Category Archives: VCS Fact Sheets and Reports

Good News for Veterans in the FY 2013 Budget–VCS Supports VA Budget as three steps in the right direction

Below is a copy of email sent to members by our ED. This week the Department of Veterans Affairs released its Fiscal Year 2013 budget request, a request of 140.3 billion. The highlights are as follows: The $140.3 billion for … Continue reading

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New Veterans for Common Sense Impact Report is Now Available

Veterans for Common Sense is the only organization making extensive use of the Freedom of Information Act to compile a regular and comprehensive report of this nature. Our concise report uses primary source data obtained from the Department of Defense … Continue reading

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VCS Presents Briefing on Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans to DoD Officials

Rehabilitating Wounded Veterans to Enable Them to Improve Their Health Outcomes April 21, 2010, Washington, DC – Veterans for Common Sense presented the latest statistics about our Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans to more than 100 military medical leaders at … Continue reading

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VCS Releases Updated War Statistics

VCS Releases “Iraq and Afghanistan War Impact Report,” VA Confirms Nearly 712,000 Iraq and Afghanistan War Veteran Patients October 1, 2011 (VCS Exclusive) – In an effort to document the severe and escalating human and financial consequences of the Iraq … Continue reading

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VCS Editorial: Ratify START Treaty in December 2010

Time to Reduce Stockpiles and Verify Russian Nukes are Safe December 19, 2010 (VCS Editorial) – In the next few days, the U.S. Senate is poised to ratify the START treaty designed to reduce the number nuclear weapons ready to … Continue reading

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