Category Archives: VCS Fact Sheets and Reports

Veterans for Common Sense Publishes Q&A Fact Sheet about new Gulf War Illness Diagnostic Code

Posted on September 29, 2025 by Team VCS

DOWNLOAD (PDF):  Veterans for Common Sense FACT SHEET – Q&A About the New Gulf War Illness Diagnostic Code (2025),pdf Q&A About the New Gulf War Illness Diagnostic Code Effective October 1, 2025 In a tremendous scientific and medical victory for … Continue reading →

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VCS Publishes Fact Sheet on Legacy AUMFs

Posted on June 25, 2025 by Team VCS

Veterans for Common Sense Fact Sheet — Zombie AUMFs: Legacy War Authorizations Linger [PDF] Zombie AUMFs: Legacy War Authorizations Linger Concerns over broad scope, lack of sunset, constitutional war power What are AUMFs? An Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) is … Continue reading →

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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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VCS Presents on Gulf War Guidelines to Federal VA Advisory Committee, Provides New Public Education Documents

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Team VCS

(Veterans for Common Sense – August 8, 2016) – Veterans for Common Sense Director Anthony Hardie today presented to a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) federal advisory committee regarding the impetus behind a new federal relook of clinical guidelines … Continue reading →

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How For-Profit Colleges Hoodwink the G.I. Bill

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Team VCS

Source: Affordable-Online-Colleges.net Veterans for Common Sense actively supports common sense efforts to regulate G.I. Bill use at for-profit schools.  Contact us at info@veteransforcommonsense.org .

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New Veterans for Common Sense Impact Report is Now Available

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Team VCS

Veterans for Common Sense is the only organization making extensive use of the Freedom of Information Act to compile a regular and comprehensive report of this nature. Our concise report uses primary source data obtained from the Department of Defense … Continue reading →

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VCS Releases Updated War Statistics

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Team VCS

VCS Releases “Iraq and Afghanistan War Impact Report,” VA Confirms Nearly 712,000 Iraq and Afghanistan War Veteran Patients October 1, 2011 (VCS Exclusive) – In an effort to document the severe and escalating human and financial consequences of the Iraq … Continue reading →

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VCS Presents Briefing on Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans to DoD Officials

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Team VCS

Rehabilitating Wounded Veterans to Enable Them to Improve Their Health Outcomes Written by Thomas Bandzul April 21, 2010, Washington, DC – Veterans for Common Sense presented the latest statistics about our Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans to more than 100 … Continue reading →

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