Tag Archives: VA claims

VA Letter 211b 98-110

Posted on January 9, 2012 by asknod

Don’t any of you wonder where this went? In the circular file, apparently… http://democrats.veterans.house.gov/hearings/schedule106/apr00/4-13ben/jilem.htm Postscript: There are actually numerous mentions of this letter in different decisions. Here’s one I found on Google. http://www.va.gov/vetapp08/files1/0804757.txt Risk factors for hepatitis C include intravenous … Continue reading →

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RECESSION and VAMCs

Posted on January 9, 2012 by asknod

Something seems amiss in the new “non-economy”. Since the beginning of the recession, many have lost employment and, by extension, their health care. Those of us who are Veterans have always had one constant we could fall back on in … Continue reading →

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CAVC– Greer v. Shinseki– Defective IME/Lay Testimony Not Credible

Posted on January 8, 2012 by asknod

Over the years, the VA and the BVA have become more adroit in their handling of denials where HCV is concerned. Hepatitis comes in many different forms and is not always as simple as it seems. This case is a … Continue reading →

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CHANGE YOUR WORDS

Posted on January 6, 2012 by asknod

This is a testimonial to what I hope to accomplish at this site. I want all of you to change the way you file your claims and how you say it, how you present it and mostly, how VA views … Continue reading →

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CAVC–Quattlebaum v. Shinseki

Posted on January 6, 2012 by asknod

Once again, the illustrious Kenneth “the wood butcher”  Carpenter sharpens his  legal skillsaw blade and gives the VASEC a much-needed haircut and manicure. This one is particularly bloody in that it results in a reversal rather than a namby pamby, … Continue reading →

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What to say at a BVA Hearing

Posted on January 2, 2012 by asknod

The title on this was what caught my eye. It was a search engine term that came in on my site stats. Obviously some enterprising Vet is girding himself in armour to do battle with the evil VictorAlphabeast. What do … Continue reading →

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DVA– PGWS=AO

Posted on December 29, 2011 by asknod

PGWS stands for Persian Gulf War Syndrome. AO, well, who can forget that one? The VA today published in the Federal Register an interim rule pushing forward the date for presumptive compensation of PGWS incorporated in 38 CFR § 3.317.  http://veteranslawlibrary.com/files/Fed_Reg/2011/76FedReg81834_Dec29_2011.pdf There is … Continue reading →

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BVA–13 YEARS AND COUNTING

Posted on December 26, 2011 by asknod

Here’s a decision that immediately catches your eye. Our patient Vet from Jackson, Mississippi is now into this over thirteen years and counting. It’s unclear when he filed other than that he was denied in 1998. What is clear is that … Continue reading →

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CAVC–HORBOL v SHINSEKI– Medical Opinions from Fortune Cookies

Posted on December 25, 2011 by asknod

Veteran Steve A. Horbol served from 1972 to 1975. He was service connected for HCV before he arrived here. He’s trying to connect the dots between sleep apnea and his hep. I commend him for trying. I think it would … Continue reading →

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CAVC–Reinhart v. Shinseki–IFN=Blindness

Posted on December 23, 2011 by asknod

Pity Mr. Michael J. Reinhart. He enlisted in 1962 and separated in 1964. He got the HCV diagnosis in February 2002, began the bug juice November 2002 and started to notice some odd effects he hadn’t been counseled on. The … Continue reading →

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