Tag Archives: Helping Veterans

FE-FI-HO-HUM–I SMELL A HARD SELL

Posted on March 2, 2013 by asknod

VA’s latest publication on why we are in deep doo-doo is intriguing. The backlog has more excuses than Carter has pills. I know that sounds old fashioned but this needs no tortured explanation. All the flag waving is merely a … Continue reading →

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CDC: Still apathetic about HCV

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Laura

Information about HCV on the CDC website is evolving albeit slowly. Click the map for a larger view. Imagine that all veterans with HCV (resolved or active infections) were isolated together in their own country. They’d have to provide … Continue reading →

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Live Twitter chat with CDC Director Thomas Frieden

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Laura

I don’t know how a Twitter chat works but this is an opportunity to ask questions about HCV testing, blood safety, safe injections, within the context of global health and Haiti. I do know that HIV is prevalent in Haiti. … Continue reading →

Blood sources for U. S. forces during the Vietnam War

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Laura

An official history from the Army provides some intriguing information about blood supplies that may provide hints about why certain HCV strains are prevalent in Vietnam veterans–and why hepatitis C is endemic in Vietnam veterans. Source of the quotes below: http://history.amedd.army.mil/booksdocs/vietnam/medicalsupport/chapter9.html … Continue reading →

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SMC (SPECIAL MONTHLY COMPENSATION)-WHAT IS IT?

Posted on February 27, 2013 by asknod

Member Carla writes and says “my husband has lost the use of his creative organ for all intents and purposes. They attribute this to his DM2. He was also blinded in one eye from shell fragments during a mortar attack … Continue reading →

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NOD v. SHINSEKI–VA CAVES IN ?

Posted on February 27, 2013 by asknod

This just in. After reading their cards and weeping, VASEC has just acknowledged they are holding what appears to be a compromised or losing hand. Oddly enough, it only took them 5 years to ascertain this (2008). I guess someone sat down … Continue reading →

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FED. CIR.–WALKER V. SHINSEKI–§3.303(b) SAYS WHAT?

Posted on February 25, 2013 by asknod

After years of zooming by 38 CFR §3.303(b) like an anonymous building alongside the freeway at 65 mph and seeing it quoted often in denials of HCV cases, I was rudely awakened to the following. Apparently a lot of us pro … Continue reading →

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FOOTLOCKER–UNCLE JAY’S STORY

Posted on February 24, 2013 by asknod

Recently I received my Cousin Denise’s last job for my Uncle Jay. She shipped me all his memorabilia relating to his military service. I wish to share it with you and in the process, paint the picture of an uncommon … Continue reading →

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SPAMBOT GOT IN

Posted on February 23, 2013 by asknod

Sorry for all of you not being able to comment or use the site. I inadvertently uploaded a spam bug on the Mars v. Venus thinking post and it caused the site to seize up. It took 24 hours to get the … Continue reading →

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New medical coding: Out with the old: Amputation; in with new: Detachment

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Laura

Here is a change veterans should be aware of: The VHA, like all health care stakeholders, is implementing the Tenth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10). The government-wide conversion deadline is 10/14. The ICD-10 is far larger and … Continue reading →