-
Like VCS on Facebook
Follow VCS on Twitter
My Tweets-
Recent Posts
- The PACT Act – What Does it Do?
- VCS Statement on Passing the PACT Act
- VCS joins 129 organizations calling for increased Defense health research funding
- Veterans for Common Sense provides Testimony to Congress for Hearings on Pending Legislation
- 80 Members of Congress, 25 Organizations Call for Funding to Help Veterans with Gulf War Illness
Recent Comments
- Calvin Binns on Sick Marines and Contaminated Water: Questions Surround El Toro Marine Air Base
- Alexlarson989@gmail.com on U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin and Jerry Moran Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Access to Chiropractic Health Care for Current and Former Military Personnel
- Helen Peel-Roelofs on Zzz About VCS
- Kenneth Cline on VA Announces Camp LeJeune Medical Reimbursement Program | Veterans for Common Sense
- Robert on Sick Marines and Contaminated Water: Questions Surround El Toro Marine Air Base
Archive
Categories
Meta
Yearly Archives: 2009
Television Coverage of VCS Advocacy
Here is a sample of five television news broadcasts featuring Veterans for Common Sense and our highly successful advocacy efforts. VCS thanks our members and donors for their support for our advocacy. ABC News: VCS interviewed by ABC News anchor … Continue reading
Posted in Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged VCS on TV
Comments Off on Television Coverage of VCS Advocacy
Why You Should Consult an Asbestos Lawyer
If you have been diagnosed with a condition associated with asbestos exposure, a lawyer conversant in the laws surrounding asbestos and compensation might be one among your most precious allies. An asbestos lawyer can assist you recover medical costs and … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Comments Off on Why You Should Consult an Asbestos Lawyer
May 12, VCS in the News: Army Suicides in 2009 Double 2008 Pace
May 12, 2009 – The Army is on a pace this year to shatter the record suicide rate set among soldiers in 2008, according to data released by the Army to Salon. And the numbers, obtained a day after a … Continue reading
Posted in Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged mental health
Comments Off on May 12, VCS in the News: Army Suicides in 2009 Double 2008 Pace
May 12, VCS in the News: Army Soldier Massacre Puts War Trauma Under the Spotlight
May 11, 2009 – A U.S. soldier shot five of his colleagues dead at a base in Baghdad, Iraq Monday. The Pentagon says at least two other people were hurt in the shootings and the gunman is in custody. Details … Continue reading
Posted in Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged mental health, TBI
Comments Off on May 12, VCS in the News: Army Soldier Massacre Puts War Trauma Under the Spotlight
May 10, VCS Report About VA in the News: Veterans Groups Predict ‘Perfect Storm’ of Problems at VA
May 10, 2009, Washington, DC – From the economic crisis at home to a troop increase in Afghanistan, veterans’ advocates are warning of a “perfect storm” that could flood an already beleaguered health care network for former service members. Even … Continue reading
Posted in VA Claims Updates, Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged backlog, mental health, VA Claims Crisis
Comments Off on May 10, VCS Report About VA in the News: Veterans Groups Predict ‘Perfect Storm’ of Problems at VA
VCS in the News, Pt. 1: One Soldier’s Struggle – Sgt. Fights Anger, Treatment System
May 3, 2009 – Sgt. John Jones’ anger usually starts simply. Sometimes, it’s triggered by a thought about circumstances he cannot change. It builds until he thinks of little else. Or it flares up when superiors speak to him harshly … Continue reading
Posted in Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged TBI
Comments Off on VCS in the News, Pt. 1: One Soldier’s Struggle – Sgt. Fights Anger, Treatment System
May 6, VCS in the News: Vet Advocate, Politicians Disagree Over Protection for Soldiers
May 5, 2009 – Top U.S. Army officials say the Department of Defense took a revolutionary approach to helping wounded soldiers when the first 35 Warrior Transition Units opened nearly two years ago. Today, the Army boasts of 36 such … Continue reading
Posted in Gulf War Updates, Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged Gulf War, mental health
Comments Off on May 6, VCS in the News: Vet Advocate, Politicians Disagree Over Protection for Soldiers
May 4, VCS in the News: Veterans Face Computer Delays for new GI Bill Education Benefits
May 1, 2009 – Veterans nationwide, trying for the first time on Friday to log on to online forms to apply for a rich package of educational benefits, encountered a network that either failed or was extremely slow. The Veterans … Continue reading
Posted in Veterans for Common Sense News
Comments Off on May 4, VCS in the News: Veterans Face Computer Delays for new GI Bill Education Benefits
May 4, Gulf War Illness News: Congress to Hold Hearing on Gulf War Ilnesses on May 19
House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Subject: Gulf War Illness Research: Is Enough Being Done?Date: May 19, 2009, 10:00AMLocatin: 340 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC
Posted in Gulf War Updates, Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged Gulf War
Comments Off on May 4, Gulf War Illness News: Congress to Hold Hearing on Gulf War Ilnesses on May 19
Apr 30, PTSD News: 1.3 Million WWII Veterans Hospitalized with Mental Health Conditions
In one of the few accounts written, here is a realistic appraisal of the social readjustment of WWII veterans, contradicting the popular portrayal promoted by the news media and Hollywood. April 30, 2009 – We are all familiar with the … Continue reading
Posted in Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged mental health, PTSD
Comments Off on Apr 30, PTSD News: 1.3 Million WWII Veterans Hospitalized with Mental Health Conditions