Tag Archives: Help with vA Claims

BVA–5CCs OF GAMMA GLOBULIN = HCV

Ooooh, baby. Now we’re hitting a thousand. Too bad this sweet thing lost her man but it shows you how to pick up the pieces when life hands you these lemons. What amazes me is how the VFW managed to … Continue reading →

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BVA–USING THE SAME SYRINGE = HCV

FROM THE HONORABLE ELVIS PRESLEY VARO IN NASHVILLE, TN Here’s an excellent one to file under nexus. Don’t say they never did it. They did. Some medics back then rationalized that we were all healthy- or sure looked healthy- so … Continue reading →

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BVA–TWO DIFFERENT DISEASES

Here’s the absolute latest way to deny a claim. Remember that our good old paternalistic VA is nonadversarial and loves us very, very much. Vet gets hep. Vet files for it. Vet dies from it while waiting to get claim … Continue reading →

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3RD QUARTER BVA DECISIONS JUST RELEASED

Just noticed the BVA snuck in the third quarter decisions about two months late. Hey, it’s the congressional shutdown, right? Well, not exactly. Seems they’ve been bedeviled all year with this problem. I suppose the mere threat of a shutdown … Continue reading →

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SOFOSBUVIR = SOVALDI

Sofosbuvir has a trade name now. It’s Sovaldi and is set for release in early 2014 in Europe. We are awaiting release here in the US with parted lips and straining eyes. Well, I am, anyway. Oh, yeah-the stock is … Continue reading →

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VETERANS DAY CAKE

With my abject apologies to Member Randy. I was supposed to publish his extraordinary Vet’s day cake with accompanying pictorial ingredients display but it somehow got lost in the shuffle. Words cannot convey my disappointment in failing you, sir. At … Continue reading →

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JUSTICE DELAYED IS NOT JUSTICE DENIED

March 31, 1994 submit claims for: 1) Porphyria Cutanea Tarda (PCT), secondary to a)Hepatitis or b)Agent orange 2) tinnitus increase to compensable (10%) _________________________________ November 4, 1994 Receive denials for: 1) residuals of hepatitis (nothing in SMRs) 2) PCT due … Continue reading →

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Speaking of direct mail and Medicare insurance plans

Every big MN insurance company knows that I’m going to get Medicare benefits next year because my mailbox has been full with their enticements for months.  I am reading them because I don’t understand the Part D donut hole trap. … Continue reading →

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DIY veterans service organizations

We’ve been reading Nod’s posts about the veteran scam organizations and high salaries of those who feel entitled to pay themselves well for their efforts to help veterans.  It’s hard not to be distrustful of most of them. Do you … Continue reading →

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HAPPY VETS DAY

By it’s very nature, Veterans Day has to be happy. Hell, we survived, right? Remember, they have the other Day in May for all of us who are room temperature. This is our day, and it should be relished and … Continue reading →

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