Tag Archives: Service Connection

BVA–HBV=JETGUNS

Posted on December 16, 2011 by asknod

Here’s a jetgun decsion that is clean-i.e. there is no other risk other than jetguns to consider. What will make your hair stand on end is what this Veteran assembled and presented as evidence. He has obviously done his homework. … Continue reading →

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BVA– DM2 AND 55 GAL. DRUMS

Posted on December 16, 2011 by asknod

Have you ever had a premonition that a 55 gallon drum near you might have Agent Orange in it? It happened to me a lot in SEA. In fact, they all had orange rings around them except for the ones with blue … Continue reading →

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BVA– CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’

Posted on December 15, 2011 by asknod

Here is a Vet from, like check it out, California. And he has this, like, you know, totally awesome homey from the hood he went to school with. Anyway, dude, he got this guy to help him with his claim, … Continue reading →

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BVA– NEW JET GUN WIN

Posted on December 15, 2011 by asknod

The newest batch of BVA decisions was posted today and there was a lot of activity on the jet gun front. Apparently this is now becoming accepted insofar as it is “biologically plausible”. I’m sure the VASEC is apoplectic about … Continue reading →

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CAVC– Barbaccia v. Shinseki–Duty To Assist

Posted on December 13, 2011 by asknod

It’s nice to see the Court put as much effort into a SJD memorandum decision as they do  the bigger Dog and Pony shows. Mr. John R. Barbaccia , a Veteran as well as a frequent member of the Nasty … Continue reading →

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CAVC–DRAGNET–JUST THE FACTS, MA’M

Posted on December 12, 2011 by asknod

Sometimes you can catch a break. A good example in Vetsworld is when you arrive at the Court. I capitalize Court because it’s our Supreme Court of sorts. The BVA is not a court. It is a more erudite appellate … Continue reading →

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BVA–TARRED AND FEATHERED

Posted on December 10, 2011 by asknod

This is a classic example of VA’s habit of interviewing you at an initial intake exam and trying to pin the willful misconduct tail on the donkey. I have witnessed it numerous times, including having it almost happen to me. … Continue reading →

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BVA–§1151-HCV Reasonably Foreseeable?

Posted on December 10, 2011 by asknod

I always search BVA and CAVC decisions for medical validity and to see how the VA approaches these things. While reviewing this decision, I noticed, as did the VLJ, that a VA physician opined that the risk of acquiring an … Continue reading →

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Of Prophylactics And The Monsoon

Posted on December 9, 2011 by asknod

Even though I spent most of my two years either in Thailand or north of the border, I did have occasion to visit Saigon more than once on business at 7th Tactical Air Combat Control (TACC). I was there for … Continue reading →

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BVA–Dr. Ben Cecil

Posted on December 7, 2011 by asknod

Here’s a case that exhibits the narrow-minded, myopic policy of the VA examiner to focus so totally on only one side of the dice cube that he never sees the other 5 sides. The Vet had hep in service and … Continue reading →

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