Tag Archives: HCV

MILESTONES-HCVET ROBERT LYNN DAVIS

Posted on November 27, 2016 by asknod

Those of you who were the earliest HCVets knew Rob on the old Delphi website for HCVets as Rob1956. That’s where I met him. I had just won my own VA claim and wanted to share and help others attain … Continue reading →

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BVA–JETGUN WIN BUT IT TOOK TEN YEARS AND A GOOD VA LAW DOG

Posted on November 12, 2016 by asknod

You read about the VA hamster wheel. Perhaps  you’ve taken a few rides yourself in the claims game. BVA remands, as I’ve pointed out in the past, are time alligators. My pet advocacy game with these jetgun claims is simple. … Continue reading →

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History of hepatitis? Long-term sustained virologic response (SVR) but…

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Laura

still not eligible to donate blood…because why?  Research suggests that relapse is very rare so why does the American Red Cross  (link) reject potential blood donors who have ever had HCV?   They write (updated: 08/03/2016): Hepatitis caused by Hepatitis … Continue reading →

Posted in Blood info, Food for thought, Guest authors, HCV Epidemiology, HCV Health, HCV Risks (documented), hepatitis, Medical News, research, transfusions and hepatitis, Uncategorized, Vietnam Disease Issues | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

We need to talk about multi-dose vials

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Laura

Then and now There seems to have been no consideration for infection control with regard to the use of multi-dose vials in the military in previous decades. Hence the massive outbreak of blood-borne pathogen infections we see in our veteran … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest authors, HCV Health, HCV Risks (documented), hepatitis, Jetgun Claims evidence, medical injections, Medical News, Uncategorized, Vietnam Disease Issues | Tagged , , , , , , | 3 Comments

BVA–I NEVER PROMISED YOU A ROSE GARDEN

Posted on September 17, 2016 by asknod

Having sat, chatted and engaged in a colloquy with Veterans Law Judge Vito Clementi for an hour one day in 2015, I know how hard it must have been to bite his tongue and write the denial below. Of all … Continue reading →

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BVA-BLOODY JETGUNS– THE YIN/YANG OF EVIDENCE/CREDIBILITY

Posted on September 17, 2016 by asknod

In the madcap world of VA claims, character assault is a common technique employed by our adversaries in the 56 Fort Fumbles across the fruited plains and oceans. In VAland, when you say something different in 2016 than what you … Continue reading →

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All VA-enrolled veterans needing HCV antivirals may get them now

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Laura

What a crazy, crazy summer:  nutty politics, all-manner of leaks, evil violence, zika and more. Time to think about HCV again, a topic and problem that now seems easier to deal with despite all the misinformation/avoidance/denial that the government puts … Continue reading →

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CAVC-BELL V. McDONALD–SPECULATIVE VERSUS NEGATIVE NEXUS

Posted on July 20, 2016 by asknod

Once again, Veterans Law Judge Ursula R. Powell and her staff attorney(s) have struck out on Hepatitis C. Why is it so difficult to arrive at a nexus/IMO in this subject? With the wealth of knowledge we have accumulated over … Continue reading →

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VA DIAGNOSTIC CODE 7354–622 VETS @ 100%

Posted on June 23, 2016 by asknod

Here’s a scary VA statistic. I’ve helped, to my immediate knowledge, around 300 Veterans over 8 years find the light at the end of the VA tunnel on just Hepatitis C. Imagine there are only 622 of us rated for … Continue reading →

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BVA–EVERYONE’S GONE TO THE MOON

Posted on June 15, 2016 by asknod

Here are a pair of cases recently decided that show a marked detour from the days of old. In 1997, or perhaps even 2010, these two BVA decisions would have gone against the Veterans involved. It proves that either the … Continue reading →

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