Tag Archives: VA claims

BVA — Gastrodoc vs. ARNP

Posted on September 26, 2011 by asknod

Just when you think you have all the answers and the best or safest way to tackle a hep. claim, along comes a BVA decision that makes you sit up and take notice. Granted this has no precedence and cannot be … Continue reading →

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BVA– Horse Trading At The BVA Corral.

Posted on September 26, 2011 by asknod

We see this ploy more and more now as resources become more dear. Someone higher up has finally started paying attention to funding and realizes the VA is getting ready to get slammed with a lot of claims that the … Continue reading →

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BVA–New JetGun Win W/ 2 Nexi.

Posted on September 26, 2011 by asknod

Here is a Lady Vet with her act together. She came armed and dangerous to this shindig. It had to go to the BVA to be won, but we expect that nowadays. The VLJ used some cutting edge logic to … Continue reading →

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BVA–No Nexus=Dreambucks

Posted on September 26, 2011 by asknod

I had to search for a perfect example of this to illustrate the folly of filing a claim without a nexus. This Veteran could have, and most assuredly should have, won this claim. We won’t go into why his Service … Continue reading →

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BVA–1151 Claim-Contaminated VA Transfussion

Posted on September 26, 2011 by asknod

As we have current member(s) fighting VA over this issue, I include this as the latest BVA word on the subject. Valuable info is always gleaned from these even if there is nothing precedental about them. For those of you … Continue reading →

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BVA–Hep/Cirrhosis dilemma–pyramiding quandary

Posted on September 26, 2011 by asknod

Here’s a horror story I’m sure some of you Veterans have encountered by now. Imagine filing for SC for hep and cirrhosis and winning. Your med recs support it and you are most definitely entitled to it. One little problem. … Continue reading →

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BVA–Win-Tiger Team Remand Aug 5, 2003

Posted on September 26, 2011 by asknod

In the beginning, we had such high hopes… DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS CLEVELAND REGIONAL OFFICE Tiger Team Remand Unit P.O. Box 998020 Cleveland, Ohio 44199-8020 Rating Decision August 5, 2003 INTRODUCTION The records reflect that the veteran served during the … Continue reading →

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BVA–Win- 2008- Materials used to clean guns

Posted on September 26, 2011 by asknod

2008’s first Jet gun win. It’s a very narrow ruling. It was very well presented. The Veteran( a woman) was very articulate and the Board Member, VLJ Shane Durkin described it thus: ” The Board finds her a credible witness”. … Continue reading →

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BVA– Another win – Could be jetguns

Posted on September 26, 2011 by asknod

The operable words are always” as likely as not” or something similar. When you win, it really makes no difference except to those of you VETS who are still on the other side of the Creek with defective paddles. Every … Continue reading →