Tag Archives: Service Connection

HCV COURSE KNOWLEDGE

Here’s a great article to keep us to speed on what medical science has uncovered as secondaries to HCV.

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WIN OR DIE

The email that prompts this is tempered by the magnificent game I watched yesterday. Having been raised in Seahawks since their inception in 1976, I have been captive of their dismal performances over the years. Nevertheless, I always kept faith … Continue reading →

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AND EVEN MORE GOOD NEWS

Mark, or Hepsick as he has used as a handle over the years, has had one of the hardest, nastiest examples of a VA HCV claim. Imagine the worst case of circumstances–then multiply it by two 48 week courses of … Continue reading →

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More good news

I want to share the good news that my husband’s disability claim has been largely successful–although he was denied HCV.  We received a decision in under one year and the information found on this website was critical. Nonetheless, there is … Continue reading →

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ALPHA SPERM AND CANTALOPE SEEDS

In the process of cutting up a cantaloupe the other night, Cupcake came over from stir frying and said “Don’t forget to save the Alpha seeds.” Thinking I’d been lost in space for a lifetime, I immediately  looked at what … Continue reading →

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AMC–JUSTICE DELAYED IS NOT JUSTICE DENIED

I have thought long and hard about how I would write about this event.  What the hey? I had twenty years to contemplate it. I was alerted, as many of you have observed on your own claims, to the imminent … Continue reading →

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BVA–RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

Back in the old days, we were given “the briefing”. Holy Rules of Engagement, Batman! Each locale differed radically. What was basically a free-fire zone in Kon Tum was an entirely different proposition one Country over and it changed a … Continue reading →

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VETERAN’S MAN CAVE

What do Veterans look for in a man cave? Well, besides the bathroom, they like a place where people don’t say weird things like: “Oh, dear. Pulease! No shoes in here. This is our gorgeous Brazilian old growthe walnut floor.” … Continue reading →

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SATURDAY’S FACE IT

From none other than my cousin in Idaho. There’s only one other as sarcastic and demented as me. Thanks, Denise. Without you, life would be very boring.

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CAVC–WALTHERS V. SHINSEKI–INFORMAL WITHDRAWALS

I don’t know how many times I get emails from guys asking what will happen  if they file for the DM2 they’ve had since the first Interferon merrygoround. The universal worry seems to be an ominous feeling of instant retribution … Continue reading →

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