Tag Archives: Helping Veterans

News Flash: CNN–VA management not getting bonuses? Whoa…..

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Laura

I just checked the CNN app on my Android smartphone and breaking news (2-minutes) video/story caught me by surprise. An audit of hundreds of Veterans Affairs facilities released Monday found that more than 63,000 veterans were waiting to be scheduled for … Continue reading →

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What’s the news on reactivation of HCV after SVR?

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Laura

The VA has stopped testing my husband for any possible HCV viral load because he attained SVR after treatment (in private health care) almost ten years ago.   He’s considered (99%-100%) cured. His private gastroenterologist still tests him. Here’s one definition … Continue reading →

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CAVC-SHELTON V. SHINSEKI–THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. BARTLEY

Posted on June 8, 2014 by asknod

I have crowed long and loud about Meg Bartley’s ascension to the CAVC throne with good cause. Her prior record working on the Veterans Benefits Manual ( Lexis Nexis VBM), as well as her staunch support of Veterans before the … Continue reading →

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ER rapid HCV testing results support HCV infection projections for baby-boomer cohort

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Laura

Kudus to James Galbraith, MD, a professor at University of Alabama, Birmingham (UAB).  He designed and conducted an HCV free screening study of baby boomers at UAB’s Emergency Department (ED).   This is a 51-bed, Level 1 trauma center.  Infectious … Continue reading →

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Evidence Alert!: Bloody shared razors from “Barber’s Assistant” Dirty Jobs, Season 6, Episode 5

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Laura

I have queried my spouse about the practices of  village barbers in Vietnam and learned that their methods were unsanitary.  (Village barbers also came to the compound to cut hair and shave soldiers.)  Therefore a show on the Discovery Channel, … Continue reading →

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CAVC– STRONG V. SHINSEKI–WE HAVE ALL BEEN HERE BEFORE

Posted on May 29, 2014 by asknod

My sincere apologies to Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young for bogarting the Déjà Vu.  It seems no matter how many times we go through this process, the BVA seems inclined to come up with the same tired excuses for their denials. … Continue reading →

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VA ORGANIZATION CHART REVEALED

Posted on May 25, 2014 by asknod

This just in from Vermont.  Member Frank of syrup fame who still has irons in the BVA fire, was able to excavate this rare document from Senator Bernie Sanders’ garbage can out at the curb last Friday. While we frown … Continue reading →

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MEMORIAL DAY–2014

Posted on May 24, 2014 by asknod

A weekend so rich in the history of America’s former military members threatens to be engulfed in a fiasco-the making of which is so shocking as to defy comprehension. A Government Agency specifically designed to give America’s Sons of War … Continue reading →

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ILP–HOUSTON, WE ARE LAUNCH PLUS ONE DAY

Posted on May 22, 2014 by asknod

As promised to Leigh and Paul, or as promised to me, I planted all 800 of these for myself plus other Vets here on the peninsula. Virtually a total germination. Unheard of. Of the first 396, I only count 12 … Continue reading →

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KPVETERANS DONATION DRIVE

Posted on May 20, 2014 by asknod

As some of you know, I have aligned myself with the Key Peninsula Veterans– a local, non-affiliated Veterans group who help our Veterans here on the peninsula. Being a 501(c)(3) not for profit, it is an excellent vehicle to use … Continue reading →

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