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Yearly Archives: 2008
Vets Still Lack Timely Health Care
The number of veterans currently using VA healthcare – 325,000 to date – was obtained by VCS using the Freedom of Information Act. June 30, 2008 – Life has been anything but easy for thousands of U.S. soldiers who have … Continue reading
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Tagged backlog, mental health, TBI, VA Claims Crisis
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US, NATO Deaths in Afghanistan Pass Iraq Toll
June 30, 2008, Kabul, Afghanistan – Militants killed more U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan in June than in Iraq for the second straight month, a grim milestone capping a run of headline-grabbing insurgent attacks that analysts say underscore the … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, terrorism
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Editorial Column: Veterans United for Truth Responds to Court Ruling
July 1, 2008 – Recently Federal District Judge Samuel Conti decided in the class action lawsuit in which we (Veterans United For Truth and Veterans for Common Sense) were plaintiffs, that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) was failing in … Continue reading
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Wounded Iraqi Forces Say They’ve Been Abandoned
July 1, 2008, Baghdad, Iraq – Dawoud Ameen, a former Iraqi soldier, lay in bed, his shattered legs splayed before him, worrying about the rent for his family of five. Mr. Ameen’s legs were shredded by shrapnel from a roadside … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Liberties Articles & News, torture
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Letter to the Editor: Treat Veterans With Dignity
June 30, 2008 – I recently met a man at a soup kitchen in Hartford. He was quite pleasant, conversational, and appeared to be in good health. I learned he was an Iraqi war veteran. He went on to tell me … Continue reading
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Afghan Civilian Deaths Skyrocket, U.N. Says
June 29, 2008, Kabul, Afghanistan – The number of civilians killed in fighting between insurgents and security forces in Afghanistan has soared by two-thirds in the first half of this year, to almost 700 people, a senior U.N. official said … Continue reading
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June 30 Lawsuit Update: Veterans Win on Facts, Yet Lose on Jurisdiction
VCS Appeals Court Ruling Because No Veteran Gets Left Behind On Jun 25, 2008, U.S. Federal District Court Senior Judge Samuel Conti issued a detailed 82-page ruling where he concluded that VA is mired in crisis and that he is … Continue reading
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Treating Wounds You Can’t See
June 29, 2008 – On the wall in my office at Fort Dix, N.J., hung a row of nature photos and some historical documents for my patients to look at: a land grant signed by James Madison, another signed by … Continue reading
Posted in Gulf War Updates, Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged Gulf War, TBI
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VA-Backed Loans on the Rise
June 29, 2008 – In recent years, military veterans followed the masses who migrated toward subprime loans, rather than avail themselves of government programs meant to provide them safer, if slightly more costly, alternatives which could lead them to problems … Continue reading
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VA Losing Care Coordinators
June 27, 2008 – The Department of Veterans Affairs has trouble keeping medical care coordinators for severely injured combat veterans, with four of the first eight people having to be replaced. Two of the original Federal Recovery Coordinators hired late … Continue reading
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