Tag Archives: Helping Veterans

AO- GREAT NEWS ON THE C-123 AO VETS BATTLE.

Posted on January 17, 2015 by asknod

Seems the Institute of Medicine came up with the wrong answer after endless conjecture. So much so that the government withheld it as long as possible in an effort to either coerce the scientists into a different prognosis or corral … Continue reading →

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CAVC WRIT–MAINTAINING YOUR SANITY

Posted on January 17, 2015 by asknod

I get numerous letters from all of you asking me how I kept (and keep) my brain box screwed on securely while waiting for a process that has encompassed years and even decades. Simple. Start a garden. In addition, I … Continue reading →

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VHA– HARVONI HAS ARRIVED

Posted on January 15, 2015 by asknod

Just in time for the almost-gone  stage 4 (Metavir) Heppers of my era, the VA is apparently snapping up Harvoni at $867 a pill. That’s down from the official price charged Multicare and Franciscan of $1187.00 each. The best news … Continue reading →

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CAVC– BIRTH OF A WRIT ACT II SCENE 2-THE EAGLE HAS LANDED

Posted on January 15, 2015 by asknod

This morning I discovered the CAVC finally outfitted me with a docket number. This will make it easier to observe in real time for all of you just itching to learn the ins and outs of Filing an Extraordinary Writ. Issuance of … Continue reading →

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CAVC–BIRTH OF A WRIT–ACT 1 SCENE 4–TROOPS IN CONTACT

Posted on January 8, 2015 by asknod

PITA 26, CRICKET   Roger CRICKET, 26 over. 26, I have a Tango India Charlie at Victor Alpha. Repeat Tango India Charlie at Victor Alpha. Meet Nail 21 on 118.9.  I have three fast movers incoming your Vermin Avenue NW frag … Continue reading →

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FUTURE MARINES–SNAPSHOTS OF THEIR YOUTH

Posted on January 8, 2015 by asknod

Every once in a while a guy- a Vet, mind you, sends you something priceless and slightly risqué. It’s the essence of what  you are by hormone. You strive to exert back pressure against the immense tug of your Tourette’s syndrome. You are inexorably compelled … Continue reading →

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2014 treatment guidance to VA providers of patients with extra-hepatic HCV disorders

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Laura

Providers are told that in cases where there is no “significant extra-hepatic disease” treatment can be deferred.  But they are told NOT to delay treatment, even with mild liver disease, when these are present (Table 12–scroll down). These are the … Continue reading →

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CAVC– THE BIRTH OF A WRIT

Posted on January 4, 2015 by asknod

Happy New Year to all and an apology is in order. I have been deeply immersed in my Opera Dei with my rainmaker. This Writ which I mentioned in December is for the whole shooting match. As some of you … Continue reading →

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The Phoenix VA Whistle-blowers

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Laura

Physical courage — something you find on athletic fields, for example — is very common, but moral courage is not. It is not easy to stand up for what is right when that might mean losing one’s job, one’s family … Continue reading →

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U. S. Navy New Year’s 2015 celebration image from Japan

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Laura

With 24,000 military and civilian personnel, this is a very large installation! Fleet Activities, Yokosuka comprises 568 acres and is located 43 miles south of Tokyo at the entrance of Tokyo Bay and approximately 18 miles south of Yokohama. Yokosuka … Continue reading →

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