Category Archives: CAvC HCV Ruling

CAVC–HUGHES v. SHINSEKI–WHAT HEP?

Here’s another of those Tiger Moms in later life who take up the pro se broom and head to the Court for a clean sweep. Janette has done her homework. In fact, she worked overtime to get all the T’s … Continue reading

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CAVC–BATSON V.SHINSEKI– CURED HEP=NO DICE

Much has been published here about representing yourself. When the evidence is so dispositive as to leave no room for doubt, we advocate it wholeheartedly. This is always true but only up to a point. When going before the CAVC, … Continue reading

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CAVC–BRIA V. SHINSEKI–POOR NEXI ALL AROUND

It’s rare to be able to go back and unearth the BVA decision that leads to the CAVC but I’m getting better at sleuthing these out. The dead giveaway is the  the date of the decision. That and the fact … Continue reading

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WRITS OF MANDAMUS–USEFUL?

Several times in the past year I have been queried about using a writ for extraordinary relief. The CAVC has this power and exercises it infrequently, preferring to see the VA  somehow muddle through at their snail’s pace. This is no panacea to Vets who have … Continue reading

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CAVC–CAVAZOS v SHINSEKI

These are the decisions we love and hate. We love them because its always nice to see the underdog go up against Goliath pro se. We hate it because of the inordinate time wasted pursuing something that can never be … Continue reading

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CAVC–MORRIS v. SHINSEKI

I always admire Vets for going it alone. Here, Mr. Kenneth L. Morris has chosen to go all the way up the ladder to the CAVC for justice. The problem is that his grasp of law is deficient. When we assay … Continue reading

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bVA–NHL= HCV

Whoa there, doggies. For all you guys from Michigan, back up the boat. NHL stands for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma.  We don’t do sports or politics here. Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Two things catch your eye about this. First,  the correlation between the two diseases … Continue reading

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68% Of Americans With HCV Are VETS?–HUH?

Member Loyal points out some interesting percentages in my last post : I dispute the logic here: “Dr. Stevens estimated the current in-service occurrence of hepatitis C at approximately 10%”; Since this Veteran has a current diagnosis of Hep C, … Continue reading

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CAVC–DIBERNARDO V. SHINSEKI–JETGUN INFO

While this is a Single Judge Decision and useless for precedent, look at the encaptured below for your case. The BVA or the VA has finally released the definitive requirements for successful transmission via jetgun. They can’t put this cat back … Continue reading

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CAVC–EVANS (ROCKY) v. SHINSEKI–IVDU?

When all is said and done at the BVA, one appeals up to the CAVC-usually with a good reason. We all know (or should be aware) that proving HCV is often one of the hardest legal hills we will climb. … Continue reading

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