Tag Archives: Service Connection

DIANE FEINSTEIN AT HER FEINEST HOUR

Posted on November 12, 2013 by asknod

Remember, we don’t create history anymore. As Veterans, we now simply record it for posterity and try to help the youngsters avoid repeating the mistakes of the past. Member Bruce, who isn’t even from the land of the fruits , … Continue reading →

Posted in All about Veterans, Complaints Department | Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Disabled Veteran, Gulf War Vets Help, Helping Veterans, Korean War Vets Help, Service Connection, VA claims, Veterans claims help, Veterans Congressional Issues, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 2 Comments

DoD Sexual Assault Prevention and Response

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Laura

A member of ASKNOD has submitted a New York Times article to inform us of an increase in reported military sexual assaults and of reforms being proposed by some in Congress. Sexual violence is a distressing topic but it behooves citizens to … Continue reading →

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“Veterans Affairs Research Supports CDC Recommendation to Screen Baby Boomers for Hepatitis C”

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Laura

The “Liver Meeting 2013” conference in DC ends tomorrow. The sponsor of the meeting, the American Association of the Study of Liver Diseases(AASLD), released a press release (11/3/13) on the research of Lisa Backus, M.D., Ph.d. from the VA. As … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest authors, HCV Health, HCV Risks (documented) | Tagged AASLD Liver conference 2013, ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Gulf War Vets Help, HCV, HCV Health Tips, HCV Veterans, HCVETS, Help with vA Claims, Help with vA HCV Claims., Helping Veterans, Korean War Vets Help, Service Connection, VA claims, VA HCV Claims Help, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 4 Comments

FED. CIR.- GEIB v. SHINSEKI–YOU’RE GOOD TO GO, EDDIE

Posted on October 30, 2013 by asknod

So many of you come to me and pose questions about Hepatitis C that we often overlook other subjects. I have recently been helping a relative in his final assault on Mt. TDIU. The ascent is always gradual with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Fed. Cir. & Supreme Ct., TDIU | Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Disabled Veteran, Federal Circuit Decisions, Geib v. Shinseki, Gulf War Claims Help, Help with vA Claims, Helping Veterans, Korean War Vets Help, Service Connection, TDIU, VA claims, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 1 Comment

VERTEX ON THE WAY OUT

Posted on October 29, 2013 by asknod

I spotted this on the wire this morning. It was inevitable and I wondered when the boys at Vertex would pull up the stakes and fold the tent. The only sad facet of this is how many lives were inadvertently … Continue reading →

Posted in HCV Health, research, VA Health Care | Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Gulf War Vets Help, HCV, HCV Health Tips, HCV Veterans, HCVETS, Help with vA HCV Claims., Helping Veterans, Korean War Vets Help, Service Connection, Sofosbuvir, VA claims, VA HCV Claims Help, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 4 Comments

National Veterans Law Moot Court Competition (NVLMCC)

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Laura

Pro se veterans might find this competition interesting. Hosts: THE U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS BAR ASSOCIATION THE GEORGE WASHINGTON LAW SCHOOL THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS Using cases that look real, and with “dummy” … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest authors, VA Health Care, Veterans Law | Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, CAvC/COvA Decisions, Gulf War Vets Help, Help with vA Claims, Helping Veterans, Korean War Vets Help, Service Connection, VA claims, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 3 Comments

SOFOSBUVIR DECLARED LEGAL

Posted on October 25, 2013 by asknod

Today the FDA approved what I pray is the cure for my illness 15-0 with nary a naysayer among them. Hepatitis C sufferers who failed the Interferon prophylaxis over the years now have one good shot at killing the dragon. … Continue reading →

Posted in HCV Health, Medical News, research | Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Gulf War Claims Help, HCV, HCV Health Tips, HCV Veterans, HCVETS, Help with vA Claims, Help with vA HCV Claims., Helping Veterans, Korean War Vets Help, Service Connection, Sofosbuvir, VA claims, VA HCV Claims Help, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 8 Comments

CAVC–KYHN v. SHINSEKI–NO ADDITIONS TO THE RBA

Posted on October 25, 2013 by asknod

We have rules we live by. We have rules for appealing. We cannot modify the rules to “fix” what we forget in a judicial forum. If we appeal to a higher tribunal at the VA, we are allowed to add … Continue reading →

Posted in CAVC Knowledge, CAVC ruling, Presumption of Regularity | Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, CAvC/COvA Decisions, Gulf War Vets Help, Help with vA Claims, Korean War Vets Help, Service Connection, VA claims, VA presumption of Regularity, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help. | 2 Comments

SOFOSBUVIR–HOT OFF THE WIRE

Posted on October 23, 2013 by asknod

We had expected glowing reports this Friday after the FDA review of the new HCV Gilead drug Sofosbuvir. What, then, to our utter surprise than to spot this promising FDA blurb today- three days prior to the upcoming FDA discourse. … Continue reading →

Posted in HCV Health, Medical News | Tagged ASKNOD BOOK, asknod.org, asknod@wordpress.com, Gulf War Vets Help, HCV, HCV Health Tips, HCV Veterans, HCVETS, Help with vA Claims, Help with vA HCV Claims., Helping Veterans, Korean War Vets Help, Service Connection, Sofosbuvir for Vets, VA claims, VA HCV Claims Help, Veterans claims help, Vietnam Veterans Claims Help., Vietnam Vets with HCV | 3 Comments

IT’S SHOWTIME.

Posted on October 23, 2013 by asknod

I filed in 1994. I was denied. I submitted new and material evidence. Nothing happened. In 2007 I refiled and submitted the same evidence again. I won-but only from 2007 forward. I filed an appeal for my 1994 date. I … Continue reading →