Category Archives: VA Claims Updates

Dec 9, VCS Update: Share Your Vision of Change with President-Elect Obama

Posted on December 9, 2008 by Team VCS

Our New VA Secretary, Shaping Our Veterans’ Future, and VCS on Counterspin. Veterans for Common Sense is pleased that President-elect Barack Obama chose General Shinseki as VA Secretary.  VCS told reporters that in February 2003, General Eric Shinseki honestly and correctly … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: Veterans Deserve Better

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Team VCS

December 5, 2008 – At first glance, the reports of document shredding and consequent dismissal of the director and five top managers from the New York regional office of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs might appear to be simply … Continue reading →

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Nov 26, VCS in the News: Chairman Bob Filner Describes a ‘Culture of Dishonesty’ at VA

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Team VCS

Paul Sullivan places much, if not all, of the blame squarely on President George W. Bush’s shoulders.  “Additional funding and new laws pushed through by Congress in 2007 should have some impact next year,” Sullivan said in an interview. “But … Continue reading →

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Gates: Follow Law on PTSD-Disability Rating

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Team VCS

November 22, 2008 – Defense Secretary Robert Gates has issued a policy stating that the military will follow a new law requiring that service members being medically retired for post-traumatic stress disorder be rated at least 50 percent disabled, a … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: Care, Benefits for Vets Should be Top Priority

Posted on November 14, 2008 by Team VCS

November 11, 2008 – George Washington once said, “The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional as to how they perceive the veterans of earlier wars … Continue reading →

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Military Veterans’ Benefit Claims Records Wrongly Headed for VA Shredders

Posted on November 1, 2008 by Team VCS

October 31, 2008 – If military veterans applying for benefits either haven’t gotten a reply from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or received a different response than expected, it could mean that evidence for their claim file wound up … Continue reading →

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Both Sen. McCain and Sen. Obama Agree that VA is Broken

Posted on October 24, 2008 by Team VCS

October 23, 2008, Washington, DC – Even as the country heads into an era of tighter budgets, John McCain and Barack Obama are united on giving more help to the nation’s veterans and overhauling the agency that cares for them. … Continue reading →

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Veterans Office Investigated

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Team VCS

October 16, 2008, Detroit, MI – A government watchdog that oversees the Department of Veterans Affairs is investigating mishandling of claim documents at the VA office in Detroit, amid reports of active claim documents found in shredder bins and thousands … Continue reading →

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Oct 18, Shredder Scandal: VA Claims Found in Piles to be Shredded

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Team VCS

October 17, 2008 – Department of Veterans Affairs regional offices have been ordered to immediately stop shredding documents after an investigation found some benefits claims and supporting documents among piles of papers waiting to be destroyed. Claims often include personal … Continue reading →

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Oct 15, VCS Legislative Update: Congress Takes Bold Leadership

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Team VCS

VCS promotes policies to improve veterans’ lives. Please celebrate with us all the veteran-friendly legislation VCS supported this year. Our VCS mission is to raise the unique voices of veterans on issues related to caring for our service members and … Continue reading →

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