Tag Archives: Help with vA HCV Claims.

vA HCV RELATED DOG & PONY SHOWS

Enclosed for your edification is a large compendium of all things HCV from the vA library. No, Virginia. The small v is not a typo. It represents the government’s commitment to Veterans who merit a capitalized V. As such, anything you read … Continue reading

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ASKNOD– BOOK EXCERPT.

Member Courtney of recent Air Force fame asks me for a book excerpt before she buys it. I’ll bite. How about this: Continuity I don’t know if any of you have ever visited a movie set. There is a group … Continue reading

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Liver transplants: Could your Congressman be an ally when the VA fails?

My DH never received his Combat Action Ribbon (Marine/Vietnam) and the Navy archivists ignore us.   Recently we informed Congressman Kline about our problem; a staff person followed-up promptly.  After discussing our issue, I conveyed our appreciation for their role … Continue reading

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ASKNOD @ KINDLEBOOKS

Gee, I guess I’m officially published. I was looking on line to see if it had showed up and up sprang this. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=ASKNOD. If you use the Kindlebook phenomenon, you can download it from your computer. I still don’t have any … Continue reading

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CAVC–BATSON V.SHINSEKI– CURED HEP=NO DICE

Much has been published here about representing yourself. When the evidence is so dispositive as to leave no room for doubt, we advocate it wholeheartedly. This is always true but only up to a point. When going before the CAVC, … Continue reading

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Words worth remembering: FDA public hearing on jet-guns (8/9/05)

Revisit with me the picture Dr. Martin Friede (WHO) painted seven long years ago concerning jet-gun devices (emphasis mine): CHAIRMAN EDMISTON: You represent sort of the pragmatic perspective here, Dr. Friede. You’re out there in the field. If industry met … Continue reading

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HCV–HOW BAD WILL IT BE?

This just in from member Shawn  about predictors of how bad and how rapidly your liver deteriorates measured by a 1970s- era infection. Its done by the NIH which makes it semi-legit. At least they don’t have financial ax to … Continue reading

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ADVENTURES IN vA LAND–NEW BOOK

Well, I guess the cat’s out of the bag now. XLibris just informed me they sent out this press release several days ago. I’m not finished talking to them on price. I didn’t get any input on that yet. I … Continue reading

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Update: Exeter Hospital’s HCV problems

Exeter Hospital’s “outbreak” strain of HCV has risen to 30 patients and one employee (HCW) from the previously reported 26 patients and one employee. But wait, there’s more!  There are 12 other patients of the Cardiac Cath. Lab that have different … Continue reading

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Balderdash from BVA Judge Chiapetta

On 10/28/10,  Judge Chiapetta of Baltimore, decided that he had to deny service connection for HCV to a Veteran (Case #1040550) based on his creative thinking skills with regard to acute and chronic HCV.  This is also a jet-gun case … Continue reading

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