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Enrollment begins for jobs program targeting older vets
Published: May 29, 2012 From Stripes.com U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR With the Vow to Hire Heroes Act passed by Congress and signed by President Obama last year, a new employment program aiming to recalibrate the career prospects of veterans over … Continue reading
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AP IMPACT: Almost half of new vets seek disability
From AP Impact BY MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP CHIEF MEDICAL WRITER America’s newest veterans are filing for disability benefits at a historic rate, claiming to be the most medically and mentally troubled generation of former troops the nation has ever seen. … Continue reading
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Veterans Face Ruin Awaiting Benefits As Wounded Swamp VA
VCS has been working hard on capitol hill to bring attention to this issue and gain relief for veterans who are waiting. By William Selway – May 23, 2012 9:56 PM CT Facebook Share Rebecca Tews sat at her kitchen table … Continue reading
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Why Smart Businesses Understand That Veterans Are Outstanding Employees
Great quotes form VCS friend Steve Robinson Ryan Scott, Contributor + Comment now Amidst a sluggish economy that keeps slogging, increasing attention has been called to the abysmal employment rate of returning veterans. How bad is it? The latest figures by … Continue reading
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Better Business Bureau warns of scams targeting troops, veterans
By DAVE DEWITTE The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Published: May 22, 2012 The Better Business Bureau this week released a list of active scams targeting military veterans and their supporters. Scams include those that target service personnel and their families, but … Continue reading
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Angry vets demand end to backlog of disability claims
More than 200 veterans attend a forum organized by lawmakers seeking to expedite stalled or bungled disability claims. One attendee filed his claim in 1947. Veteran Douglas Briggs throws up his arms in frustration as he makes his feelings known … Continue reading
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We Pretend the Vets Don’t Exist’
VCS in the news From the Daily Beast and Newsweek May 21, 2012 1:00 AM EDT Author and former marine Anthony Swofford gets to the bottom of an epidemic. I was sitting next to Melissa, a call responder … Continue reading
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MENTAL ILLNESS IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF HOSPITALIZATION FOR ACTIVE-DUTY TROOPS
From NextGov Health JAE C. HONG/AP The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments have spent almost $2 billion since 2001 to buy drugs to treat mental illness and post-traumatic stress disorder despite growing evidence some of those drugs exacerbate PTSD symptoms, … Continue reading
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Oakland Veterans Affairs’ Office Mishandled Claims, Inspector General Finds
By Aaron Glantz Staff at the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Oakland office regularly made incorrect decisions when evaluating disability claims and failed to inform veterans returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan that they are entitled to free mental health care, … Continue reading
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