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BVA— 2009 JETGUN W/O ADDMITTING IT

Posted on September 26, 2011 by asknod

Read them and weep. Decision is brand new. Its dated 2008 but that is a typo. Just posted to the BVA site this month. It’s in with the 2008 decisions as they haven’t started a 2009 search category. http://www.va.gov/vetapp08/Files5/0841645.txt You … Continue reading →

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BVA–2008 JETGUN WIN ( and no Rebuttal)

Posted on September 26, 2011 by asknod

This is another “You win because nobody really remembered to get a good anti-nexus together to rebut you”. The Vet didn’t have any Bozo no-no stuff to point at, so they gave him a pass. Is this the BVA decision making process … Continue reading →

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BVA–Jetguns/Tats-not DUI

Posted on September 26, 2011 by asknod

Yep. Here’s another one of those “Well, it probably was jetguns, but we can’t say that so we’ll call it tattoos”. One thing they didn’t blame it on (but tried) was a DUI. Yes, gentle reader, you read that right. … Continue reading →

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BVA–Jet Gun Winner- Sort of

Posted on September 26, 2011 by asknod

This was just posted several hours ago on the BVA appeals site. As usual, it does not set precedent as a panel decision of the CAVC would, but it shows the thinking of the Veterans Law Judges who decide these cases. In … Continue reading →

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BVA–We have a winner!

Posted on September 26, 2011 by asknod

While this decision doesn’t set precedence, we hope it is a harbinger of better things to come. This Vet won his claim by carefully preparing it. he has good nexus letters from several doctors who attest that the jetgun is … Continue reading →

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BVA–Navy Jetguns

Posted on September 26, 2011 by asknod

Ah, yes. We certainly hope this type of decision gets to be the norm. Notice that the doctor uses the liver transplant info as a timeline indicator for how long the Vet was infected. This is becoming more accepted by … Continue reading →

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BVA- must have been the gun.

Posted on September 26, 2011 by asknod

Hot off the press last night. A cogent reasoned jetgun win based on lots of preparation. Very well prepared and presented. Plausible and most probable.This Vet had all the wrong stuff in his file. Drug use, tattoos after service.Yet he … Continue reading →

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BVA– Jetguns, razors, incarceration–2009

Posted on September 26, 2011 by asknod

This is a new adjudication and gives a lot of insight into razors and toothbrushes, incarceration, alcohol abuse and other possible vectors for HCV. Percentages of infection based on the risks is what made us think it was useful to … Continue reading →

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BVA–De gun, Boss, De gun!

Posted on September 26, 2011 by asknod

 With deep apologies to Herve Villasanchez.We missed this one from February of 2010 http://www4.va.gov/vetapp10/files1/1003545.txt

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BVA–Private “K” in front of me

Posted on September 26, 2011 by asknod

 I just ran across this decision today. If this Marine gal finds Private “K” and he/she has HCV, you realize what that means? Living proof that jetguns spread HCV is what. I’ll bet they bury that one deep under the … Continue reading →

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