Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

Preventive care, doctor access improving for women veterans

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Team VCS

From Stars and Stripes by Tom Philpott For a lot of years, women veterans felt unwelcome in Department of Veteran Affairs hospitals and clinics as if they weren’t real veterans, they complained. Reinforcing that impression was routine referrals to multiple … Continue reading →

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VCS ED on PRI’s “To the Point”

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Team VCS

Yesterday VCS Executive Director Patrick Bellon was on Public Radio International’s “To the Point” with Warren Olney.  Also on the program were Jim Dao of the New York Times and Under Secretary for Benefits Alison Hickey. The topic was the … Continue reading →

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SMA on suicide: ‘It’s okay to seek help’

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Team VCS

SMA Chandler frankly discusses his own issues.  From usamy.mil By David Vergun  Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III, tells Soldiers thinking about suicide that it’s OK to ask for help. He also discussed his own behavioral health … Continue reading →

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Scores of recent Texas war veterans have died of overdoses, suicide and vehicle crashes, investigation finds

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Team VCS

By American-Statesman Investigative Team They survived the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan. But they did not survive the homecoming. A six-month American-Statesman investigation, which paints the most complete picture yet of what happened to Texas’ Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who … Continue reading →

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Mystery Republican Holds Up COLA Vote For Disabled Veterans

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Team VCS

From VCS AD Ben Krause’s Blog disabledveterans.org   In another shifty move by Senate Republicans, one Senator anonymously blocked the annual vote for the Cost of Living Increase for disabled veterans. This serves as yet another blow to veterans legislation … Continue reading →

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Tell Congress you disapprove of their failure to pass COLA for disabled veterans

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Team VCS

Yesterday the Senate failed to pass a Cost-of-living-adjustment for disabled veterans. If you think this in an injustice you can tell your elected officials by using Popvox. Its an easy tool that will give you the information you need and … Continue reading →

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Mystery Republican Blocks Cost of Living Adjustment for Disabled Veterans

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Team VCS

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray, Chairman of the Senate Veteran’s Affairs Committee, announced that an as yet unnamed Senate Republican has blocked a traditionally non-controversial bill that would provide over 3.9 million veterans and their survivors with … Continue reading →

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Romney Mistakes Defense Spending For Veterans Health Care

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Team VCS

From VCS AD and Disabledveterans.org  Ben Krause   Toady, Mitt Romney was cited conflating defense spending with veteran health care. He is already following through with campaign promises on that 47{cd9ac3671b356cd86fdb96f1eda7eb3bb1367f54cff58cc36abbd73c33c82e1d} of Americans. “Given the needs of our veterans, how … Continue reading →

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VA processing claims at record pace, but still can’t keep up

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Team VCS

From Stars and Stripes By Leo Shane III WASHINGTON – Veterans Benefits Administration processors completed more benefits claims than ever before last month, wrapping up work on a record 107,462 cases. The agency also announced that it topped 1 million … Continue reading →

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For Veterans, a Surge of New Treatments for Trauma

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Team VCS

From NYT.com By TINA ROSENBERG Fixes looks at solutions to social problems and why they work. TAGS: MENTAL HEALTH, PTSD, VETERANS Suicide is now the leading cause of death in the army. More soldiers die by suicide than in combat … Continue reading →

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