Tag Archives: Service Connection

BVA–WHICH RISK WAS THE CULPRIT?

Many of you who approach me and ask for help with your VA claims for Hep C have already pissed in the well and have a higher level of burden of proof to overcome. One thing I see repeatedly is … Continue reading

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HADIT RADIO FRIDAY TOPICS

First , a close look at a BVA decision on SMC that is completely lost in space. While it may appear the Vet (Fred) has knocked one out of the park, VA has instead substituted Spam for Prime Rib dinner.  fred … Continue reading

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FRIDAY HADIT RADIO SHOW AT 1600 HRS ON THE LEFT COAST

Jerrel slipped and fell on Missouri ice and broke his hip. He just had surgery and will be fine if he stays away from VA hospitals. In the meantime JBasser and myself will be doing a show tomorrow in the … Continue reading

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JETGUNS–MAKING OLD PICTURES TALK

Over the last decade, I’ve been inundated in contemporary pictures of guys getting poked with jetguns. I love that word. I e-invented it  back in 2007 and it’s gradually taken hold since I published the first book. All those pictures bespoke … Continue reading

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BVA–WHOA! I NEVER SAID IT WAS A JETGUN

We are all quite familiar by now with the VA’s habit of throwing everything but the kitchen sink into the VISTA records. We’ve even seen instances where they insert “aftermarket” penciled in notes that somehow refuse to be erased. Phil … Continue reading

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BVA–TRYING TO POKE A HOLE IN LOD/WILLFUL MISCONDUCT

VA loves to try to rescind, revoke or otherwise contradict a finding of LOD such that it can invoke the willful misconduct etiology on drug use. Here’s a classic example of Uncle Victor’s munchkins huffing and puffing and trying like … Continue reading

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BVA–ETOH ≠ HCV… BUT JETGUNS DO

A great jetgun win and one nexus letter was from none other than the Vet’s VA PCP. Of course, it did take a second letter from a civilian medical “expert” to seal the deal. Being a Vet, you have to understand … Continue reading

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VA SMC (t)– YOU’VE LOST THAT GIVING FEELING

The other day I read a front page story written by Tacoma News Tribune military writer Adam Ashton. The article is superb in what it conveys but lacks the linkage the two Veterans’ wives were so desperately looking for. Both … Continue reading

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VA ART IMITATES VA HUMOR 9 MONTHS LATER

It’s not often when Veterans humor, driven by long waits and endless appeals, drives us to hypothesize on what (or how) a possible “rocket docket ” appeals system might coalesce in the minds of the Grand Poobahs. Veterans of all … Continue reading

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HADIT RADIO SHOW THIS PM AT 1800 HRS (L) EASTERN

A great show is planned on Waiver of Review in the First Instance of new and material evidence submitted at the Board of Appeals level. You do not want to miss this one. Technique is everything nowadays and the latest … Continue reading

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