Tag Archives: Gulf War Claims Help

MARINES 5-BAD GUYS 0

I love these stories. Either the same crooks came back to get all the goodies they spotted the first time (greed) or they had the ungodly bad luck to pick the same house that had recently been burglarized. Either way, … Continue reading

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PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES NEW DATE FOR VETERANS DAY

In a bold move certain to upset the major Veterans Service Organizations across the fruited plain, President Obama today asserted his authority under his Executive prerogative to change the immutable date of Veterans Day. Numerous United States Postal Service workers, which encompasses … Continue reading

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BVA DECISIONS ARE OUT (AGAIN)

The latest batch of BVA HCV decisions, and, by extension, all decisions this year, was released late Friday night. I’ll peruse them to see what the  latest jetgun synopsae are. Seems the BVA and the Court of Appeals has finally … Continue reading

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Focused VA dental care for Class III and Class VI veterans

This post is a follow-up to July post, HCV infection and veterans’ oral health.  Can we decipher this VA-speak together? The Fact Sheet, Dental Benefits for Veterans (IB 10-442, February 2014) lists the eligibility for different veterans by class.  These classes are described in VHA … Continue reading

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Mileage exception for “geographically challenged” veterans in NH, Alaska & Hawaii

When I first read about the 40-mile distance from place of residence as the standard for the Veterans Choice Act, I assumed, as did many, that meant 40-miles from a VA hospital.  Wrong! …Veterans may qualify based on their place … Continue reading

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Veterans’ Choice Card program’s new contractors

Finding official information about the implementation of the Veterans’ Choice Cards and call centers has been frustrating but I can now report that Tri-West and Health Net have been hired to administer the program.  Health Net’s press release, Tri-West’s press release, … Continue reading

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CMB MISSES CONGRESSIONAL DEADLINE ON VA’S CHOICE CARDS

CMB (Call me Bob)McDonald blogged to us today to let us know VA is once again dancing on their collective neckties and doing another faceplant-this right on top of their inability to find any fault with the way VAMC Director … Continue reading

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VETERANS POEMS–THE FINAL INSPECTION

I received this several years ago and mistakenly thought I had published it. For that, I apologize profusely to Member WGM of Texas fame. You may remember him from my book as I used him as a prime example of … Continue reading

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HEPATITIS C VACCINE?

Amazing progress in eradicating this virus as well as preventing it via a vaccine.

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VET ATTORNEYS AS ADVERSARIES ?

Every once and in while I receive inviting news of how the VA is secretly employing chemtrails to change our minds and prevent us from winning our claims. Others talk of vast Left or Right wing conspiracies hatched in Arkansas … Continue reading

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