How do i find a United States Court of Appeals for Veterans March 2006 case?

[MikeHunt]

Buck provided a BVA (I THINK) case in this thread

The BVA decision refers to an earlier appeals court case. How do I get that case?

Which are 'precedent setting?' VBA or the US court?

Thanks in advance!

[MikeHunt]

Thanks!

I wrote Mr. Lippman.

I couldn't find the case by online query, nor the law librarian through Westlaw (or whatever) and the 2006 batches aren't searchable, so that'll be my last resort.

They are interesting to read, the Burns-2934.pdf CAVC beats the BVA down like ...

But you have to remember, the VA is a bureaucracy that loves to build more bureaucracy, every remand is a major win for that end, even if some judges make you look dumb.

[MikeHunt]

As far as Lymes specific- I'd rather have an overview of finding Vet friendly doctors.

I noticed one of the appeals ( Burns-2934.pdf ) CACV was highly impressed on a quote of a University specialist on a particular of the Veteran's Lyme's. Perhaps a University would be a good place to find a doctor.

I don't understand why the VA was ordering exams when they had an IMO.

[Berta]

In last night's radio show I mentioned how an IMO from Dr Bash tipped the scales for one Lymes disease vet, and 

how the fact that the vet had a buddy statement as to the Bull's Eye rash, while in service ,helped considerably too.

Obviously if years have passed after a vets discharge, and they have nothing in their SMRs or with buddy statements to prove they were bitten by a deer tick, during service, they have to prove their Lyme disease is chronic because they would still have residuals from it. 

The vet I mentioned who did backpacking in service, while in Holland and Germany, got a re open and remand from the BVA because he supplied articles and abstracts that indicated Deer tick population was endemic in those countrys.

I will put some links I used in research at the Podcast  show topic later today.

As I mentioned on the show Lyme disease presents symptoms can could easily be attributed to other disabiities and inadvertebnetly be misdiagnosed.

Proof of the initial Bulls eye rash, and/or proof of service in an endemic area ( there are Lyme disease maps on the net) and proof that they residuals have no other etiology but for Lyme disease, as well as the specific test I mentioned can help these claims succeed. It is not easy.

But nothing is impossible.

 

Edited February 27, 2018 by Berta

[Buck52]

Ms berta

are they a test they can do  for the lyme disease?

I have 3 Bulls eye patches that come up on my lower back about 2  1/2 years ago.

The VA Dermatology clinic has did biopsy on this and they don't know what it is? that can't make a Dx one way or the other?

   these patches are itchy about the size of a quarter, they prescribe me some anti itch creams...but  so for they can't tell me what it is  but what it is not  they ruled out lymes disease and I  Go back for appointment in a month or so...I ask the Dr to give me a DX of what ever this is and the cause.

This just came up all of a sudden about 2 1/2 years ago. we ruled out laundry soaps and diet.

[Berta]

I mentioned the test on the radio show last night:

"Lyme Disease (LD) is an endemic disease in Long Island, NY caused by Borrelia burgdorferi. The CDC recommends a two tier system for diagnosis of LD, a screening immunoassay followed by confirmatory Western Blot (WB). The C6 peptide (C6P) is a very sensitive screening test for LD and is currently used as the standard method of screening for LD at the Northport Veteran Affairs Hospital.

Methods

A retrospective review of all C6P testing was conducted during the periods of 1/1/2010 to 12/31/2016. A total of 2558 C6P tests were performed at the Northport VA Medical Center. Patients with either positive or equivocal assays were then divided into Lyme Positive (LP) or Lyme Negative (LN) groups. Lyme positive was defined as either having an erythema migrans rash, 2 or more IgM bands or 5 or more IgG bands.   October 2017"

https://academic.oup.com/ofid/article/4/suppl_1/S588/4294844

Since the VA in Northport is using this test as the "standard" method for screening for Lyme disease, your VAMC shoul d be able to give you this test as well,if they feel it is warranted.

This link shows what the bull's eye rash looks like:

https://www.medicinenet.com/image-collection/lyme_disease_picture/picture.htm

If I were you I would google Lyme disease Bulls eye rash because many of the images are rashes bigger than yours is and google has symptoms that follow after the tick rash appears

Edited February 27, 2018 by Berta

[Buck52]

OIC

Well they did a ''scraping''of my skin and sent it off to be tested as well as  a piece of skin removal sample  and came back as UnDiagnosed.

As for as I know  I have none of these symptoms  mention  other than arthritis in my knees  but I relate that to an old Injury From Nam

My patches are not that big  and red on my back  there only the size of a Quarter & dry and itchy.

The VA Dr's have mention to me they don't know what it is or the cause? ...I guess there still trying to figure it out  I go back to see the Dr in April   

I have no claim in for this  but would like to know what it is. if it is LD Lymes Disease  hell yes I'll shoot them a claim.

Edited February 27, 2018 by Buck52