Tag Archives: Service Connection

got a NOD

Posted on September 29, 2011 by asknod

squid_with_dragonRegistered: 08/15/10 Posts: 132 05/07/11 #1 I filed a claim for Hep-c (2b) last fall with DAV – NSO. I tried to get my med records with an SF-180 but received all of my service records without any medical records. DAV filed my … Continue reading →

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date of claim

Posted on September 29, 2011 by asknod

RDMURPHY Registered: 07/31/10 Posts: 49 04/14/11 #1 attempting to puzzle this one out and figured finally to ask for help. Trying to determine how far back my claim for compensation can go. Exposed to hep c in service in 1982{hospitalized … Continue reading →

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processing time limits?

Posted on September 29, 2011 by asknod

RDMURPHY Registered: 07/31/10 Posts: 49 03/31/11 #1 Awaiting decesions on multiple secondary claims related to hep c and transplant. Va says the claims are in the development stage, all physical information received by VA 9 feb2011. Yearly bene statement now … Continue reading →

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multiple claims?

Posted on September 29, 2011 by asknod

victim88 Registered: 07/27/09 Posts: 14 01/03/11 #1 after filing for service connected hcv- 04/07 and being denied, (no evidence of hcv or treatment for hcv during military 77 – 88) file currently with american legion/bva in washington dc for appeal.my military … Continue reading →

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VAOPGCPREC 9-97

Posted on September 29, 2011 by asknod

     A funny thing happened while I was searching for new ways to help Vets. I hear horror stories regularly about  Vets who submit claims, sometimes followed by new evidence after a denial. One of the hallmarks of the VA is to ignore … Continue reading →

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american legion

Posted on September 29, 2011 by asknod

Author Comment victim88 Registered: 07/27/09 Posts: 14 10/16/10 #1   if new evidence has been submitted at the ro level, is refusal to review this new evidence a option for the ro? or just send the file to bva? Edit | Delete AZeeJensMom Moderator … Continue reading →

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hep c claim

Posted on September 29, 2011 by asknod

Author Comment stilwellrick Registered: 02/17/09 Posts: 8 09/27/09 #1 Hello,I have filed a claim for hep c. once in 1977,again in 1992,and finally in 2002. My clinical records state that I was diag. with hepatitus and isolated for 30 days. … Continue reading →

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happy to have found this forum

Posted on September 29, 2011 by asknod

squid_with_dragon Registered: 08/15/10 Posts: 132 08/15/10 #1 I am glad to have found this forum. The VA never informed me that I was high risk for HCV. I carry a bit of resentment over that. To think how many family members … Continue reading →

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Dr. Vet goes to D.C. without a Nexus

Posted on September 29, 2011 by asknod

Ever wonder what happens to your claim or appeal when you arrive without a nexus from your doctor? Or you become a doctor in your own mind able to diagnose strange diseases faster than a speeding bullet? Read on, Ladies … Continue reading →

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Jetguns, passing out in a pool of blood or nasal snow storms?

Posted on September 29, 2011 by asknod

  This just out in a May 2010 BVA decision. It doesn’t matter which one- he lost. Listen to his evidence:In support of his claim, the Veteran submitted an excerpt of  an article indicating that “[a] research project headed by  Lawrence … Continue reading →

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