Tag Archives: Service Connection

Death certificates and HCV underreporting

Subject: Death certificates. Yuck. But here goes anyway. According to two national (non-VA) studies, death comes calling more often in the guise of HCV than death certificates reflect. And the conclusions drawn from them must have those in government unnerved. … Continue reading →

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WOWSERUPDATE–ALL KINDS OF NEWS

Yes siree/madamee. Take your pick. We have news from our esteemed and unidentified Vermin Lane correspondents that the BVA has created what can only be described as a vacuum in VA space- a nether region where all VBMS-generated claims were … Continue reading →

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Access to taxpayer-funded VA research and public domain research

I’m frequently frustrated by my lack of access to VA medical research because I’m not a student who has access to academic databases nor can I afford to subscribe to medical journals or databases. Public databases like PubMed provide abstracts … Continue reading →

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SMC–KEVIN ASKS THE BIG QUESTION.

Special Monthly Compensation fascinates me. There’s a valid reason. They can no more follow a standard path to granting it unless prodded to add it up themselves. In most cases, they make no attempt to award it if it’s a … Continue reading →

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Amazing Proton Beam Therapy coming to Mayo

Two new Proton Beam Therapy (PBT) centers will be added to those already operating around the country.  CLICK IMAGE We received a Mayo publication newsletter reporting that Proton Beam Therapy (with pencil beam scanning) will be available in Rochester in the summer … Continue reading →

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Strong words from Sen. Bernie Sanders regarding Gilead’s drug pricing in written testimony

Topic:  Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Hearing:  Hepatitis C Medications.  December 3, 2014, 11:30 a.m.. LINK–video doesn’t start until 21:41.  The video content varies from the written testimony (Link below). I believe that viewing the video will be a worth your time.  I … Continue reading →

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LZ CORK–2015-DOING THE PUYALLUP

I’ve looked forward to this day for almost eight months since I was told of Butch’s plight by my fellow Key Peninsula Veteran Christine Copeland. She is Best Friends for Life (BFL is one step above BFF) with Butch’s daughter Carol who … Continue reading →

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Veteran Choice Card recent headlines and updates

A new controversy is brewing about the allocation of these choice funds since use as been light.  On the other hand, my Marine just got his card.  I think we should keep an open mind to see what Sec. McDonald … Continue reading →

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The post-1992 transfusion quandary with regard to blood safety

The CDC estimates five million patients receive blood each year resulting in a total of 14.6 million transfusions per year.  People are uneasy when they have to be transfused.  The CDC is just one agency testing blood safety.  It is … Continue reading →

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Supporting the One and Only safe injection campaign

The CDC’s “One and Only One” safe injection campaign is accepted by public health professionals globally but the desire for a safe jet injection needless device are still very much desired by many as a means to prevent accidental needlesticks … Continue reading →

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