Category Archives: VA Claims Updates

Draft Government Report: Applying for VA Benefits in Advance, Before Leaving Military, Works

Posted on October 9, 2008 by Team VCS

October 9, 2008 – A program allowing injured active-duty members to apply for veterans’ disability benefits before they separate is reducing the financial strain on wounded troops in the months before they leave service, according to a draft report by … Continue reading →

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Oct 8, Editorial Column About VCS-VUFT Lawsuit Against VA: The New Suspect Class – Tragically, Our Veterans

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Team VCS

Spring, 2008 Edition – One of the most obscure discrimination issues existing today relates to our country’s treatment of its veterans, a group that hardly qualifies under the legal definition of a “suspect class” as currently conceived. Nevertheless, it remains … Continue reading →

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Oct 5, VCS in the News: Veterans Wait for VA Treatment After VA Doctor Deployed to War

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Team VCS

October 5, 2008 – Bill Kunsman isn’t crazy about waiting a month to see the doctor.The 70-year-old veteran has arthritis and was recently told that one of two doctors at the Department of Veterans Affairs’s Orem Outpatient Clinic was deployed, … Continue reading →

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Significant Improvements Coming to VA Disability Claims Process

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Team VCS

October 2, 2008 – Lawmakers have high expectations that they can reduce the backlog and processing time for veterans’ benefits claims through a combination of new procedures, including two pilot projects. The Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2008, which passed … Continue reading →

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Oct 1, Legislative Update: Keeping the Promise, Accomplishments for Our Nation’s Veterans in the 110th Congress

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Team VCS

October 1, 2008 – When I became Chairman of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, the VA was strained to its breaking point by years of chronic underfunding and a “business as usual” attitude.  The Committee set out an aggressive agenda … Continue reading →

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VA Plans National Distribution of Suicide Hotline PSA

Posted on September 30, 2008 by Team VCS

September 26, 2008 – On Tuesday, September 23, 2008, the House Veterans’ Affairs Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, led by Chairman Harry Mitchell (D-AZ), conducted a hearing to evaluate the progress made by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in utilizing … Continue reading →

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Filner Leads House in Passage of Comprehensive Bills to Help Veterans Prevent Foreclosure, Access the Health Care They Need and Receive Earned Disability Benefits in a Timely Fashion

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Team VCS

September 24, 2008 – On Wednesday, September 24, 2008, Bob Filner (D-CA), Chairman of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, announced that the House of Representatives passed comprehensive legislation to provide improved health care services and increased benefits for our Nation’s … Continue reading →

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Sep 24: VCS Urges VA to Notify Veterans Impacted by New ALS and TBI Regulations

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Team VCS

September 24, 2008 The Honorable James B. Peake, M.D.Secretary of Veterans AffairsDepartment of Veterans Affairs810 Vermont Ave., NWWashington, DC 20420 Dear Secretary Peake: Veterans for Common Sense thanks you for your decision to use your rule-making authority and grant service-connected … Continue reading →

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Sep 16, VCS in the News: VA Covers Up Shocking Statistics on Iraq War Soldiers’ Suicides

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Team VCS

September 16, 2008, Olean, New York – Here are some alarming numbers you may not remember seeing.   That’s because the current federal government certainly won’t promulgate them unless pushed, and much of the national news media seem more concerned about … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: Suicide Attempts for Vets Jump 500{cd9ac3671b356cd86fdb96f1eda7eb3bb1367f54cff58cc36abbd73c33c82e1d} in Five Years, and Government Ignores It

Posted on September 12, 2008 by Team VCS

September 11, 2008 – This year, in recognition of National Suicide Prevention Week (Sept. 7-13), the Army chose the theme “Shoulder-to-Shoulder: No Soldier Stands Alone,” “to emphasize the strength of the Army Family when it works together to tackle tough … Continue reading →

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