Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

$28.7 Million Infusion Helps James A. Haley VA Medical Center Make Budget

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Team VCS

VCS in the News: Long VA Delays Signal VA Needs More Funding, Staff October 2, 2011 (St. Petersburg Times) – The James A. Haley VA Medical Center closed out its tumultuous fiscal year Friday with a balanced budget after getting … Continue reading →

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Call Congress and VA Now: VA Set to Stop Some Gulf War Benefits Dec. 31

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Team VCS

September 19, 2011 (Military.com) – For Gulf War Veterans with certain ailments like: Chronic fatigue syndrome; Firbromyalgia; Functional gastrointestinal disorders; and other undiagnosed illnesses the current deadline for when the condition must have “appeared” is on or before December 31, … Continue reading →

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Rise in PTSD Cases From Two Wars Strains Military Resources

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Team VCS

November 30, 2011 (The Tennessean) – Ten thousand combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder flooded into VA hospitals every three months this year, pushing the number of patients ill from the disorder above 200,000 and straining resources, Department of Veterans … Continue reading →

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Senators Seek Answers on VA Mental Health Waits

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Team VCS

November 29, 2011 (NavyTimes) -The Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee wants to know why nearly a third of veterans seeking mental health care at Veterans Affairs Department facilities wait longer than 14 days — and in some cases, more than two … Continue reading →

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VCS in the News: What Happens When Our Troops Return Home?

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Team VCS

As soldiers leave war behind and return to Fort Hood, what comes next? November 6, 2011, Fort Hood, Texas (Austin American-Statesman) — By next summer, this sprawling Army post will be more crowded than it has been since U.S. soldiers … Continue reading →

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VCS Statement to US Senate About Costs of Wars

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Team VCS

VCS Reveals Estimated One Million Veteran Patients Treated by VA by End of 2013, with Cost of $1 Trillion Over 40 Years July 27, 2011 (VCS) – In a written statement to Senators on the Committee for Veterans Affairs, VCS … Continue reading →

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VCS Vows to Win Landmark Court Case for Veterans

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Team VCS

Veterans for Common Sense responds to new development in landmark case November 17, 2011, Washington, DC – There is an important new development in our landmark case against the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Yesterday, the Ninth Circuit Court of … Continue reading →

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Veterans Group Could Lose Constitutional Battle with VA

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Team VCS

November 19, 2011 (Military.com) – Last May, the VA lost its three-year case fighting against Veterans for Common Sense. But a recent appeal by the VA could unwind all that. The May ruling told the VA to pull its act … Continue reading →

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Veterans Deaths by the Numbers

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Team VCS

Written by Aaron Glantz May 28, 2011 (Bay Citizen) – For years, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has claimed it does not track the number of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who have died since leaving the military. But a … Continue reading →

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Troop Morale Down, Mental Problems up in Afghanistan; Military Doubles Mental Aid at the Front

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Team VCS

Written by Associated Press May 19, 2011 (Washington Post) – As fighting and casualties in Afghanistan’s war reached an all-time high, U.S. soldiers and Marines there reported plunging morale and the highest rates of mental health problems in five years. … Continue reading →

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