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Apr 10, VCS in the News: What Motive Does the Army Have to Misdiagnose PTSD?
April 10, 2009 – In two stories published this week, Salon has described how a soldier secretly taped a psychologist saying that the Army was exerting pressure not to diagnose soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder. Psychologist Douglas McNinch of Fort … Continue reading
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Tagged mental health, PTSD
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Apr 8, Army Doctor Caught on Tape: Military ‘under a lot of pressure to not diagnose PTSD’
Editor’s note: Last June, during a medical appointment, a patient named “Sgt. X” recorded an Army psychologist at Fort Carson, Colo., saying that he was under pressure not to diagnose combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. Listen to a segment … Continue reading
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Apr 6, VCS Weekly Update: VCS Supports ‘Truth Commission’ as Part of Ending Torture Era
Dear VCS Supporters: We have great news! Veterans for Common Sense plans to present our new web site to you later this month. We are also growing – VCS now has offices in both Washington, DC, and Austin, Texas. In … Continue reading
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Tagged Abu Ghraib, ACLU, Civil Liberties Articles & News, Guantanamo, torture, VCS Weekly updates
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Apr 6, Book Review: VA Deputy Secretary Nominee Scott Gould and Harvard Professor Linda Bilmes Publish Book on Improving Federal Workforce
The Government’s People Power Problem Imagine Jim, a 49-year-old federal worker in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Jim does the best he can, working long hours to process disability compensation claims for veterans, but the backlog is growing. He needs … Continue reading
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Tagged backlog, VA Claims Crisis
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Top VA Nominations Put on Fast Track
April 1, 2009 – Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Skinseki is about to get some company: two more presidential appointees who say they have personal reasons for making sure VA works. Disabled Iraq War veteran Tammy Duckworth, who lost both legs … Continue reading
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March 31, VCS in the News: VA Program to Schedule Patient Appointments on Verge of Collapse
March 31, 2009 – An eight-year-old, $167 million project to develop a core computer application to schedule patient appointments at hospitals run by the Veterans Affairs Department has all but collapsed, and senior executives are worried about the repercussions it … Continue reading
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Mar 26, VCS in the News: Obama’s Migraine – Torture Policies of Bush Administration
March 26, 2009 – Human rights lawyers are proving to be a major headache for the new administration of President Barack Obama by stepping up their court challenges on issues of prisoner abuse to test the reality of the president’s … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU, Civil Liberties Articles & News, Guantanamo, torture
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Mar 24, PTSD News: Veterans Groups Seek Update in Definition of Combat
March 24, 2009, Washington, DC (AP) — Veterans advocates told Congress on Tuesday that a World War II-era law requiring proof of participation in combat in order to receive certain benefits creates an unnecessary hurdle for veterans who served in … Continue reading
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Tagged mental health, PTSD
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Mar 23, Editorial Cartoon: The Economy v. The War
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Burning Toxic Waste is Making U.S. Soldiers and Iraqis Sick, But the Pentagon Refuses to Admit It
Six years into the war, many U.S. bases in Iraq are still without incinerators, leaving open pits spewing toxic plumes over soldiers and civilians. March 18, 2009 – Acetaldehyde, Acrolien, Arsenic, Benzene, Carbon Monoxide, Ethylbenzene, Formaldehyde, Hydrogen Cyanide, Hydrogen Fluoride, … Continue reading
Posted in Burn Pits, Gulf War Updates, Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged Gulf War
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