisy. Veterans Attorney Everett L. McKeown did a magnificent job of getting Johnny Vet his SC for Hepatitis. They found old STRs from his first period of enlistment and used them as the fulcrum to get his 2004 claim reopened. … Continue reading →

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BVA– JETGUN WIN FROM ST. LOUIS

Posted on November 11, 2015 by asknod

Here’s a wrinkle. DAV reps Johnny Vet for HCV and cirrhosis. Way back in 2003, he told his VA gastrodoc about his concerns of jetguns being the risk factor. Bingo. An antique pseudonexus saves the day in 2011 when the … Continue reading →

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BVA–SEX, NOT POLYSUBSTANCE ABUSE = HCV

Posted on November 11, 2015 by asknod

From the Joe Friday/Badge 714 Memorial VARO Every once and a while we see a really good example of VA bending over backwards using a reverse nexus that flies in the face of anything they have ever held before on HCV. … Continue reading →

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BVA–SQUIDLEYONE JOINS THE P&T CLUB

Posted on November 2, 2015 by asknod

I’m sorry for being the slow boat on the website. Thank you Kiedove for helping to fill out the page in the interim. I apologize but I’m busy writing the new book. Great news came in from South Dakota last … Continue reading →

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BVA–OH. THE SEPT. 1974 “GONORRHEA EVENT”? LESS LIKELY AS NOT

Posted on October 30, 2015 by asknod

There are a finite number of ways you can get Hepatitis C. The common denominator is blood-more specifically some otherbody’s blood in you or on you. Without casting aspersion on those who have it, we have to look at lifestyle, … Continue reading →

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BVA–JETGUN WIN IN ST. LOUIS

Posted on October 23, 2015 by asknod

Here’s one of those classic examples of Johnny Vet subtly driving his own claimboat with the DAV as his titular head honcho. I’m sure they think they drove a hard bargain but it mostly reflects the fact that Regional Offices … Continue reading →

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VARO–REQUESTS FOR RECONSIDERATION

Posted on October 23, 2015 by asknod

For many moons I have read and reread other Veterans’ reports of requests for “reconsideration”. Much has been written on this subject over at our sister site Hadit.com and there is a large school of thought that it is a … Continue reading →