Tag Archives: Service Connection

Agent Orange Registry Exams

This post is more of a request for opinions/information.  My DH registered for the AO newsletters many years ago and later had an AO Registry Exam.  It was a speedy and routine physical exam; it was free but not comprehensive … Continue reading

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STARDUST RADIO SUNDAY PM

Tune in for the radio show that got scrubbed two weeks ago. Rick is back from the Kokomo Vet’s shindig and will be hosting it. Same Bat Time- same Bat Channel. Sunday evening 1900 hrs EDT or 1600 on the … Continue reading

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CAVC–BROCK v. SHINSEKI–BOGUS SMRs

Not satisfied with those 1979 SMRs? What the hell? Write some new ones and run ’em through the copy machine about six times, put them up on the dashboard for some summer sun and submit them. What? vA ain’t buyin’? Heavens to … Continue reading

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ARKHICK50 WINS THE vA LOTTO

Nothing gives me greater pleasure than getting letters (or in this day and age-emails) from you Vets who have fought long and hard for your benefits. Yesterday morning I sat down to find that Arkansas Hick 50 ( I assume … Continue reading

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CAVC–HUGHES v. SHINSEKI–WHAT HEP?

Here’s another of those Tiger Moms in later life who take up the pro se broom and head to the Court for a clean sweep. Janette has done her homework. In fact, she worked overtime to get all the T’s … Continue reading

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MAKE IT SO, NUMBER ONE

Would that it were so easy to fix the mental health problems of the vA. Ordering the tide not to come in was just as futile for King Canute. We’ll see how this executive order plays out. I hope for … Continue reading

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PTSD AT MADIGAN CLINIC

Obviously, when I come into possession of information about Vets, or even soon-to-be-Vets on the cusp of separation, I feel obligated to regurgitate it here. Sometimes what I get is from what need be considered a classified source. This is … Continue reading

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Baltimore VA Vietnam veteran infected

The multi-state David Kwiatkowski  drug diversion/HCV case is complicated.  The Baltimore VA has not released information on the test results of the 168 patients they’ve contacted but we know that one veteran has joined a lawsuit. What’s alarming is that Kwiatkowski … Continue reading

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Internet junk in claims

HCVets.com contains so many terrific resources!  They give the following warning for people planning to print and use information from their site to include in their claims: “All data printed from this website is under scrutiny by Veterans Affairs Claims Process. … Continue reading

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COVA–FUGO V. BROWN–SHOW ME THE CUE

I should have written this one up several years ago and for that I apologize. Fugo is an interesting case where the Vet attempts to raise CUE but isn’t quite sure what he’s up to. In his bumbling efforts, he compounds his … Continue reading

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