Category Archives: Vietnam Disease Issues

Revisiting CDC’s Bruce Weniger’s jet injector slide presentation, 2004

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Laura

This slide set (LINK BELOW) may be useful to those who have not seen it before. I’ve come across this slide presentation given at a WHO conference before but it’s good to review. Bruce Weniger provides some background on the … Continue reading →

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VASEC–WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU CALL BOB?

Posted on October 3, 2014 by asknod

Hold on to your hats, ladies and gentlemen. First I wish to express an abject apology to Robert. A. McDonald, our newest and potentially most intriguing of all VA Secretaries to date. I was cynical after over twenty years of … Continue reading →

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PTSD AND FIREWORKS

Posted on July 10, 2014 by asknod

I was contacted numerous times during the leadup to July 4th by some who suffer PTSD and asked-almost begged- to write an article about the negative effects of loud explosions on those with PTSD. The folks who wished me to … Continue reading →

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Harvard Law Report (2013) on HCV cites Fast Letter 04-13

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Laura

There is a huge disconnect between policy makers and the VA/VHA–and it’s been working really well to keep the public ignorant of the many service-connected factors that relate to the veteran HCV epidemic. If any institution can assign people to … Continue reading →

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SOVALDI–IT’S SHOWTIME

Posted on June 19, 2014 by asknod

After a five month fight to obtain this magic elixir, I am finally going to proceed on to a six month fight to kill the Dragon. The Decon arrived late today and zero hour’s 9 AM. Protein pills and helmet await me. … Continue reading →

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CAVC-WELLS V SHINSEKI–THE VA GIVETH AND THE VA TAKETH AWAY

Posted on June 17, 2014 by asknod

Ah, reversals. What could be more fun? I’m just guessing Alexandra Lio, Esquire is walking on air over this one. It’s a fine feather in Chisolm, Chisolm and Kilpatrick LLP’s hat, too. It illustrates perfectly the urge of VA to … Continue reading →

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MAY 7TH, 1975

Posted on May 7, 2014 by asknod

VA uses this day, May 7th, 1975, as the delineator of the last day any of us who participated in the Southeast Asia War Games were exposed to Dow and Monsantos’ revolutionary new herbicides. That meant you had one year … Continue reading →

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DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED

Posted on March 1, 2014 by asknod

In an extreme act of compassion, my medical insurance company, Premera Blue Cross elected to grant me access to Sovaldi yesterday. Being a little shy of $180,000 smackeroos, I was definitely wondering how this was going to pan out. With … Continue reading →

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HCV COURSE KNOWLEDGE

Posted on February 3, 2014 by asknod

Here’s a great article to keep us to speed on what medical science has uncovered as secondaries to HCV.

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More good news

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Laura

I want to share the good news that my husband’s disability claim has been largely successful–although he was denied HCV. We received a decision in under one year and the information found on this website was critical. Nonetheless, there is … Continue reading →