Category Archives: Remanded claims

BVA–REMAND TO”READ THE C-FILE”

This is a proof-positive illustration why you and I, and indeed, everyone who enters this convoluted system is condemned to purgatory for years until someone tasked with making the decision actually cracks the books and reads the c-file. It borders … Continue reading

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THREE BVA REMANDS–WHAT TO DO?

Member Shaniqua writes me again after a three-year silence to tell of her ping pong match with the Veterans Administration and the apparent inability to get her claims to stay put at the BVA. This began when the Forrest Gump Memorial Regional … Continue reading

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JUSTICE DELAYED IS NOT JUSTICE DENIED

March 31, 1994 submit claims for: 1) Porphyria Cutanea Tarda (PCT), secondary to a)Hepatitis or b)Agent orange 2) tinnitus increase to compensable (10%) _________________________________ November 4, 1994 Receive denials for: 1) residuals of hepatitis (nothing in SMRs) 2) PCT due … Continue reading

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APRIL FOOL’S DAY 2013

April Fool’s day in 2011 dawned with Mr. Heino’s pill-cutting shenanigans. April Fool’s Day  2013 in Seattle and environs dawned crisp and clear- what aviators call CLAVU. CLear to Altitude-Visibility Unlimited. Upon checking my email, I discovered that Santa had … Continue reading

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BVA– ROGER ON THE C-FILES

We often read about our hanging at a BVA Board ruling weeks after it happens. It’s predictable and usually anti-climatic. Of the many I’ve read, this one stands out for its audacity in reporting what we all know. We always hear of … Continue reading

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CAVC– KATH v. SHINSEKI–NO RETROSPECTIVE EXAMS

Richard P. Kath filed for hep in 1978. As with most of us, he didn’t know the program and received a denial slip. He didn’t appeal, but it appears he refiled in 1980. He got the same treatment  from what … Continue reading

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