Tag Archives: Helping Veterans

VA ILP CODICIL DISCOVERED

Posted on November 7, 2013 by asknod

All this time I thought I was being discriminated against with the VA denying my request for a greenhouse. Member Bruce (Tip of the ILP Spear) in Georgia sends us this by way of explanation. It’s all been a huge … Continue reading →

Posted in Independent Living Program, VR&E | Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Help with vA Claims, Helping Veterans, VA ILP, VA ILP Greenhouses, VA Independent Living Program, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 2 Comments

STARBUCKS® TO HIRE 10,000 VETS

Posted on November 6, 2013 by asknod

Maple member of Vermont Frank sends us this news regarding Starbucks® which certainly bodes well for Vets. The military turns you into a killing machine so it stands to reason you should be adept at creating killer coffee, right? At … Continue reading →

Posted in All about Veterans, Food for the soul | Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Gulf War Claims Help, Helping Veterans, Hiring Vets, Korean War Vets Help, Starbucks and Vets, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 7 Comments

“Veterans Affairs Research Supports CDC Recommendation to Screen Baby Boomers for Hepatitis C”

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Laura

The “Liver Meeting 2013” conference in DC ends tomorrow. The sponsor of the meeting, the American Association of the Study of Liver Diseases(AASLD), released a press release (11/3/13) on the research of Lisa Backus, M.D., Ph.d. from the VA. As … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest authors, HCV Health, HCV Risks (documented) | Tagged AASLD Liver conference 2013, ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Gulf War Vets Help, HCV, HCV Health Tips, HCV Veterans, HCVETS, Help with vA Claims, Help with vA HCV Claims., Helping Veterans, Korean War Vets Help, Service Connection, VA claims, VA HCV Claims Help, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 4 Comments

Hepatitis C replication increased during pregnancy according to recent study

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Laura

An abstract of a study just published in Nature signals that mainstream medical associations, like the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), should become proactive by screening for HCV routinely rather than by known risk-factors. “Loss of immune escape mutations during persistent … Continue reading →

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SOFOSBUVIR HITS 85% IN SVR24 TRIALS

Posted on November 2, 2013 by asknod

Now we’re talking, ladies and gentlemen. When I entered this arena in 1995, less than 33% were achieving any kind of success and some relapsed years after. The pegylated Interferon (PegIntron) of the early to mid 2000s again only hit … Continue reading →

Posted in HCV Health | Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Gulf War Vets Help, HCV, HCV Health Tips, HCV Veterans, HCVETS, Help with vA HCV Claims., Helping Veterans, Korean War Vets Help, Sofosbuvir and genotype 3, VA claims, vA claims for PCT, VA HCV Claims Help, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 4 Comments

FED. CIR.- GEIB v. SHINSEKI–YOU’RE GOOD TO GO, EDDIE

Posted on October 30, 2013 by asknod

So many of you come to me and pose questions about Hepatitis C that we often overlook other subjects. I have recently been helping a relative in his final assault on Mt. TDIU. The ascent is always gradual with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Fed. Cir. & Supreme Ct., TDIU | Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Disabled Veteran, Federal Circuit Decisions, Geib v. Shinseki, Gulf War Claims Help, Help with vA Claims, Helping Veterans, Korean War Vets Help, Service Connection, TDIU, VA claims, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 1 Comment

VERTEX ON THE WAY OUT

Posted on October 29, 2013 by asknod

I spotted this on the wire this morning. It was inevitable and I wondered when the boys at Vertex would pull up the stakes and fold the tent. The only sad facet of this is how many lives were inadvertently … Continue reading →

Posted in HCV Health, research, VA Health Care | Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Gulf War Vets Help, HCV, HCV Health Tips, HCV Veterans, HCVETS, Help with vA HCV Claims., Helping Veterans, Korean War Vets Help, Service Connection, Sofosbuvir, VA claims, VA HCV Claims Help, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 4 Comments

National Veterans Law Moot Court Competition (NVLMCC)

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Laura

Pro se veterans might find this competition interesting. Hosts: THE U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS BAR ASSOCIATION THE GEORGE WASHINGTON LAW SCHOOL THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS Using cases that look real, and with “dummy” … Continue reading →

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SOFOSBUVIR DECLARED LEGAL

Posted on October 25, 2013 by asknod

Today the FDA approved what I pray is the cure for my illness 15-0 with nary a naysayer among them. Hepatitis C sufferers who failed the Interferon prophylaxis over the years now have one good shot at killing the dragon. … Continue reading →

Posted in HCV Health, Medical News, research | Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Gulf War Claims Help, HCV, HCV Health Tips, HCV Veterans, HCVETS, Help with vA Claims, Help with vA HCV Claims., Helping Veterans, Korean War Vets Help, Service Connection, Sofosbuvir, VA claims, VA HCV Claims Help, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 8 Comments

SOFOSBUVIR–HOT OFF THE WIRE

Posted on October 23, 2013 by asknod

We had expected glowing reports this Friday after the FDA review of the new HCV Gilead drug Sofosbuvir. What, then, to our utter surprise than to spot this promising FDA blurb today- three days prior to the upcoming FDA discourse. … Continue reading →