Tag Archives: Help with vA Claims

PROJECT SANCTUARY

Posted on December 29, 2013 by asknod

Here’s a real hands-on charity in Colorado. I read over their 2012 IRS 990  Sanctuary 990 2012 and liked what I see.  Project Sanctuary conducted ten retreats in 2011, their latest year tabulated above. That took 103 military families-Dads, Moms, and in … Continue reading →

Posted in Approved Veterans Charities, Future Veterans | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

VA TO EXPAND TBI INJURIES

Posted on December 23, 2013 by asknod

Well, the VA finally has decided to think like an AO presumptive claim. Certain diseases travel in a herd. TBI is a compendium of many brain damaged functions in no particular order. Additionally, no one suffers from exactly the same … Continue reading →

Posted in Gulf War Issues, VA Health Care, vA news, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

THIRD QUARTER BVA DECISIONS POSTED

Posted on December 23, 2013 by asknod

 The third quarter of BVA decisions were posted the other day. Surprisingly, HCV filings only jumped from 513 to 582 for a net increase of 69 decisions. Most of the decision dates are October or November of the current year.  … Continue reading →

Posted in BvA HCV decisions, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

BVA–EENY-MEENY-MINY-MO. WAS IT CLAP OR WAS IT SNOW?

Posted on December 22, 2013 by asknod

FROM THE REDSKIN REGIONAL OFFICE  IN INDIANVILLE, INDIANA   In one of those convoluted rulings, the BVA Judge here is faced with some unalterable facts.  Johnny Vet has four or five risk factors. VD, which is proof of licentious sexual … Continue reading →

Posted in BvA HCV decisions, HCV Health, HCV Risks (documented), Jetgun Claims evidence, Nexus Information, Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

BVA–HCV DIAGNOSED IN 1970

Posted on December 22, 2013 by asknod

From the Hollywood Regional Office in greater Los Angeles   Here’s one of those HCV claims that looks for all the world like it has legs. Vet serves in Vietnam as a medic, or, in the alternative as a hospital orderly. … Continue reading →

Posted in BvA HCV decisions, HCV Health, HCV Risks (documented), Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

What do those first three pints of blood cost?

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Laura

An unexpected sticky wicket has crossed my monitor–the Medicare blood deductible! Unless a private plan picks up the cost, Medicare patients must pay for those first three pints of blood by law (A., B.,) Clearly, this is a health care service … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest authors, Medicare for VETS | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

What 21.8 million death certificates do–and don’t–tell us about viral hepatitis

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Laura

ASKNOD members are already well aware that HCV now kills more people than HIV.  This study of data from U.S. recorded deaths held some surprises for me.   Standardized death certificates have two parts and utilize the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest authors, HCV Health, HCV Risks (documented), Jetgun Claims evidence | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

BRAIN FOG WITH HCV–IT’S REAL

Posted on December 17, 2013 by asknod

Here’s a great article that explains what many a doctor pooh-poohs as being a fig newton of the imagination. Brain fog, or cognitive dysfunction, is real.

Posted in HCV Health, HCV Risks (documented) | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A LEGEND IN HER OWN MIND

Posted on December 16, 2013 by asknod

April 2012—Congressman Filner, you have my word that we’ll have this backlog under control by 2015. We now have the tools and the finances to implement the Secretary’s directives.   July 2013—Congressman Miller, The new VBMS, which converts files over to electronic format, … Continue reading →

Posted in VA BACKLOG | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

GWI-BAD PAPER= NO BENNIES

Posted on December 16, 2013 by asknod

We’ve probably discussed the effects of bad paper or the Big Chicken Dinner on VA benefits so I just wanted to publish this sent in by Frank. While SPN codes are no longer the anathema they were in the 60s-80s, … Continue reading →

Posted in Veterans Law | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments