Tag Archives: Gulf War Claims Help

Decisions, decisions: Stay with the VA or move on? Enroll in the VA or Obamacare?

I hope I haven’t made any gross errors in this post.   Please fact check everything because I am a layperson trying to figure this out like everyone else. KEY FACT FROM THE VA ACA WEBSITE THAT IS HIDDEN IN … Continue reading

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Short-term care in Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF), Medicare and VA benefits

I’m left with more questions after looking into this but here goes.  Short-term care is defined as 90-100 days or under.  Medicare Part A (Hospital) stops paying for care at SNFs at day 101 and beyond: For Medicare, you pay … Continue reading

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FACEPLACE

This one says it all. Must be one of those Happy Halloween things early.  

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SYRIAN AIR OPS PATCHES OUT

Preliminary Air Force Search and Rescue teams are gearing up for duty picking up downed airmen in the event of an air/ground war with Syria. In conjunction with the French, we’ve agreed in principle to provide all the Pave Low … Continue reading

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FROM THE FOOTLOCKER–FLECHETTES

While picking up oats and a new saltlick the other day, I noticed Jerry (a Vietnam Vet) had what appeared to be a lapel pin made  out of small dart we knew as a flechette. When loaded into a 40mm … Continue reading

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SOFOSBUVIR FDA PANEL REVIEW OCTOBER 25TH

Hooooo doggies. Something all us Autoimmune-challenged Hepatitis C sufferers have bemoaned is our inability to get into the Sofosbuvir GS-7977 trials. The date of our salvation is nearer. Here’s the link. A warm thank you to Patty Beigel for posting … Continue reading

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CAVC–BROWN v. SHINSEKI–BACK TO THE FUTURE

Always on the prowl for useful ammunition, I came across this 2009 delight. It was won by Virginia Girard-Brady, an able Veterans Lawyer. Now, before you make fun of her propensity to hyphenate her last name, it could be she … Continue reading

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CAVC–MAPA v. SHINSEKI–VALUABLE RESOURCES FOR HCV CLAIMS

In my continuing search for information on Malcolm in the Middle’s quest for more definitive proof of injuries due to untreated HCV for 12 years, and his later Interferon prophylaxis that damaged him further, I came across Mr. David L. … Continue reading

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VAMC BUDGET FORCES CUTS IN K-9 PROGRAM

Due to higher than expected costs of administering the VA Bonus program for senior personnel, the VISNs throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and the Philippine Islands have suspended their use of larger, aggressive K-9 units.  Typically staffed by German … Continue reading

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“Dogs bless you”: service dogs for veterans

We are huge fans of sharing our lives with furry companions, at one time sharing our property with a rescued yellow lab, five rescued beagles and two rescued cats.  It could get really noisy when they howled in chorus to … Continue reading

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