Tag Archives: DIY vA Claims

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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Military Veterans and Hepatitis C

HCV advocacy group writer Terry Baker provides a 6-page chapter (22) about veterans in the book, Hepatitis C Choices (4th Ed.); it reiterates information discussed here with supporting charts and footnotes.   A major flaw in the chapter is its failure to … Continue reading →

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WHO IS THAT?

Okay. Who is it coming in on the search engines with “Alien abduction of hepatitis children”? Or “eating feces”? There are several other bizarre things that search engines bring here. I posted several about alien abduction being a leading risk factor … Continue reading →

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DoD Vietnam interactive timeline

Bookmark this link in your Vietnam research folder. This overview might be helpful in reconstructing when certain events happened during the Vietnam conflict and much  earlier.  The first contact between the US and Vietnam was in 1833. Use the arrows … Continue reading →

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NEW YOUTUBE LINK TO THE BOOK

Here’s the preliminary for the book on You tube. I had no idea I got this with my package. I also have no idea why they are taking forever to get it to me. Who cares? It’s done.

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Throw the VA a “penalty flag”.

You have probably seen the Southwest Airlines Commercials.  They “throw the penalty flag” when competing airlines try to charge customers “bag fees”. I suggest you likewise “throw the penalty flag” if the VA tries any of these things with you, … Continue reading →

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BVA–BAD MOON RISING

Here’s one of those remands where the BVA is asking for a little more hemp rope to throw over the limb. Watch closely as VLJ Deborah Singleton carefully steps  around all the different types of hepatitis and  artfully rearranges this … Continue reading →

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BVA– I SLAPPED THE GENERAL BUT I DID NOT KILL THE DEAD MAN

You know you’re in for a good read when your eye lights on this in a BVA decision. First of all, this is not the best way to file for  bent brain syndrome. It requires more finesse. I see Johnny … Continue reading →

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BVA– HCV BEFORE SERVICE? WHAT ABOUT ESPIRITU?

FROM THE VERNON W. HOWELL MEMORIAL VARO IN WHACKO, TEXAS Before I begin, let me say that this decision is flawed for any number of reasons. The definition below is for RPR, a diagnostic tool for syphilis. In no way shape or … Continue reading →

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BVA–“INTERFERONS” FOR PORPHYRIA CUTANEA TARDA?

This one is too tragic for words. AMLEG is repping this guy and they can’t even get him the right rating. They’re trying to do it under DC 7815 for Porphyria but miss the mark. DC 7704 (Polycythemia Vera) is … Continue reading →

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