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AFGE Urges Congress to Pass Veterans Health Care Budget Reform Act
September 18, 2008, Washington, DC – The American Federation of Government Employees, (AFGE), which represents 180,000 employees throughout the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), today criticized the current discretionary VA funding process and urged Congress to move on the Veterans … Continue reading
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VA Secretary Establishes ALS as a Presumptive Compensable Illness
September 23, 2008 – Veterans with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) may receive badly-needed support for themselves and their families after the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today that ALS will become a presumptively compensable illness for all veterans with … Continue reading
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Group of Veterans Call for Bush Impeachment
September 23, 2008 – Five war veterans have begun a 24-hour hunger strike at the National Archives to protest what they call President George W. Bush’s violations of the Constitution. Members of Veterans For Peace climbed a nine-foot fence early … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: Our Generals Almost Cost Us Iraq
September 24, 2008 – The dominant media storyline about the Iraq war holds that the decisions about how to conduct it pitted ignorant civilians — especially the president and secretary of defense — against the uniformed military, whose wise and … Continue reading
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Sep 24: VCS Urges VA to Notify Veterans Impacted by New ALS and TBI Regulations
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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Veterans for Peace Convention Explores Military Suicide Epidemic
September 22, 2008 – The United States must be better prepared to provide not only care for physical wounds but also better mental health support for soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, according to VFP, citing 6,256 military suicides documented … Continue reading
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University of California at Berkeley Offers Class to Help War Veterans Feel at Home
September 21, 2008 – UC Berkeley is 7,450 miles from Baghdad – a long way by any measure. For veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, that distance pales compared with the chasm between military and student life. A … Continue reading
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Study: VA Doctors Offer Veteran Patients Scant Empathy During Exams
September 22, 2008 – During an appointment with his doctor, a man diagnosed with lung cancer sounded dispirited when talking about what cigarettes had done to him. “I was always told I had a good strong heart and lungs. But … Continue reading
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VA to Increase Disability Payments Benefits for Mild Brain Trauma
September 22, 2008, Washington, DC – The government plans to substantially increase disability benefits for veterans with mild traumatic brain injuries, acknowledging for the first time that veterans suffering from this less severe version of the Iraq war’s signature wound … Continue reading
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Sep 22, Editorial Column: Casualties and Costs Rise as Iraq and Afghanistan Remain Mired in Brutal Wars
On September 17, 2008, an editorial in the Austin American-Statesman newspaper declared, “Amid Election Noise, a Quiet Victory.” The editorial concluded that, “After more than five years of bloodshed and the expenditure of billions of dollars, the U.S. involvement in … Continue reading
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