Category Archives: HCV Risks (documented)

GROUNDHOG DAY 2023–6 MORE WEEKS UNTIL THE RD

Posted on February 1, 2023 by asknod

Wow. Groundhog Day already. Shut the front door. If I were five years old, I’d of figured a year had transpired already. At almost 72, it feels more like New Year’s was a week ago. I had a kickass Higher … Continue reading →

Posted in HCV Risks (documented), Higher Level of Review (HLR), IMOs/IMEs, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, VBMS Tricks | Tagged askNOD.com, Disabled Veteran, HCV, HCV Decisions, HCV Veterans, HCVETS, Help with vA Claims, Helping Veterans, Service Connection, VA claims, VA HCV Claims Help, Veterans Benefits, Veterans claims help, Veterans Humor, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 5 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 asknod.org | 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

FORT PEA GRAVEL–SQUARE BOB CUE PANTS

Posted on August 31, 2020 by asknod

While this isn’t my largest number of Clear and Unmistakable Error (CUE) busts on one decision in my career, it’s certainly a butt load of errors to make-not once but thrice. This was clearly a “Mission from God” assignment. Chase … Continue reading →

Posted in CUE, Earlier Effective dates, HCV Epidemiology, HCV Risks (documented), KP Veterans, Nexus Information, Tips and Tricks, VA Agents, VBMS Tricks, Veterans Law | Tagged asknod.org, Disabled Veteran, DIY vA Claims, HCV Decisions, Help with vA Claims, Service Connection, VA claims, Veterans Benefits, Veterans claims help, Veterans Humor, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 1 Comment

Today’s Navy : Why NO gloves during these medical procedures?

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Laura

Seeing is believing. This was published by the Navy in 2020. COVID19LEADERSHANDBOOK_V2 Oct. 2019 photo: PRE-COVID-19 awareness-No. Blood-borne virus awareness (HCV, HIV, or HBV)-Yes, but ignored. “The Navy, which for months had the majority of the military’s cases, grew by … Continue reading →

Posted in All about Veterans, Corona pandemic, Corona virus, Food for the soul, Food for thought, Future Veterans, General Messages, Guest authors, HBV, HCV Epidemiology, HCV Risks (documented), medical injections, Medical News, Military Madness, research | Tagged asknod.org, HCV Veterans, Helping Veterans, Service Connection | 1 Comment

Hepatitis (HCV) extrahepatic manifestation: Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Posted on July 5, 2020 by Laura

Those paying attention to HCV infections know that the virus is a leading cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Less well known, is that HCV can cause another cancer: B-cell Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) (Pubmed -Link) (Pubmed-vet study 2007). My old Marine … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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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BVA-LONG NIGHTS, IMPOSSIBLE ODDS, KEEPING MY EYE TO THE KEYHOLE

Posted on August 30, 2019 by asknod

Happy Labor Day weekend, campers. Here’s a lovely tale of the impossible. My friend Steve tasked me with my biggest challenge yet in VA claims. Image a triple whammy- no Service Treatment Records, no IMO and a free admission that … Continue reading →

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

Posted on July 19, 2019 by asknod

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 →