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NSU Scientists Study Disease that Impacts Hundreds of Thousands of Gulf War Veterans
Nova Southeastern University Researchers Receive More Than $1.8 Million in Grants from U.S. Army to Examine Causes of Gulf War Illness FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – As the nation honors our veterans on November 11, we must pause to remember the … Continue reading
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VCS Presents on Gulf War Guidelines to Federal VA Advisory Committee, Provides New Public Education Documents
(Veterans for Common Sense – August 8, 2016) – Veterans for Common Sense Director Anthony Hardie today presented to a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) federal advisory committee regarding the impetus behind a new federal relook of clinical guidelines … Continue reading
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VA ends paper signature requirement for VA healthcare enrollment
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today it has eliminated paper signature requirements for Veterans wishing to enroll in VA health care. Here at wrice you can get more tips on health care. Effective immediately, VA has amended its … Continue reading
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VCS Statement on Different Organization with Similar Sounding Name
(Washington – June 11, 2016) – Veterans for Common Sense today issued the following statement regarding a new initiative by another organization using a similar sounding name: “To the best of our understanding, it appears that the leaders of a different organization, “Americans for … Continue reading
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VCS Praises Senate Leadership for Preserving Medical Research
(Washington – June 7, 2016) – Veterans for Common Sense praised Senate leaders for passing an amendment today to preserve federal medical research – including the federal, treatment-focused Gulf War Illness Research Program strongly supported by VCS and Gulf War … Continue reading
VCS Provides Written Testimony for Congressional Hearing on Gulf War Veterans’ Claims Denials
Veterans for Common Sense provided the following invited written testimony for a March 15, 2016 Congressional hearing on Gulf War veterans’ benefits and disability claims denials. TESTIMONY: https://archives-veterans.house.gov/submission-record/aanthony-hardie-gulf-war-veteran-and-director-veterans-common-sense HEARING ARCHIVE: https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=104497 Testimony archived text: SUBMISSION FOR THE RECORD OF ANTHONY HARDIE, GULF WAR … Continue reading
House Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Lambastes VA’s Latest Accountability Failures
WASHINGTON — Today House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Jeff Miller (R-FL-1) released the below statement following VA’s announcement that no employees will be seriously disciplined for the biggest construction failure in VA history as well as a separate $400,000 relocation … Continue reading
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VA gets ‘F’ for Persian Gulf War claims approvals
ARCHIVED TEXT SOURCE: https://www.armytimes.com/veterans/2016/03/15/va-gets-f-for-persian-gulf-war-claims-approvals/?utm_source=clavis ARCHIVED TEXT: Veterans VA gets ‘F’ for Persian Gulf War claims approvals By: Patricia Kime March 15, 2016 The percent of disability claims approved by the Veterans Affairs Department for Persian Gulf War-related illnesses has … Continue reading
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Congressional Hearing to Examine Gulf War Veterans’ Claims Denials by VA
HVAC to Examine VA’S Gulf War Illness Disability Claims Process SOURCE: House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Press Release, March 14, 2016 WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, March 15, 2016, at 10:30 a.m. in room 334 of the Cannon House Office Building, the … Continue reading
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