Category Archives: VA Claims Updates

The PACT Act – What Does it Do?

Posted on August 12, 2022 by Team VCS

Veterans for Common Sense was honored to be among the invitees at the White House when President Joe Biden signed into law the historic, bipartisan, Honoring Our PACT Act on August 10, 2022.  This expansive law includes many complex provisions. … Continue reading →

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Veterans for Common Sense Provides Testimony for Congressional Hearing on Toxic Exposure Presumptive Conditions

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Team VCS

(Washington – December 9, 2020) – Veterans for Common Sense provided invited written testimony for today’s Congressional hearing on the determination process for presumptive conditions for veterans’ disability claims relative to toxic exposures. The Congressional hearing, held by the  Subcommittee … Continue reading →

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Attorney who led VCS lawsuit against VA for veterans honored in series of articles about his legacy

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Team VCS

A series of articles on toxic exposures in the June issue of The American Legion Magazine pays tribute to attorney Gordon Erspamer, whose many landmark cases in his distinguished career  included leading the Veterans for Common Sense lawsuit in 2007 against the … Continue reading →

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VA launches welcome kit to guide Veterans to the benefits and services they’ve earned

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Team VCS

SOURCE:  VAntage Point, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs This is where Veterans should start. VA’s onboarding process can be overwhelming at times. Veterans who have visited a VA outreach booth, VA eligibility office, or have gone through a Transition Assistance … Continue reading →

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VCS Expresses Concern about End to VA Data Report

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Team VCS

(Washington, DC – June 9, 2017) — In a news story published this week, Veterans for Common Sense expressed concern regarding plans by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to end a national data report used internally and by … Continue reading →

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VA Claims Errors Leave One in Every Seven Veterans Shortchanged

Posted on June 7, 2017 by Team VCS

(Washington – June 7, 2017) — The Boston Herald today reported higher than average error rates on veterans’ disability claims at one regional office of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs  (“Errors Leave Veterans Shortchanged“, June 7, 2017, by Jack Encarnacao). The … Continue reading →

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BOSTON HERALD: “VA errors ‘an absolute travesty’”

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Team VCS

(Washington, April 30, 2017) — The first of a Boston Herald two-part series published today highlighted ongoing errors in processing of veterans’ service-connected disability claims at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office in Boston, Mass. According to the … Continue reading →

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VCS Provides Written Testimony for Congressional Hearing on Gulf War Veterans’ Claims Denials

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Team VCS

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 →

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VA gets ‘F’ for Persian Gulf War claims approvals

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Team VCS

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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WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: Special Counsel Says VA Sought to Attack, Discredit Whistleblowers

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Team VCS

SOURCE:  Washington Beacon, Alana Goodman reporting, Feb. 29, 2016 http://freebeacon.com/issues/special-counsel-says-va-sought-to-attack-discredit-whistleblowers/ ARCHIVED ARTICLE: NOTE: The VA inspector general’s office did not respond to request for comment.   Special Counsel Says VA Sought to Attack, Discredit Whistleblowers By Alana Goodman The Washington … Continue reading →

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