Tag Archives: Gulf War Claims Help

BVA–THE LOUISVILLE TWO STEP

The Louisville Two-step: Step One: Get VSO and sign POA over. Step two: Step into street in front of VA Examiner and get prepared to be mowed down. This is so predictable. Johnny Rebel here could have been in high cotton … Continue reading

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BVA–IN SEARCH OF NEGATIVE EVIDENCE

This is a great decision with enormous parameters. It illustrates many things that are judicially useful. To begin with, it is a jetgun-based claim and, as such, is of immense interest to the Veteran population who served between 1962 and … Continue reading

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VA–BAD BOYS-BAD BOYS

We always knew there was a mechanism for this from the day the VA Kiddy Kops took down John Bisig, a 280% disabled Vet in Houston back in 2011. Keeping in mind that John was decompensated, well-educated, verbally gifted and … Continue reading

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CAVC–MOYE V. SHINSEKI-THE PRESUMPTION ACCORDING TO ST. BAGBY

My eye, as most know, is drawn to Court reversals as they offer the most cutting -edge jurisprudence and the best read for the money. Leroy Macklem is a recent, classic example of this and Mr. Moye’s win will be … Continue reading

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FACEPLACE THIS WEEK

Here’s a roundup of the good ones I spotted. They are, for the most part, getting pretty skinny this summer with everyone going on vacation.  

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SOVALDI–THE NEXT GENERATION OF HCV CLAIMS

I have recently been contacted more times than I can count by Veterans with the “What if I go SVR during my claim?” or the “How will this affect my rating now that I am cured?” Quite simple, actually. 38 … Continue reading

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BVA–LITTLE THINGS THAT YOU DO

I always look for explicit examples of VA tricks and try to advertize them as a “Buyer Beware”. VA has a propensity to stretch the truth like no other agency of government. They have a tendency to cite to medical … Continue reading

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

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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VA–FIRE OUR WORKERS? ARE YOU INSANE? NO WAY

I guess this pretty much sums up what the VA thinks of our insinuations that anyone at the VA was attempting to sandbag our health care. Lord, help us. Thank God this moron is short-lived as VASEC. 

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FOOTLOCKER VIETNAM–42 YEARS LATER

After winning my VA claims in 2008, I became extremely introspective and examined my sparse case file for why it took so long. After obtaining my military records from the NPRC in St. Louis, I discovered the Air Force had … Continue reading

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