Tag Archives: VA HCV Claims Help

BVA– Bronze Star= HCV

Posted on May 5, 2012 by asknod

Here’s a perfect stir of a combat soldier, 38 USC 1154(b) and vA’s grant of HCV service connection. The confluence of all three is the key to his success. Why this had to go to the BVA , the CAVC … Continue reading →

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BVA–Energizer Bunny–Still Going

Posted on May 4, 2012 by asknod

From the cigarette RO in N.C. This decision caught my eye for a number of reasons. When I saw  the two different Diagnostic Codes employed and the cutoff date of July 2001, I knew this Vet had been at it … Continue reading →

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82% CURE IN NON-IFN ORAL HCV TRIALS

Posted on May 3, 2012 by asknod

This just in from Rocky Mountain High member Randy. This is the best news I have read in decades about the HCV “cure“. Finally, a way to put paid to this bug in spades. I don’t get my hopes up … Continue reading →

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BVA–Lowballing for Fun and Profit

Posted on April 29, 2012 by asknod

VA seems condemned to never looking up to make eye contact with you. They are fixated on the records in front of them and struggle to come to the lowest rating that can pass muster. Facts are inconvenient nuisances and … Continue reading →

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BVA- A≠B≠C=SPECULATION?

Posted on April 25, 2012 by asknod

Imagine arriving at the RO with all the goodies. Disease? Check. Disease in service? Check. Nexus? Got them (2). Good to go, right? Caluza Triangle-Hickson Elements- everything’s copacetic. Back the boat back up to the dock and refuel it, Gilligan. … Continue reading →

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BVA–VIA THE PAUL REVERE RO

Posted on April 11, 2012 by asknod

This is a great decision. It’s not a defining moment in Solomon-like  judicial arbritration but it is refreshing to see a VLJ with an open mind. So many act like sheeple and fail to do their homework on these. When handed … Continue reading →

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Squidly’s HCV SSOC

Posted on April 8, 2012 by asknod

Squid sent this over today. My, what a fine piece of judicial work. Although Squidly was waiting for his nexus letter to arrive, I counseled him to get this on the road to D.C. via a Board hearing. We both … Continue reading →

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CAVC–MORRIS v. SHINSEKI

Posted on April 7, 2012 by asknod

I always admire Vets for going it alone. Here, Mr. Kenneth L. Morris has chosen to go all the way up the ladder to the CAVC for justice. The problem is that his grasp of law is deficient. When we assay … Continue reading →

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VARO–SQUIDLY DOES SIOUX FALLS

Posted on March 30, 2012 by asknod

Everyone needs some sunshine on Friday and so we are glad to announce that member SquidlyOne, who has been hard at it for years, finally got another piece of the vA pie today. Squdly, for the uninitiated, has been up … Continue reading →

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Nexus Bible

Posted on March 28, 2012 by asknod

Here you go, Kiedove. Everything I can think of. At the end there’s a Microsoft Word document attachment you can download and modify to put your own notes on if you want. Everything in red is phraseology the doctor should … Continue reading →

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