Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

Veterans group calls for legislative fix to VA contracting rule

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Team VCS

From federalnewsradio.com by Ruben Gomez Vietnam Veterans of America has thrown support behind a congressional effort to loosen a rule that governs service-disabled veteran-owned businesses working for the Veterans Affairs Department. “Congress may need to move to synchronize the standards … Continue reading →

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Troubled veterans left without health-care benefits

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Team VCS

More than 20,000 men and women exited the Army and Marines during the past four years with other-than-honorable discharges that can restrict their veterans health-care and disability benefits. Critics says those rules leave some troubled combat veterans struggling to find … Continue reading →

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War Wounds

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Team VCS

New York Times OP-ED COLUMNIST By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF IT would be so much easier, Maj. Ben Richards says, if he had just lost a leg in Iraq. Enlarge This Image Daniel Borris for The New York Times Maj. Ben Richards, … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Diagnoses: Records Show How Army Doctors Downgrade PTSD

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Team VCS

From Seattle Weekly.com By Keegan Hamilton Fri., Aug. 10 2012 at 6:00 AM How does one doctor diagnose an Iraq war veteran with PTSD while another says the same soldier has a less severe condition called adjustment disorder? Medical records shared by … Continue reading →

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Veterans secretary looks to ‘correct’ past failures

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Team VCS

From the Dayton Beach News Journal by Ray Weiss DAYTONA BEACH — The federal government is spending more money than ever for veterans’ medical and educational benefits, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki told an opening-ceremony AMVETS national convention crowd of … Continue reading →

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VA ADVANCE program ROI overestimated, says OIG

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Team VCS

VA also paid too much in interagency contracting fees to OPM, auditors say By David Perera Officials running human capital training and recruitment programs at the Veterans Affairs Department paid too much in interagency contracting fees to the Office of Personnel … Continue reading →

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Bill curbs bonuses at VA

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Team VCS

You bring it down to zero until they make real progress on certain issues.  —- From govexec.com by Kellie Lunney Legislation that would limit the amount of bonuses the Veterans Affairs Department can pay its top employees would save $13 million during … Continue reading →

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Legislation to Improve Veterans TBI Rehabilitation Signed Into Law

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Team VCS

  Washington –President Obama today signed into law Senator Boozman’s legislation to improve rehabilitative services for our nation’s veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). The Veterans’ Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitative Services’ Improvements Act of 2011, (S. 957 as amended) was … Continue reading →

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Military bonds draw veterans to mental health jobs

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Team VCS

By Maria LaMagna (CNN) – Things probably should have turned out differently for Samantha Schilling. The stories she tells have dark beginnings and could have had, under different circumstances, dark endings — as so many stories for those in the military do. Schilling, … Continue reading →

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VA, Veteran Representatives Partner in Fully Developed Claims Process

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Team VCS

Filing Fully Developed Claims Reduces Processing Times to 110 days   WASHINGTON (Aug. 7, 2012) – The Department of Veterans Affairs hosted an event July 31 for 10 Veterans Service Organizations (VSO) to collaborate in VA’s effort to eliminate the … Continue reading →

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