Tag Archives: War casualties

House bill would speed disability payments to wounded troops

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Team VCS

From Triblive.com By Carl Prine Published: Saturday, October 6, 2012, 5:36 p.m. Updated: Saturday, October 6, 2012 A bipartisan bill promises to speed disability payments to troops wounded in Afghanistan, but it must clear a Congress so divided that 96 percent of proposed … Continue reading →

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VCS ED on PRI’s “To the Point”

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Team VCS

Yesterday VCS Executive Director Patrick Bellon was on Public Radio International’s “To the Point” with Warren Olney.  Also on the program were Jim Dao of the New York Times and Under Secretary for Benefits Alison Hickey. The topic was the … Continue reading →

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Scores of recent Texas war veterans have died of overdoses, suicide and vehicle crashes, investigation finds

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Team VCS

By American-Statesman Investigative Team They survived the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan. But they did not survive the homecoming. A six-month American-Statesman investigation, which paints the most complete picture yet of what happened to Texas’ Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who … Continue reading →

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VA processing claims at record pace, but still can’t keep up

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Team VCS

From Stars and Stripes By Leo Shane III WASHINGTON – Veterans Benefits Administration processors completed more benefits claims than ever before last month, wrapping up work on a record 107,462 cases. The agency also announced that it topped 1 million … Continue reading →

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PTSD: Genetic link could lead to vet drug treatment

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Team VCS

VCS ED quoted  From the New Haven Register By Peggy McCarthy, Conn. Health I-Team Writer A recent study that discovered a genetic link to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) could ultimately lead to breakthroughs in treatment or prevention, but advances … Continue reading →

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