Tag Archives: HCV Veterans

BVA– NEW FORMAT ON CLAIMS?

Posted on January 24, 2012 by asknod

FROM THE BRANCH DAVIDIAN RO CAPITOL IN TEXAS OUR MOTTO? BURN FIRST AND ASK QUESTIONS LATER Strolling through all the new releases of BVA decisions allows for little nuggets of info to be picked up. Here, I spotted a … Continue reading →

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BVA– NO DIC FOR WIDOW

Posted on January 24, 2012 by asknod

FROM THE HORSE-TRADING RO CAPITOL OF THE WORLD I don’t know which is more painful – the idea of the BVA VLJ having to sign this decision or the widow conned into chasing this chimera with no hope of winning. … Continue reading →

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BVA–DM2= HCV

Posted on January 24, 2012 by asknod

Here is something Vets can take to the bank. Peel off the studies on HCV and DM2 and insert them into your claims. Then proceed to get it in nexus format. This is proof positive that HCV equal DM2. VA … Continue reading →

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BVA–ABSENT RISK FACTORS= JETGUNS

Posted on January 23, 2012 by asknod

Its nice to see these decisions as they are entirely too rare. Here, there simply isn’t any other risk. Try as they might, VA cannot hang this guy out to dry. I wonder if they are finally coming to rue … Continue reading →

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BVA–TRANSPLANT= SC FROM JETGUNS

Posted on January 23, 2012 by asknod

Here’s a classic jet gun win with nexus letters to go with it. What is notable is that the doctor writing the nexus is also the transplant surgeon and uses the trnasplant as prima facie evidence that the infection is 30-40 + … Continue reading →

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BVA–BUILDING A CLAIM? HIRE THE CARPENTER

Posted on January 22, 2012 by asknod

Before I begin, I wish to inform Miss Manners, who excoriated me for my incorrect capitalization of “Veterans” in the middle of a sentence, that it is my habit to do so. For your edification, I do this because we … Continue reading →

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BVA– MAGIC DISAPPEARING CLAIMS

Posted on January 20, 2012 by asknod

I’ve been at this for a number of years and once tried to keep track of how many Hep claims showed up at the BVA on appeal. I researched this for my own claim all the way back to 1992, … Continue reading →

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VA’s take on HCV

Posted on December 31, 2011 by asknod

I ran across this website put up by none other than VA. If you can believe this, they actually state: The source of infection is unknown in about 10 percent of acute hepatitis C cases and in 30 percent of … Continue reading →

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BVA–13 YEARS AND COUNTING

Posted on December 26, 2011 by asknod

Here’s a decision that immediately catches your eye. Our patient Vet from Jackson, Mississippi is now into this over thirteen years and counting. It’s unclear when he filed other than that he was denied in 1998. What is clear is that … Continue reading →

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CAVC–HORBOL v SHINSEKI– Medical Opinions from Fortune Cookies

Posted on December 25, 2011 by asknod

Veteran Steve A. Horbol served from 1972 to 1975. He was service connected for HCV before he arrived here. He’s trying to connect the dots between sleep apnea and his hep. I commend him for trying. I think it would … Continue reading →