Category Archives: research

Our right to petition the government

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Laura

…”the right of the people . . . to petition the Government for a redress of grievances” is a protected activity and liberty.  It applies to local, State and Federal governmental bodies (executive, legislative,courts, and agencies).  The Petition Clause could … Continue reading →

Posted in Complaints Department, Food for thought, General Messages, Guest authors, research, Uncategorized | 5 Comments

Easier cheaper blood testing on the way

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Laura

A positive story from Zina Moukheiber in Forbes (July 21, 2014) features innovator Elizabeth Holmes. She left Stanford to begin a company that only needs a micro-amount of blood for many types of tests.  Her company, Theranos, has attracted capital from many areas, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Blood info, Food for thought, Future Veterans, Guest authors, Medical News, research | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Vitamins: hype versus evidence?

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Laura

It’s extremely hard for consumers to make informed choices about dietary supplements and vitamins because of a dearth of exacting studies, the lack of regulations, and conflicting information from nutrition and medical science. A while back I stopped buying multivitamins … Continue reading →

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THE FASTEST GUN IN THE WEST–THE JETGUN

Posted on May 3, 2015 by asknod

As many know, our famous nurse Sylvia Price has scored the ultimate eBay item. Yeppers. HCVets has it’s own jetgun now and all those skanky manuals that went with it. The revelations that are going to come out now will … Continue reading →

Posted in From the footlocker, HCV Health, HCV Risks (documented), Jetgun Claims evidence, Medical News, research, Tips and Tricks, VA Medical Mysteries Explained | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 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

Death certificates and HCV underreporting

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Laura

Subject: Death certificates. Yuck. But here goes anyway. According to two national (non-VA) studies, death comes calling more often in the guise of HCV than death certificates reflect. And the conclusions drawn from them must have those in government unnerved. … 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

Fear of veterans may remove their legal right to claim information

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Laura

Jordain Carney, a defense journalist from a Washington (D.C.) news service, National Journal, reported on a story (10/21/14) that veterans and their elected representatives need to be aware of.  Here is the headline: VA Moves to Prevent Veteran Violence Over Disability … Continue reading →

Posted in C&P exams, C-Files and RBAs, Complaints Department, Guest authors, Medical News, Nexus Information, research, VA Medical Mysteries Explained, vA news | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 11 Comments

CAVC–REAVES v. McDONALD–THE PANDORA PARADOX

Posted on October 23, 2014 by asknod

This is a great Single Judge decision to illustrate  the ultimate stupidity of finally granting something now that they’ve been denying since 1982-fully 32 years ago. Add in “losing” the c-file and having to reconstruct it (funny what makes it back … Continue reading →

Posted in BvA Decisions, CAVC Knowledge, CAVC ruling, PTSD, research, Vietnam War history | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

MILITARY SITES ON THE EPA SUPERFUND LIST

Posted on September 28, 2014 by asknod

Here’s some good stuff for those of you filing for Stateside/ Guam chemical exposure. A regular grab bag of goodies for dang near every base in the states that had any aircraft using AVGAS or JP-4. The Fort McClellan stuff … Continue reading →

Posted in AO, Camp Lejeune poisoning, Military Madness, research | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments