Tag Archives: Help with vA HCV Claims.

Green vs. Black Berets

Posted on January 12, 2012 by asknod

I have two rules. Rule #1- I am here to win my claim Rule #2- If denied, refer back to Rule #1 7/28/89 I was at the VAMC in American Lake last week and saw a young Army soldier with … Continue reading →

Posted in General Messages, Independent Living Program, Introduction-Read these first, Nexus Information, Tips and Tricks, Uncategorized, VR&E | Tagged asknod.org, HCV, Help with vA Claims, Help with vA HCV Claims., Service Connection, VA claims | 1 Comment

RECESSION and VAMCs

Posted on January 9, 2012 by asknod

Something seems amiss in the new “non-economy”. Since the beginning of the recession, many have lost employment and, by extension, their health care. Those of us who are Veterans have always had one constant we could fall back on in … Continue reading →

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CAVC– Greer v. Shinseki– Defective IME/Lay Testimony Not Credible

Posted on January 8, 2012 by asknod

Over the years, the VA and the BVA have become more adroit in their handling of denials where HCV is concerned. Hepatitis comes in many different forms and is not always as simple as it seems. This case is a … Continue reading →

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VA’s take on HCV

Posted on December 31, 2011 by asknod

I ran across this website put up by none other than VA. If you can believe this, they actually state: The source of infection is unknown in about 10 percent of acute hepatitis C cases and in 30 percent of … Continue reading →

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NEXUS LETTERS AND JETGUNS

Posted on December 30, 2011 by asknod

Nexus letters. Perhaps the single most important item in your claim is a piece of paper with magic words on it. What’s frightening is that almost no one files with it in hand. VSOs seem oblivious to the requirement which … Continue reading →

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CAVC–HORBOL v SHINSEKI– Medical Opinions from Fortune Cookies

Posted on December 25, 2011 by asknod

Veteran Steve A. Horbol served from 1972 to 1975. He was service connected for HCV before he arrived here. He’s trying to connect the dots between sleep apnea and his hep. I commend him for trying. I think it would … Continue reading →

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Re: THEOFRASTOU V. SHINSEKI

Posted on December 21, 2011 by asknod

I received this letter from Mr. Wayne Theofrastou today: Wayne Theofrastou says: Dear Sir: What have I ever done to you that rates your belittlement of me, my character and my service connection for hep C case ? The VA placed … Continue reading →

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BVA– CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’

Posted on December 15, 2011 by asknod

Here is a Vet from, like check it out, California. And he has this, like, you know, totally awesome homey from the hood he went to school with. Anyway, dude, he got this guy to help him with his claim, … Continue reading →

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CAVC–DRAGNET–JUST THE FACTS, MA’M

Posted on December 12, 2011 by asknod

Sometimes you can catch a break. A good example in Vetsworld is when you arrive at the Court. I capitalize Court because it’s our Supreme Court of sorts. The BVA is not a court. It is a more erudite appellate … Continue reading →

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CAVC– Hubbard v. Shinseki–Implicit Consideration

Posted on December 2, 2011 by asknod

Well, we’ve certainly heard about implicit denial. You know, the ace up the sleeve trick where VA tries to use the “We forgot to include that back claim when we were rating you for the hammer toe and the hemorrhoids, but it … Continue reading →