Category Archives: LOD and willful misconduct

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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SCHULKIN–SHOULD HE STAY OR SHOULD HE GO?

Posted on February 21, 2018 by asknod

I’ll let you be the judge and the jury on this one. What do you do with a cabinet-level political appointee who breaks the law? Let’s put aside the sandbox politics and look at this as adults. You’re appointed to … Continue reading →

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BVA–EVERYONE’S GONE TO THE MOON

Posted on June 15, 2016 by asknod

Here are a pair of cases recently decided that show a marked detour from the days of old. In 1997, or perhaps even 2010, these two BVA decisions would have gone against the Veterans involved. It proves that either the … Continue reading →

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CAVC–GOPAN V SHINSEKI- LINE OF DUTY FOR DUMMIES

Posted on April 16, 2016 by asknod

Over the last eight years I have read law. Lots of it. Line of Duty (LOD) determinations are one of those fuzzy areas where everyone can agree to the same thing for five minutes. Then along comes another LOD appeal … Continue reading →

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BVA–TRYING TO POKE A HOLE IN LOD/WILLFUL MISCONDUCT

Posted on February 13, 2016 by asknod

VA loves to try to rescind, revoke or otherwise contradict a finding of LOD such that it can invoke the willful misconduct etiology on drug use. Here’s a classic example of Uncle Victor’s munchkins huffing and puffing and trying like … Continue reading →

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Prejudicial Title: The Vietnam drug user returns; final report, September 1973

Posted on December 27, 2014 by Laura

To the best of my knowledge, Vietnam veterans have been the victims of the largest outbreak of HCV in the United States to date.  The largest cohort was born in 1954. We know that there are many transmission routes in … Continue reading →

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BVA– LAST DECISIONS OF 2014 POSTED

Posted on December 21, 2014 by asknod

The BVA just put up the last of their decision for this year. Quite a few that were favorable for HCVets finally on the jetguns. It seems there must have been some reason the US Military decided to up and … Continue reading →

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BVA–WHY WE NEED VBMS IMMEDIATELY

Posted on November 2, 2014 by asknod

Here’s a classic example of why we need to implement the Veterans Benefits Management System now rather than in 2025.  Johnny Vet has been fighting since July 2008 (six years) to get his SC for hep C. VA has been … Continue reading →

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CAVC–MARKS V. McDONALD–LINE OF DUTY AND WILLFUL MISCONDUCT

Posted on September 18, 2014 by asknod

dAs most know, I glom onto every reversal that comes across the CAVC and CAFC docket. They teach far more in a short time than years of vacates and set asides. By the same token, you find more ordnance to help Veterans … Continue reading →

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