Tag Archives: VA claims

VBMS– WHAT’S NEXT?

Posted on March 5, 2013 by asknod

As we all know from the propaganda fliers VA dropped over us recently, VBMS is getting ready to make a big difference in the backlog. This expected windfall is programmed in to seize the high ground and eliminate Global Warming by going … Continue reading →

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When HCV kills really fast

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Laura

I came across a study* that was a shocker. In 1994, 30 UK patients with primary immune deficiencies received a batch of HCV-contaminated human immunoglobulin (that had been screened) and became infected with acute hepatitis. Of these 30, four developed … Continue reading →

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AIR AMERICA FINALLY ENTERS THE PICTURE

Posted on March 3, 2013 by asknod

I had often wondered over the last forty years when this would come to pass. So many of the AirAm guys I worked with were Vets that I figured someone would have come forward a lot sooner. I always marveled … Continue reading →

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FACE STREET JOURNAL

Posted on March 3, 2013 by asknod

And the envelope, please. From Carrie Stiffler, this week’s winner is…. You find some funny stuff on the Facepage.

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FE-FI-HO-HUM–I SMELL A HARD SELL

Posted on March 2, 2013 by asknod

VA’s latest publication on why we are in deep doo-doo is intriguing. The backlog has more excuses than Carter has pills. I know that sounds old fashioned but this needs no tortured explanation. All the flag waving is merely a … Continue reading →

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CDC: Still apathetic about HCV

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Laura

Information about HCV on the CDC website is evolving albeit slowly. Click the map for a larger view. Imagine that all veterans with HCV (resolved or active infections) were isolated together in their own country. They’d have to provide … Continue reading →

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Live Twitter chat with CDC Director Thomas Frieden

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Laura

I don’t know how a Twitter chat works but this is an opportunity to ask questions about HCV testing, blood safety, safe injections, within the context of global health and Haiti. I do know that HIV is prevalent in Haiti. … Continue reading →

NOD v. SHINSEKI–VA CAVES IN ?

Posted on February 27, 2013 by asknod

This just in. After reading their cards and weeping, VASEC has just acknowledged they are holding what appears to be a compromised or losing hand. Oddly enough, it only took them 5 years to ascertain this (2008). I guess someone sat down … Continue reading →

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FED. CIR.–WALKER V. SHINSEKI–§3.303(b) SAYS WHAT?

Posted on February 25, 2013 by asknod

After years of zooming by 38 CFR §3.303(b) like an anonymous building alongside the freeway at 65 mph and seeing it quoted often in denials of HCV cases, I was rudely awakened to the following. Apparently a lot of us pro … Continue reading →

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New medical coding: Out with the old: Amputation; in with new: Detachment

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Laura

Here is a change veterans should be aware of: The VHA, like all health care stakeholders, is implementing the Tenth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10). The government-wide conversion deadline is 10/14. The ICD-10 is far larger and … Continue reading →