Tag Archives: Service Connection

2ND QUARTER BVA DECISIONS JUST RELEASED

Fresh off the grill- new decisions are posted on the BVA site. To view them, go here. http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/bva_search.jsp?QT=Hepatitis+C&SQ=vetapp13&RPP=10&LC=891&ET=&UA=Search There are 184 now listed. That represents 101 new decisions on top of the original 83.

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NEW NOD FORM 21-0958 FROM VA

So new they haven’t come out with a .pdf fill outable one yet. Yes siree, Bob. They are getting this down to a science. No more will we send in a 21-4138 and have them misconstrue it as a reopen … Continue reading →

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CAVC–BERAUD v. SHINSEKI–MEG BARTLEY TO THE RESCUE

Rarely in the history of the Court of Veterans Appeals do we see a decision announced and published on a Thursday revoked the following Monday. This implies an inept process with few, if any, procedural safeguards to protect the litigant. This is … Continue reading →

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AID AND ATTENDANCE–GET STARTED EARLY

Member Frank sends us this important clip from the New York Times on Aid and Attendance pension benefits. VA, as is always the case, is busy in their 3-card Monte game and switching benefits around under the watchful eye of VASEC. … Continue reading →

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#38–KEL & RENEE NEW LOTTO WINNERS

Members Kel and his lovely wife Renee just won the 100% P&T VA Lotto today. News and film at 11.

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HONEY-DO LIST FROM MARYLAND

Long-suffering members Paul and Leigh from Maryland have their own special brand of corn. We’re going to see how it works out this year. Please don’t make this a precedent. I only have 14 rows allocated for corn each year. … Continue reading →

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African American veterans have the highest prevalence of HCV in VHA

In the 2006 article Hepatitis C Infection in African Americans Brian Perlman writes “Although African Americans represent only 12% of the US population, they represent ∼22% of the estimated Americans with chronic HCV infection;” and “The African American population in the United … Continue reading →

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Cushman Manual for Shreddergate Victims

No, this is not a manual on how to rebuild your Cushman, that you managed to find in your garage.   That manual is here. This Cushman manual is for Veteran’s who have had evidence shredded and been denied, where the … Continue reading →

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VICTORIA’S SECRET–WHEN C-FILES ARE COMPROMISED

I got an email from Victoria about her husband’s c-file. First of all, gentlemen, divorce your mind from her name. This is nothing scurrilous. She could just as well have been named Monica. Names are immaterial. Victoria and her husband have finally … Continue reading →

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FACIAL KNOWLEDGE

From the Social media entertainment capitol of the world… Yosemite Sam posted this one. And from the twinster in the Appalachians I know these two. They live down in Las Vegas. The one on the left killed whatzisbutt.

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