Tag Archives: HCVETS

HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM…

FROM THE SAM HOUSTON MEMORIAL VARO In a change of pace, the Houston Veterans Service Center Manager (VSM) called the VAOIG and begged them to come on down to sunny Texas to arrange a necktie party for one of their own. Seems a … Continue reading

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VA REVERSES COURSE– UNEXPECTEDLY EXONERATES WHISTLEBLOWERS

Carolyn Lerner, of the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) announced today that VA, caught with their pants down metaphorically, has been forced into actually doing something never before seen or heard of at 810 Vermin Ave. NW-actually rewarding whistleblowers and thanking … Continue reading

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THE SOVALDI SLIP AND SLIDE

I got a call yesterday from member Randy saying he’d been kicked out of the “program” at the Denver VAMC for non-compliance. Apparently he missed taking four doses of his Sovaldi over a month or so and had a relapse. … Continue reading

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VA Medical-related freebie mobile devices and apps

But, no, the free tablets are not for you!   Fiscal Year 2014 means free 10,000 ipads for VHA providers. In the interests of efficiency this use of technology makes sense.  But security is the big concern. Providers can take their devices home, playground … Continue reading

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Is donating plasma still risky for contracting HCV?

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

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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CAVC–MARKS V. McDONALD–LINE OF DUTY AND WILLFUL MISCONDUCT

dAs most know, I glom onto every reversal that comes across the CAVC and CAFC docket. They teach far more in a short time than years of vacates and set asides. By the same token, you find more ordnance to help Veterans … Continue reading

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VAOIG–WE DON’T DO VA CRIME

Doesn’t anyone on Capitol Hill (i.e. Rep. Miller et al) find it intriguing that if you or I so much as filed a phony travel pay report and tried to take these folks for $40 dollars, we’d be hounded to … Continue reading

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WHO’S WHO IN THE VA SCANDALS

Finally, someone printed up a table of contents/cast of characters so we can keep track of the miscreants and their protagonists. Unfortunately, this list of 24 is woefully incomplete. Considering that the OIG has somehow discovered 91 (currently) VAMCs where … Continue reading

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BVA–RISING STAR ESKENAZI CRASHES AND BURNS

Once upon a time, in a village on Vermin Avenue Northwest, there lived an Agency who couldn’t give a hoot about the Veterans they were entrusted with. Senator Alan Cranston, during the leadup to the Veterans Judicial Reform Act (VJRA) of … Continue reading

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