Tag Archives: HCV Health Tips

BVA–ETOH ≠ HCV… BUT JETGUNS DO

A great jetgun win and one nexus letter was from none other than the Vet’s VA PCP. Of course, it did take a second letter from a civilian medical “expert” to seal the deal. Being a Vet, you have to understand … Continue reading

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Praise for a few old hepatitis researchers

From the 1940s to 1960s, two types of hepatitis were known to researchers …infectious and serum.  A third type was unknown.  From the 1930’s and earlier, an assortment of names confused everyone.  Old names for HBV included serum hepatitis, homologous … Continue reading

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1997 JETGUN STEERING GROUP LETTER

Thanks to Nurse Silvia Price, we now have the document that categorically sealed the future fate of the jetguns. Oddly, it still took a while longer to pry the jetguns from the cold dead hands of the US Military who … Continue reading

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BVA–WE DON’T NEED NO STINKIN’ BLOOD LABS

With the amazing blood tests for liver diseases in this day and age, buttressed by liver biopsy showing age of the infection, there is simply no reason on earth for a BVA decision like the one I describe here. The only … Continue reading

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CBS news report (12/1/15): most veterans denied HCV meds

We have all read news stories about the difficulty veterans with active chronic HCV infection are having getting treated with Sovaldi at the VA. Some articles express a more reality-based report on the service-connected HCV outbreak among Vietnam veterans.   … Continue reading

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HADIT.COM RADIO SHOW ON THURSDAY PM

Jerrel Cook called me while I was swamping out the stalls this evening and preparing to feed the monsters. This threw everything into a tailspin. Cooper and Kona have food rules and they don’t cotton to me yakking it up … Continue reading

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BVA–METAVIR SCORE– STAGE 1≠ 1972

 FROM THE FT. SUMTER MEMORIAL REGIONAL TOWER OF BABEL Here’s an interesting decision that illustrates the aging of Hepatitis C. Just like a good single malt from Scotland is carefully aged, Hepatitis C bakes your liver at a slow rolling boil … Continue reading

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BAD NEWS FOR CUPCAKE

And the envelope please? I just received my results of the one-year HCV viral load and ultrasound for HCC. The bad news is Cupcake is stuck with me for eternity unless Agent Orange rears its ugly head. Attached below are … Continue reading

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BVA HCV CLAIMS FROM 1992-2015

Interesting statistics on HCV claims. Since record keeping began at the BVA in 1992, we can see the rise and fall of HCV claims which indicate a win, loss,  death, cure or giving up. It can mean no DIC. It … Continue reading

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JETGUNS DON’T KILL PEOPLE-BUT JUST IN CASE…

By now we’ve read about a gazillion articles about how guns don’t kill people. The problem is that sometimes people use guns to kill people. They also show a marked proclivity to use bathtubs, 2X4s, knives, cars and a plethora … Continue reading

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