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VA’s message to vets with HCV

It’s a little late for this advice but here it is:  The VA advises veterans that people with HCV should  use a condom every time one has sex. “Protect others “If you have hepatitis C, you can give the virus to other … Continue reading

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CAVC–DISSSSSMISSSSED!

Bad idea, Norman.   IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS NORMAN R. LINDO ) ) Apellant, ) ) v. ) Vet. App. No. 12-1832 ) ERIC K. SHINSEKI ) ) Appellee. ) PRELIMINARY REBUTTAL RECORD Pursuant … Continue reading

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LET THEM EAT MREs

MREs. Meals, Ready to Eat. Three lies in one phrase. Better than C-rations. Way better than K rations. A vast improvement over 18th century fare aboard a ship with its attendant  scurvy. I was apprised this morning by Pen Lutt … Continue reading

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TODAY’S FACEMOON

Please, ladies and gentlemen. Think twice when you don your undergarments in the morning. Only you can prevent this visual hari-kiri. I have Trish Valleyly to thank for this on my socially mediated site. I could not bring myself to … Continue reading

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NOW SERVING #37…#37?

Arkhick50, one of our fellow members (and fellow Vietnam Veteran) claims another win. Having mastered the art of  “Win or Die”, it seems he has the Little Rock VARO teetering back on their heels. If you recall, he finally hit … Continue reading

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HOW DO YOU FIX IT? MO’ MONEY, HONEY.

Member Shawn emailed me this one. Priceless. How do you fix an intractable backlog that refuses to be tamed? Universal approval now with an audit later? No way, Jose. Mo’ money  for them suckers. About $27 billion more to be more precise. … Continue reading

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GREEN vs. SHINSEKI–IT AIN’T ON “THE LIST”

For years we Vietnam Vets have been spanked on different cancers that were not on the list of approved Agent Orange diseases [38 CFR § 3.309(e)]. You could come down with it but somehow it always wasn’t on the magic list. … Continue reading

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Early HCV detection in airmen’s stored blood (1948-1955) from a Wyoming AFB 1948-1955

Gina Kolata’s 1993 article in the NYT, Mysterious Epidemic Of Furtive Liver Virus, reports on work by Dr. Leonard Seeff, a VA (DC) doctor at that time. That led me to a 1999 article http://www.hepatitis-central.com/hcv/vets/1948.html Pubmed Abstract.  Full free article: http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=713225 45-Year Follow-up of … Continue reading

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HANOI JANE TO AMERICAN VETERANS: “GET A LIFE”

Ewwww. It makes you want to go wash your hands. I’m sorry, folks. Janebo is never going to float my boat unless I launch it in a urinal. Considering the stellar reputation her father enjoyed, how or why she would … Continue reading

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VA TENNIS: GAME, SET, …

This is one of those stories I have been itching to write. I have been waiting exactly six thousand nine hundred and thirty nine days. Due to the backlog in 1994, somehow this one got overlooked. I am fond of the … Continue reading

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