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VA’s Claims Backlog Assertions Disputed During Tense Congressional Hearing | Veterans for Common Sense
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) officials’ claimed to have nearly resolved the VA disability claims backlog during a Congressional hearing this week. Those claims were widely disputed, not just by members of the U.S. House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs that … Continue reading
Posted in Legislative News, VA Claims Updates, Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged backlog, VA Claims Crisis
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228,000 Veterans’ Claims Never Completed, then Dropped by VA | Veterans for Common Sense
A new investigative report by NextGov’s Bob Brewin (“Hundreds of thousands of VA disability claims not processed”) shows that at least 228,000 veterans’ claims have been dropped by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) because they weren’t completed in … Continue reading
Posted in Gulf War Updates, VA Claims Updates, Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged backlog, Gulf War, VA Claims Crisis
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Reno Dispatch: Veterans Advocates Weigh In on New VA Secretary Appointment | Veterans for Common Sense
An unusual new Reno Dispatch article by award-winning journalist and frequent veterans’ issues writer Jamie Reno, “Stepping Into The Fire: Veteran Advocates & Pols Sound Off On Obama’s Choice To Lead Scandal-Plagued VA”, provides an array of veteran advocates’ commentary … Continue reading
Posted in Gulf War Updates, Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged Gulf War
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Veterans for Common Sense Lawsuit Proved VA Wait Times Led to Veteran Suicides
(Washington) – In 2007, Veterans for Common Sense (VCS) and Veterans United for Truth and Justice, Inc. (VUFT), two veterans’ advocacy organizations, filed a class action lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The lawsuit alleged that a … Continue reading
Posted in Legislative News, VCS Lawsuit Against VA, Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged Afghanistan, mental health, PTSD
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Representatives Vote against Veterans | Veterans for Common Sense
Originally posted at Florida Veterans for Common Sense Columnist Jeremy Wallace wrote a column in the Herald Tribune on Sunday, July 7, 2013 arguing that Rep. Buchanan and Rep. Rooney did not vote against veterans when they voted against an … Continue reading
Posted in VA Claims Updates, Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged Afghanistan, backlog, Uncategorized, VA Claims Crisis
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From our partner EPIC: Putting Iraq back on the agenda | Veterans for Common Sense
For more than ten years, Veterans for Common Sense has worked hand in hand with our partner EPIC (The Education for Peace In Iraq Center) on national security issues and on Iraq. Ten years ago the United States launched Operation … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Uncategorized
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