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Jan 26, VCS Urges VA Secretary Shinseki to Grant Presumption of PTSD Benefits Based on Scientific Research
Here is our VCS letter to Secretary Shinseki urging him to use his rule-making authority to promulgate a regulation establishing a presumption of service connection for Gulf War, Iraq War, and Afghanistan war veterans diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based … Continue reading
Posted in Gulf War Updates, VA Claims Updates, Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged backlog, Gulf War, PTSD, VA Claims Crisis
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Jan 25, Editorial Column on PTSD and Suicide: The Big Picture About Violent Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans
January 14, 2009 – Iraq War veterans seem to be killing and hurting themselves and others more than the veterans of any other war in American history. VCS Note: Please see original article to see links to source materials. Only … Continue reading
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Bush’s Afghanistan War Becomes Obama’s War: Fearing Another Quagmire in Afghanistan
When you’re wounded and left on Afghanistan’s plainsAnd the women come out to cut up what remainsJest roll to your rifle and blow out your brainsAn’ go to your Gawd like a soldier. —Rudyard Kipling, “The Young British Soldier,” 1892 … Continue reading
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Afghanistan President Karzai Expresses Anger at US Strike Deaths
January 25, 2009 – Afghan President Hamid Karzai has criticised a US military operation which killed at least 16 people in eastern Afghanistan. Mr Karzai said most of those killed were civilians, adding that such deadly incidents strengthened Taleban rebels … Continue reading
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VCS Report for President-Elect Obama: Our VCS Vision for Vibrant VA in 2009
November 5, 2008 The Honorable Barack ObamaPresident-Elect Dear President-Elect Obama: Congratulations on your election. As our next President of the United States of America, you face a serious challenge in fixing a badly broken Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and … Continue reading
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Tagged backlog, Gulf War, TBI, VA Claims Crisis, voting rights
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AFGE Union Congratulates New VA Secretary Shinseki
January 23, 2009 – Shortly after President Barack Obama took the oath of office, Tuesday, the Senate approved the nomination of retired four-star Army general and 34th Chief of Staff of the Army General Eric K. Shinseki as the new … Continue reading
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NSA Whistleblower: Bush’s Illegal No-Warrant Wiretaps Also Collected Credit Card Records of Innocent U.S. Citizens
January 23, 2009 – NSA whistleblower Russell Tice was back on Keith Olbermann’s MSNBC program Thursday evening to expand on his Wednesday revelations that the National Security Agency spied on individual U.S. journalists, entire U.S. news agencies as well as … Continue reading
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Jan 23, VCS in the News: Senator Cornyn Calls for Hearings on Army Recruiter Suicides
Veterans’ rights activist Paul Sullivan called on the Army to release a copy of its report to the public and echoed Cornyn’s request for hearings. “He should invite families of soldiers who completed suicide as well as suicide experts so … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: New Day at the VA
January 22, 2009 – Two years ago then-President George W. Bush ordered the surge, an emergency buildup of troops in Iraq. Conservative analysts were quick to hail the order as a bold and brilliant move. John McCain, in his presidential … Continue reading
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Defense Department Announces Expedited Disability Evaluation System Process for Combat Wounded
January 23, 2009 – The Department of Defense announced today, in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), a process designed to expedite a service member seriously injured in combat from military to veteran status, by waiving the standard … Continue reading
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