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BVA– LATE 3RD QUARTER DECISIONS ARE OUT

Posted on October 11, 2014 by asknod

Third quarter BVA decisions are out and up on the BVA site here. There are now 773 Hepatits C decisions so far this year. I did have a query from one Vet as to how long it takes from the … Continue reading →

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HARVONI–IT’S HEEEEEEERE!

Posted on October 10, 2014 by asknod

Need I say more? Love the name. Love the idea of two Hep C birth control pills in one with no Ribavirin and no Interferon. Smooth sailing and in less time than you can count in Hepatitis C land. Thank … Continue reading →

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VASEC–WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU CALL BOB?

Posted on October 3, 2014 by asknod

Hold on to your hats, ladies and gentlemen. First I wish to express an abject apology to Robert. A. McDonald, our newest and potentially most intriguing of all VA Secretaries to date. I was cynical after over twenty years of … Continue reading →

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Is donating plasma still risky for contracting HCV?

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Laura

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

Posted on September 23, 2014 by asknod

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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BVA–THIRD QUARTER DECISIONS ARE OUT

Posted on September 10, 2014 by asknod

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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CAVC– HOWELL V. NICHOLSON– WHAT SMC-S REALLY SAYS

Posted on August 25, 2014 by asknod

I find SMC or Special Monthly Compensation S, as accorded to us true War Vets, to be highly misunderstood by-gasp-Veterans Service Officers who should, by rights, be well-versed in this. I just ran into one on another HCV helpsite and … Continue reading →

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DECISION REVIEW OFFICERS–AS SEEN BY…

Posted on August 19, 2014 by asknod

Much has been said of VA’s hierarchy of raters known as Decision Review Officers, abbreviated as DROs. Their job is so thankless, their retention rate so low and the perks these days being bonusless, that many move on to greener … Continue reading →

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BVA–EARLY 3RD QUARTER DECISIONS OUT

Posted on August 16, 2014 by asknod

BVA released their 3rd Quarter batch of decisions on Friday evening. HCV cases jumped from 446 this year cumulatively to 562. I have not had a chance to peruse them but feel free to investigate and report back on the … Continue reading →

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HCV–TODAY IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE NUMBER 12

Posted on July 28, 2014 by asknod

My Sovaldi minder contacted me this afternoon and told me I was getting: 1) More Anemic 2) My creatinine levels were dropping precipitously so my kidneys are not happy campers. 3) My Anti-nuclear Antibodies test (ANA) indicated my autoimmune Hepatitis … Continue reading →