Tag Archives: Help with vA Claims

CAVC– Barbaccia v. Shinseki–Duty To Assist

Posted on December 13, 2011 by asknod

It’s nice to see the Court put as much effort into a SJD memorandum decision as they do the bigger Dog and Pony shows. Mr. John R. Barbaccia , a Veteran as well as a frequent member of the Nasty … Continue reading →

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CAVC–DRAGNET–JUST THE FACTS, MA’M

Posted on December 12, 2011 by asknod

Sometimes you can catch a break. A good example in Vetsworld is when you arrive at the Court. I capitalize Court because it’s our Supreme Court of sorts. The BVA is not a court. It is a more erudite appellate … Continue reading →

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CAVC Results 2011

Posted on December 11, 2011 by asknod

Here are the results of the CAVC’s court calendar this year. While the year is 20 days away from completion, the Court has never shown any inclination to finish with a flurry of late opinions. I see no reason to … Continue reading →

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Dr. Bennet Cecil

Posted on December 10, 2011 by asknod

Check this out. Dr. Cecil has a beautiful website. http://www.hepatitisdoctor.com/ Dr. Cecil also has a new email address for Vets to contact him. Please leave me an email at asknod@gmail.com and I will provide you with it. He charges nothing … Continue reading →

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BVA–TARRED AND FEATHERED

Posted on December 10, 2011 by asknod

This is a classic example of VA’s habit of interviewing you at an initial intake exam and trying to pin the willful misconduct tail on the donkey. I have witnessed it numerous times, including having it almost happen to me. … Continue reading →

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BVA–§1151-HCV Reasonably Foreseeable?

Posted on December 10, 2011 by asknod

I always search BVA and CAVC decisions for medical validity and to see how the VA approaches these things. While reviewing this decision, I noticed, as did the VLJ, that a VA physician opined that the risk of acquiring an … Continue reading →

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Of Prophylactics And The Monsoon

Posted on December 9, 2011 by asknod

Even though I spent most of my two years either in Thailand or north of the border, I did have occasion to visit Saigon more than once on business at 7th Tactical Air Combat Control (TACC). I was there for … Continue reading →

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BVA–Dr. Ben Cecil

Posted on December 7, 2011 by asknod

Here’s a case that exhibits the narrow-minded, myopic policy of the VA examiner to focus so totally on only one side of the dice cube that he never sees the other 5 sides. The Vet had hep in service and … Continue reading →

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FED.CIR.–Purple Heart v. VASEC (2009)

Posted on December 6, 2011 by asknod

Last year I did an interesting writeup about Macklem v. Shinseki (Leroy Macklem, come on down!). What I didn’t do was give a complete rationale for why the CAVC ruled the way it did. I simply mentioned the rescission on appeal of … Continue reading →

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DC 7354–THE FINE PRINT

Posted on December 5, 2011 by asknod

A member sent me an email and stated that he could never qualify for 20% or more under the HCV ratings percentages even though he was very ill. He wondered how any of us ever got above that with the … Continue reading →