Monthly Archives: October 2014

VA Announces Camp LeJeune Medical Reimbursement Program | Veterans for Common Sense

Did you live at Camp Lejeune for 30 days or more between 1957-87? Veterans and their families who lived at the U.S. Marine Corps base and were potentially affected by contaminated water may be eligible for VA health benefits.  Learn … Continue reading

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AUSTIN STATESMAN: Congress to Probe VA Research Program | Veterans for Common Sense

A Congressional committee has begun a probe of VA’s failed health research program, according to news from the Austin American-Statesman newspaper that helps show the critically important role of the media in holding VA accountable.   [Austin American-Statesman, “Congress to probe VA … Continue reading

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Pentagon Report Calls Climate Change a “National Security Threat Multiplier” | Veterans for Common Sense

The Pentagon released a landmark report this week, “asserting decisively that climate change poses an immediate threat to national security, with increased risks from terrorism, infectious disease, global poverty and food shortages. It also predicted rising demand for military disaster responses as … Continue reading

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Ex-Chair of Federal Gulf War Panel Says Concerns Remain | Veterans for Common Sense

The recently “rotated out” chairman of the federal panel charged with overseeing health research related to veterans of the 1991 Gulf War was quoted extensively today in an Arizona Republic news article, expressing reasoned concerns regarding the approach of VA … Continue reading

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VCS in the News: Guarded Optimism on New VA Secretary, Need to Reach Deeper | Veterans for Common Sense

As new U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Bob MacDonald passes his two-month mark in office, the news media have begun trying to determine whether or not he is likely to be effective in redirecting VA to a more … Continue reading

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