Tag Archives: Help with vA Claims

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 →

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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 →

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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.

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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 →

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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 →

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VETERANS FACE PAGE

Posted on December 13, 2013 by asknod

Need I say more?

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THE ROBERTS REDUX

Posted on December 8, 2013 by asknod

The Veterans Administration is one of the largest agencies of the US government. As such, they consume the lion’s share of the finances in their administration of benefits and medical services to Veterans. At last count, I believe the annual … Continue reading →

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EVIDENTIARY REQUIREMENTS FOR VA CLAIMS

Posted on December 7, 2013 by asknod

Many of you who come here seeking advice either do not have access to the Veterans Benefits Manual or are unaware of the VA’s M21 1MR Manual for adjudicating claims. It’s no mystery how this is done. What most Vets … Continue reading →

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SOVALDI APPROVED BY FDA

Posted on December 6, 2013 by asknod

What we’ve all been waiting a long time for came true today. The FDA approved Sovaldi for production. Now to convince the government to buy it for me. With my luck and Obamacare, they’ll take the eugenics tack and say … Continue reading →

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Update on Minot-area HCV outbreak: From 3 cases to 40 cases from an unknown common source

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Laura

This October I wrote about the North Dakota cluster of acute (recently infected) cases of genetically linked HCV from the same geographical region. It can’t happen in Ward County? Well, it did yet North Dakotan journalists must find the subject boring even though … Continue reading →