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VA REVERSES COURSE– UNEXPECTEDLY EXONERATES WHISTLEBLOWERS

Carolyn Lerner, of the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) announced today that VA, caught with their pants down metaphorically, has been forced into actually doing something never before seen or heard of at 810 Vermin Ave. NW-actually rewarding whistleblowers and thanking … Continue reading

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MILITARY SITES ON THE EPA SUPERFUND LIST

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

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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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VA Medical-related freebie mobile devices and apps

But, no, the free tablets are not for you!   Fiscal Year 2014 means free 10,000 ipads for VHA providers. In the interests of efficiency this use of technology makes sense.  But security is the big concern. Providers can take their devices home, playground … Continue reading

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Is donating plasma still risky for contracting HCV?

I first read about viral infections due to past unsanitary practices in plasmapheresis centers in the Pepin’s book, The Origin of Aids.   In this 1999 follow-up report about an HCV outbreak in Austria (then called non-A, non-B hepatitis), the cause was believed … Continue reading

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BVA–CALUZA V BROWN 20 YEARS LATER

Was it that long ago that the CAVC (then the COVA) let the cat out of the bag and enumerated the three elements needed to attain the Holy Grail of service connection? April 12th, 1995 will mark the twentieth anniversary of Mario’s … Continue reading

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VAOIG–WE DON’T DO VA CRIME

Doesn’t anyone on Capitol Hill (i.e. Rep. Miller et al) find it intriguing that if you or I so much as filed a phony travel pay report and tried to take these folks for $40 dollars, we’d be hounded to … Continue reading

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WHO’S WHO IN THE VA SCANDALS

Finally, someone printed up a table of contents/cast of characters so we can keep track of the miscreants and their protagonists. Unfortunately, this list of 24 is woefully incomplete. Considering that the OIG has somehow discovered 91 (currently) VAMCs where … Continue reading

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BVA–THIRD QUARTER DECISIONS ARE OUT

BVA put up their third quarter decisions for 2014 today. Access the Hepatitis C ones here. Best of luck on the new jetgun leniency they are beginning to exhibit. Jetgun decision: http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/view.jsp?FV=http://www.va.gov/vetapp14/Files4/1431207.txt

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THE NEW IMPROVED VA–CALL ME BOB

Much in the last week has come to light regarding all things VA. As I speak, they are discussing this at the HVAC hearings up on Capitol Hill. Cause for concern wells up in the breasts of all Vets concerning … Continue reading

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