Author Archives: Team VCS

New York, NY – The American Civil Liberties Union filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request today with the Departments of Justice and Defense for the release of a report on a long-running investigation of the FBI’s role in … Continue reading →

April 20, 2008 – Eric Hall would often pinch his lapel to his lips and whisper, as if a microphone was transmitting the cryptic message. No one knew what to make of the gesture. A friend would ask the baby-faced … Continue reading →

In Wake Of A CBS News Report Revealing The VA Withheld Critical Information, Top Mental Health Official Scrutinized   April 22, 2008 – In the wake of a CBS News report that revealed the Department of Veterans Affairs deliberately withheld critical … Continue reading →

April 22, 2008 – Last night CBS News reported on internal emails written by top officials at the Department of Veterans Affairs that appear to show how the VA tried to cover-up the true risk of suicide among our nation’s … Continue reading →

April 21, 2008 – The lawsuit, filed by two non-profit agencies representing military veterans, comes in the midst of a recent study that finds one in five U.S. soldiers currently suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. It’s an illness, which … Continue reading →

Paul Sullivan, the director of Veterans for Common Sense, one of the groups involved in the lawsuit, said of the department: “I’m pleased they’re responding. However, much more needs to be done so vets aren’t turned away from health care … Continue reading →

Soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan who claim the Department of Veterans Affairs hasn’t provided the services they need got their day in court Monday, when a bench trial before U.S. District Court Judge Samuel Conti began in San Francisco. … Continue reading →

April 22, 2008 – San Francisco, CA — The Department of Veterans Affairs is struggling to meet the skyrocketing demand for medical services as an unanticipated flood of former soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan seek help along with a parallel … Continue reading →

April 22, 2008 – Congress held a hearing last week on ways to modernize the benefits claims system at the Department of Veterans Affairs, which has a backlog of 600,000 claims and counting. Nothing unusual about that — and that’s … Continue reading →

April 21, 2008 – Staff Sgt. Chad A. Barrett was determined to muddle through a third tour of duty in Iraq. Though his medical records show he suffered from acute post- traumatic stress disorder, had difficulty sleeping and was struggling … Continue reading →