Tag Archives: Service Connection

BVA–ST. PETE VETS GET NO RESPECT

Posted on October 10, 2012 by asknod

I leave you with this one tonight. Vet goes to Subic Bay. Being typical Navy, he cavorts with prostitutes and gets tattoos. Vet has HCV flu-type symptoms several times in Subic Bay after cavorting exercises. Vet comes down with HCV … Continue reading →

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CAMP LEJEUNE SURPRISE

Posted on October 8, 2012 by asknod

Got disease? Check. Got requisite service? Check. Got nexus? Well…. gee, I think VA supplies that, right? Roger that, Pilgrim. Denied. No nexus included. Member Shawn sends us this pathetic attempt to resolve all doubt in favor of the Vet. Result? 84% … Continue reading →

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BVA– DIRTY JETGUNS = HCV

Posted on October 6, 2012 by asknod

This isn’t a snowball rolling downhill yet but it certainly is a banner year for HCVets claiming jetguns. What’s unique about this is that several VA examiners is saying it. The Vet has just dragged in not one but two good nexus … Continue reading →

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Use VA Secure Messaging to your advantage

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Laura

My DH got authenticated at the RO for this VA service a few months ago. It’s great for checking blood lab results, refilling meds and sending messages to his VA primary doctor. Since a veteran’s sworn testimony is rejected so … Continue reading →

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BVA– STDS = 98% WILLFUL MISCONDUCT

Posted on October 5, 2012 by asknod

This is pathetic. When they did it to WGM down in Houston, I thought of it as an aberration-stupid but otherwise just a bad hair day for the rater. What we all forget is that the big cheese DRO had to … Continue reading →

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BVA–ASKNOD GOES TO DC AND LOSES!

Posted on October 5, 2012 by asknod

Yep. Here I am. I thought I hit this one out of the park. What was I thinking? Apparently they do not allow new evidence to be submitted during the appeal. If they do then they owe me some serious … Continue reading →

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BVA–C&P MUST BE SIGNED BY A MD

Posted on October 4, 2012 by asknod

FROM THE FAMOUS BUGTUSSLE, WEST VIRGINIA REGIONAL OFFICE We have seen much and heard even more about Vets who come to us with reports of vA substituting an ARNP, PA or DBC (designated bedpan changer) as the “physician” of choice … Continue reading →

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BVA–JETGUN DECLARED THE SMOKING GUN IN ROANOKE, VA. CASE

Posted on October 4, 2012 by asknod

Well, 2012 may just be a banner year for jetguns wins, Ladies and Gentlemen Vets. Read here where the Vet, repped by the venerable American Red Cross, wins big in the benefit of the doubt. He has NO risks other than … Continue reading →

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Absence of Evidence is not Negative Evidence

Posted on October 4, 2012 by joeaveragevet

Yes, I know that one is a mouthful. However, how many times have we read where the Veteran was denied because “the record shows no evidence of treatment” for this malady? This is precisely what the vA is doing. They … Continue reading →

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BVA–SINGLE JUDGE COURT DECISIONS DO SET PREFERENCE

Posted on October 4, 2012 by asknod

While I have constantly railed at the uselessness of quoting single Judge decisions at the BVA in your appeals, it appears I have been less than forthright. I ran across the decision here this morning and was taken aback. As … Continue reading →