Tag Archives: Help with vA Claims

LOOKING FOR CUE IN BVA PLACES

Looking For CUE   I have posted examples of CUE (Clear and Unmistakable Error) on several occasions but have never posted decisions where the reader can look for CUE in a BVA decision and discern it. I have chosen my … Continue reading

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BVA–A Well-Reasoned Jet Gun Win

Over the years we have noticed a small coterie of very successful lawyers who take on Hep. cases and win them with seeming ease. Virginia Girard-Brady is one. Here, she demonstrates that even in a pool full of VA law … Continue reading

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Lars S.

Lars S. was the quintessential Veteran of the Vietnam war conflict. He was a distinguished member of the long grey line. That’s a euphemism for a West Point graduate. He was in it for the long term as a profession. He was … Continue reading

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VA Budget for Homeless Vets

Everyone who knows me is aware of my propensity to digest numbers and discover aberrant results. I saw this on Veterans today as a tweet. http://www.veteranstoday.com/2011/10/05/secretary-shinseki-announces-an-additional-10-3-million-to-help-eliminate-veterans-homelessness/ Extrapolating by adding 59.5 Million dollars to the new authorization of 10. 3 Million dollars yields … Continue reading

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BVA– Bipolar +IVDU= HCV SC

I keep hearing about these and finally found one. This is a 2011 decision and shows the misogynist reasoning need to arrive at this. I have heard of this with PTSD but not  the Bipolar route. Check out the “at least as … Continue reading

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VA Theory of Odds of Getting Hep.

VA has assigned a brand new sliding scale of the odds of getting Hepatitis C and what each ratio is. I had no idea they went into such detailed scientific research to obtain this.  This is utterly mind-boggling. >Intravenous drug … Continue reading

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BVA- Hep/Cirrhosis dilemma–DANGER!

Here’s a horror story I’m sure some of you Veterans have encountered by now. Imagine filing for SC for hep and cirrhosis and winning. Your med recs support it and you are most definitely entitled to it. One little problem. … Continue reading

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BVA–1151 Claim-Contaminated VA Transfussion

9/22/11           As we have current member(s) fighting VA over this issue, I include this as the latest BVA word on the subject. Valuable info is always gleaned from these even if there is nothing precedental about … Continue reading

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BVA–Read and heed: 100% ratings

All Vets filing or still appealing for a higher rating on an existing claim should read this decision. It was well done by the Vet. He did slip on the DM2 nexus , but will probably win if he uses … Continue reading

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BVA–NGU = Service Connection

Something that needs to be expressed more frequently is that sexual promiscuity in service was not willful misconduct when we were in. I assume that is still the case but I don’t keep up on that kind of thing. It … Continue reading

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