Category Archives: Nexus Information

CAVC–HUNT VS McDONALD–RED CLAY BETWEEN MY TOES

Posted on July 17, 2015 by asknod

I shudder to think how many of us who served in Vietnam have hit the wall when they tell you your Agent Orange claim cannot stand because you simply were not there. This is a default setting-one assumed before any … Continue reading →

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CAVC–SAVAGE V McDONALD–SISTER CORAL’S BEATIFICATION

Posted on June 17, 2015 by asknod

We’ve been watching for a long time to see which way our esteemed new CAVC Judge, Coral Wong Pietsch, would tilt.  New judges anywhere in a panel or en banc Court environment tend to rule vaguely and somewhat neutrally, all … Continue reading →

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BVA– PTSD EQUALS HEPATITIS C

Posted on May 21, 2015 by asknod

We are finally getting traction on this after twenty years of filing it under willful misconduct. Considering VA takes it upon themselves to make this determination, legally they are precluded from it. A UCMJ court or nonjudicial punishment while you … Continue reading →

Posted in ASKNOD BOOK, BvA HCV decisions, HCV Health, HCV Risks (documented), MST, Nexus Information, PTSD, Tips and Tricks | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

WE MADE NEWSWEEK–FINALLY.

Posted on May 9, 2015 by asknod

Funny how many have to die before you get traction in this HCV business. Having a “voice” is often the difference between folks knowing your plight or being clueless. Here’s Newsweek’s take on this “Vets with Hep problem.”

Posted in HCV Health, HCV Risks (documented), Jetgun Claims evidence, Nexus Information, VA Medical Mysteries Explained, Vietnam Disease Issues, Vietnam War history | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

CAVC– DWYER V. SHINSEKI–DEAD SKUNK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD

Posted on April 3, 2015 by asknod

Here’s a wonderful single judge decision on Hepatitis C/HCC (hepatocellular carcinoma) jurisprudence. Ms. Dwyer should never have been subjected to this effrontery. The BVA weenies sent this thing out to get a clarification on “at least as likely as not” … Continue reading →

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VA FILINGS–MURPHY’S NEW LAW

Posted on March 31, 2015 by asknod

We are starting to see a new metric develop with staggering implications. For over thirty years, around the time of the VJRA of 1988, there has been a gradual increase in claims adjudication times that cannot be excused due to … Continue reading →

Posted in CAVC Knowledge, Electronic Filing of Evidence, Food for thought, KP Veterans, Lawyering Up, Nexus Information, Tips and Tricks, VA BACKLOG, vA news, vARO Decisions, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

JETGUNS- WHEN THEY REALLY FOUND OUT THE TRUTH

Posted on March 15, 2015 by asknod

In what may probably be the biggest scoop for us on jetguns, we owe member Sylvia Price a debt of gratitude that can never be repaid. She spent thousands of dollars of her own money over the last decade in … Continue reading →

Posted in Army Medical Manual, Guest authors, HCV Health, HCV Risks (documented), IMOs/IMEs, Jetgun BvA Decisions, Jetgun Claims evidence, Nexus Information, research, Tips and Tricks, Vietnam Disease Issues, Vietnam War history | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 29 Comments

CAVC–CLARK V. SHINSEKI–YOUR MOMMA’S LYING

Posted on March 2, 2015 by asknod

When you get to the CAVC, you at least get the Judge, or more appropriately, the judge’s little people, to thoroughly investigate a case; this in a far more balanced perspective than the slanted judicial Titanic deck of AOJ and … Continue reading →

Posted in BvA HCV decisions, CAvC HCV Ruling, HCV Health, HCV Risks (documented), Jetgun BvA Decisions, Jetgun Claims evidence, Nexus Information, VA Medical Mysteries Explained, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

VA training book, “How to Lie with Statistics,” outed

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Laura

Did you happen to catch this story last (CNN video–6 minutes or AZTV) fall? The best-seller was studied at the VA until 8/14 when Sec. MacDonald pulled it from training programs. The book is not promoting lying per se but Huelskamp (Kansas), who … Continue reading →

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Access to taxpayer-funded VA research and public domain research

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Laura

I’m frequently frustrated by my lack of access to VA medical research because I’m not a student who has access to academic databases nor can I afford to subscribe to medical journals or databases. Public databases like PubMed provide abstracts … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest authors, HCV Health, HCV Risks (documented), Jetgun BvA Decisions, Jetgun Claims evidence, Medical News, Nexus Information, research, VA Health Care, VA Medical Mysteries Explained, Vietnam Disease Issues | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments