Tag Archives: Help with vA Claims

Decisions, decisions: Stay with the VA or move on? Enroll in the VA or Obamacare?

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Laura

I hope I haven’t made any gross errors in this post.   Please fact check everything because I am a layperson trying to figure this out like everyone else. KEY FACT FROM THE VA ACA WEBSITE THAT IS HIDDEN IN … Continue reading →

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Short-term care in Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF), Medicare and VA benefits

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Laura

I’m left with more questions after looking into this but here goes.  Short-term care is defined as 90-100 days or under.  Medicare Part A (Hospital) stops paying for care at SNFs at day 101 and beyond: For Medicare, you pay … Continue reading →

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CAVC–NICELY v. SHINSEKI-DRIVIN’ THAT CLAIM, HIGH ON PRO SE

Posted on September 25, 2013 by asknod

It behooves us all to be humble when we read this. I honestly believe this is the product of a simply misunderstanding. Mr. Nicely was depending on his American Legion service organization representative to carry the water. Oddly, here he … Continue reading →

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FACEPLACE

Posted on September 23, 2013 by asknod

This one says it all. Must be one of those Happy Halloween things early.  

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VA–RELAX, IT’S A BLIND STUDY

Posted on September 18, 2013 by asknod

I’ve never been one for conspiracy theories or wiping my fingerprints off guns I handle. But… the other day an obvious piece of junk mail arrived from the VA. This one was labeled the Million Veteran Baseline Survey. Now, keep … Continue reading →

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CAVC–RATLIFF V. SHINSEKI–OH. THAT NOA.

Posted on September 15, 2013 by asknod

After over two decades of hide and seek, we finally have an equitable tolling doctrine in place. Now that we’d found out it’s not jurisdictional, all manner of former misfeasance by those unmentionable souls at the RO and BVA can … Continue reading →

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SOFOSBUVIR FDA PANEL REVIEW OCTOBER 25TH

Posted on September 15, 2013 by asknod

Hooooo doggies. Something all us Autoimmune-challenged Hepatitis C sufferers have bemoaned is our inability to get into the Sofosbuvir GS-7977 trials. The date of our salvation is nearer. Here’s the link. A warm thank you to Patty Beigel for posting … Continue reading →

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VA CLAIMS 87% ACCURACY AND STRIVING FOR 96% BY 2015

Posted on September 14, 2013 by asknod

Here’s the summer update we love to read that tells us if the ROs are kicking ass and taking names with the new DBQs and FDCs. Just gotta love all these abbreviations. VA’s jack-booted Gestapo have been busy. Check out … Continue reading →

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CAVC–BROWN v. SHINSEKI–BACK TO THE FUTURE

Posted on September 9, 2013 by asknod

Always on the prowl for useful ammunition, I came across this 2009 delight. It was won by Virginia Girard-Brady, an able Veterans Lawyer. Now, before you make fun of her propensity to hyphenate her last name, it could be she … Continue reading →

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FDA approved FibroScan (R) in April 2013. But will the VA buy them?

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Laura

We wish this non-evasive technology had been available in the United States market ten years ago. Instead, my DH had to endure getting stabbed with a long fat needle while fully awake.  According to a press release, FibroScan® has been available … Continue reading →

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