Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

Injured Troops Struggle to Get Health Care

Posted on April 20, 2007 by Team VCS

All Things Considered, April 20, 2007 · When service members are forced to leave the military by war injuries or illness, they face a complex system for getting health and disability benefits. Sometimes, health care gets cut off when new … Continue reading →

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Policy Shift in 1985 Cut Disability Retirements

Posted on April 20, 2007 by Team VCS

Today’s Disability Retirement Squeeze Began Years Ago        Wary of rising disability retirement costs, the Department of Defense under then-secretary Caspar Weinberger quietly sought and received an internal legal opinion that, to this day, tamps down the number of wounded or … Continue reading →

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Editorial – Levin Gives Cheney Reason to Smirk

Posted on April 20, 2007 by Team VCS

Never before have I felt such irk from a Cheney smirk — the one with which he confidently assured CBS’s Bob Schieffer on Sunday’s “Face the Nation” that the Democrats will continue to vote to fund the war without including … Continue reading →

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Why Were Soldiers With PTSD Discharged?

Posted on April 19, 2007 by Team VCS

Six senators have requested an investigation into what they call “upsetting allegations” that the Army gave personality-disorder discharges to 18 Fort Carson, Colo., soldiers diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injuries. “There are allegations of commanders at Fort … Continue reading →

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Rural Veterans Lack VA Care, Groups Say

Posted on April 19, 2007 by Team VCS

Privatized medicine, by law, may replace Department of Veterans Affairs care only if the VA is not physically available for former service members who live in rural areas. But if veterans are waiting in line for months for initial exams, … Continue reading →

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VA Official Looks to Future of Veteran Care

Posted on April 18, 2007 by Team VCS

SOUTHERN PINES — The Department of Veterans Affairs hopes to improve mental-health care, reduce the wait for appointments and build more clinics and offices, a top official said Tuesday. President Bush has proposed a budget to improve problems in the … Continue reading →

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Colorado Senate Backs Mental Healthcare for Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans’ Families

Posted on April 18, 2007 by Team VCS

(AP)  DENVER  The Senate gave initial backing Tuesday to a proposal that would pay for mental health counseling for the families of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans. The proposal (Senate Bill 146) would set up a three-year pilot program in … Continue reading →

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Rate of U.S. Losses in Iraq is Highest Yet

Posted on April 17, 2007 by Team VCS

Over the past six months, American troops have died in Iraq at the highest rate since the war began, an indication that the conflict is becoming increasingly dangerous for U.S. forces even after more than four years of fighting. From … Continue reading →

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Editorial – Benefit Disorder

Posted on April 17, 2007 by Team VCS

For more than five years, the United States of America has been relying on its volunteer military to fight a war against radical Muslim terrorists. Just a couple hundred thousand Americans and their families are carrying this burden for the … Continue reading →

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TBI: Hidden Wounds Plague Iraq War Veterans

Posted on April 16, 2007 by Team VCS

Colorado Springs – After the 5-ton Army truck stopped tumbling down an embankment in Iraq, Gary Watts found himself standing on his head, upside down in the cab of the truck. “All I had was a sore neck and a … Continue reading →

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