Author Archives: Team VCS

Dallas VA Malpractice Lawyer – S. Greco – Alerts 50{cd9ac3671b356cd86fdb96f1eda7eb3bb1367f54cff58cc36abbd73c33c82e1d} Iraqi War Vets Suffer PTSD

Posted on March 16, 2009 by Team VCS

March 16, 2009, Dallas, TX – Indiana’s Times-Mail released the staggering results of a recent study by top Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) psychologist revealing Iraq war worse than Vietnam war for military veterans. The study shows, according to the … Continue reading →

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Chain Teaching to Follow Army ‘Stand Down’ for Suicide Prevention

Posted on March 16, 2009 by Team VCS

March 6, 2009 – An Army-wide “stand down” for suicide-prevention training continues through March 15 and it will be followed by chain teaching that must be completed by July 15. The centerpiece of the stand-down training is an interactive video … Continue reading →

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VAOIG Audits VBA’s Compensation Rating Accuracy and Consistency Reviews

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Team VCS

March 13, 2009 – VBA understated the claim decision error rate by about 10 percent and they did not fully implement the review plans designed to ensure that claims for similar conditions received the same evaluations and benefits. However, they … Continue reading →

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March 12, VCS in the News: Veterans React to Iraq Pullout Plans – ‘A War That Never Should Have Happened’

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Team VCS

March 12, 2009 – While they see President Obama’s 18-month timetable to remove U.S. troops from Iraq as a necessary first step to change, veterans’ organizations say Iraq and Afghanistan urgently need diplomacy and development, not lingering deployments or troop … Continue reading →

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Officials: Obama Close to Stating New Afghan Goals

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Team VCS

March 13, 2009 – The Obama administration is close to announcing a redrawn strategy for a war in Afghanistan that the president says the United States is not winning, focusing on enlisting Pakistan in the fight against extremism and trimming … Continue reading →

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Secrecy a Factor in Rise of Military Suicides

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Team VCS

March 11, 2009 – The Department of the Army has finally gone public and acknowledged the alarming rate of suicide among its ranks. While Army leadership is to be commended for breaking the barrier of silence regarding mental illness in … Continue reading →

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Mar 12, VCS in the News: Soldiers Committing Suicide

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Team VCS

March 11, 2009 – Upon returning from Iraq, 23-year-old Marine Lance Corporal Jeffrey Michael Lucey suffered episodes of such intense war-induced rage that he’d often need to be consoled by his parents, who would rock him back to normalcy in … Continue reading →

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Military Personnel Face Unique Challenges, Consequences

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Team VCS

March 12, 2009 – At a family wedding, I had the chance to catch up with a cousin who has decided to join the military in lieu of unsubsidized education, blaming lack of personal direction and available work. This reason … Continue reading →

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Army Stands Up Task Force to Prevent Suicides

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Team VCS

March 6, 2009 – Brig. Gen. Colleen McGuire has been selected to head up a new task force to prevent suicides in the Army. “Suicide is a multi-dimensional problem and as such will take a multi-disciplinary approach to dealing with … Continue reading →

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Founders of Film School for Wounded Troops Take Flak from First Class

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Team VCS

March 10, 2009 –  This isn’t the script the directors of a San Diego film school had in mind when they opened their doors in January 2008 to train wounded troops in what was hailed as a nationally innovative program. … Continue reading →

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