Author Archives: Team VCS

November 13, 2007 – Federal agents investigating the Sept. 16 episode in which Blackwater security personnel shot and killed 17 Iraqi civilians have found that at least 14 of the shootings were unjustified and violated deadly-force rules in effect for … Continue reading →

In a November 9, 2007, VA court filing related to our VCS class action lawsuit against VA, attorneys for VA revealed that nearly 264,000 Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans were alread treated in VA hospitals and clinics through the end … Continue reading →

Senators Lead Effort on Behalf of Estimated 175,000 Affected Gulf War Veterans November 9, 2007 – Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Robert C. Byrd, D- West Virginia , and Bernie Senders, I- Vermont , applauded the Senate’s passage of a $10,000,000 … Continue reading →

November 12, 2007 – Presidential contender John Edwards is introducing a $400 million plan Monday to help veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, including those recently returned from combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. Under Edwards’ plan, veterans could seek counseling for … Continue reading →

November 11, 2007 – To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan. If those words seem vaguely familiar, if somewhat out of fashion, it is because they form the motto of … Continue reading →

November 1, 2007 – Dr. James Peake, the retired Army general whom President Bush recently nominated to head the Department of Veterans Affairs, has a long and distinguished career. Among other things, he ran the Army’s medical system until a … Continue reading →

November 12, 2007 – A soldier with the Army National Guard says his convoy was hit by a bomb in Iraq. He says he is now battling the VA for help with medical care. Specialist John Colley says shrapnel from … Continue reading →

Those who have worked with veterans for decades say a big problem is that the Department of Defense and Veteran Affairs don’t share crucial medical information. “There are veterans diagnosed with PTSD and the Department of Veteran Affairs knows. But … Continue reading →

November 11, 2007 – Every step mattered. Corporal Patrick Murray focused hard on his balance and gait as he approached the commanding officers of his Marine battalion one hot Sunday in July. Murray was due for a medal honoring his … Continue reading →

November 10, 2007 – Daniel Bozorgnia was honorably discharged from the Army in 2006 after his convoy blew up in Iraq. The blast slammed him to the ground, but adrenaline kept him going until days later, when the back pain … Continue reading →