Tag Archives: Help with vA Claims

INSPIRATIONAL VETERANS MOMENTS

Sent to me by Trooper Tombo of the Oooh-rah platoon. Great stuff. But then everything Tombo sends us is great stuff.                 This statue currently stands outside the Iraqi palace, now home to … Continue reading

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What the heck is a kiedove?

It’s a word I made up–a simple anagram–from Dovekie (also Little Auk), an Arctic sea bird I’ve never had the pleasure to see in the feather. The happy, beautiful Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) describes them:  Little auks float on the waves … Continue reading

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Death certificates and HCV underreporting

Subject: Death certificates. Yuck. But here goes anyway. According to two national (non-VA) studies, death comes calling more often in the guise of HCV than death certificates reflect. And the conclusions drawn from them must have those in government unnerved. … Continue reading

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WOWSERUPDATE–ALL KINDS OF NEWS

Yes siree/madamee. Take your pick. We have news from our esteemed and unidentified Vermin Lane correspondents that the BVA has created what can only be described as a vacuum in VA space- a nether region where all VBMS-generated claims were … Continue reading

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Access to taxpayer-funded VA research and public domain research

I’m frequently frustrated by my lack of access to VA medical research because I’m not a student who has access to academic databases nor can I afford to subscribe to medical journals or databases. Public databases like PubMed provide abstracts … Continue reading

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SMC–KEVIN ASKS THE BIG QUESTION.

Special Monthly Compensation fascinates me. There’s a valid reason. They can no more follow a standard path to granting it unless prodded to add it up themselves. In most cases, they make no attempt to award it if it’s a … Continue reading

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Amazing Proton Beam Therapy coming to Mayo

Two new Proton Beam Therapy (PBT) centers will be added to those already operating around the country.  CLICK IMAGE We received a Mayo publication newsletter reporting that Proton Beam Therapy (with pencil beam scanning) will be available in Rochester in the summer … Continue reading

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Strong words from Sen. Bernie Sanders regarding Gilead’s drug pricing in written testimony

Topic:  Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Hearing:  Hepatitis C Medications.  December 3, 2014, 11:30 a.m.. LINK–video doesn’t start until 21:41.  The video content varies from the written testimony (Link below). I believe that viewing the video will be a worth your time.  I … Continue reading

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LZ CORK–2015-DOING THE PUYALLUP

I’ve looked forward to this day for almost eight months since I was told of Butch’s plight by my fellow Key Peninsula Veteran Christine Copeland. She is Best Friends for Life (BFL is one step above BFF) with Butch’s daughter Carol who … Continue reading

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Veteran Choice Card recent headlines and updates

A new controversy is brewing about the allocation of these choice funds since use as been light.  On the other hand, my Marine just got his card.  I think we should keep an open mind to see what Sec. McDonald … Continue reading

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