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VA’s Claims Backlog Assertions Disputed During Tense Congressional Hearing | Veterans for Common Sense

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Team VCS

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 →

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228,000 Veterans’ Claims Never Completed, then Dropped by VA | Veterans for Common Sense

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Team VCS

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 →

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Representatives Vote against Veterans | Veterans for Common Sense

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Team VCS

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 →

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Media Advisory: Judges to Decide if Supreme Court Hears Landmark Lawsuit | Veterans for Common Sense

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Team VCS

Contact: Veterans for Common Sense (202) 491-6953 Date: January 3, 2013 In the next few days, the Supreme Court will determine if it will hear arguments in the case, Veterans for Common Sense v. Shinseki.  An announcement could come as early … 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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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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Time to Pay the Price of War

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Team VCS

From the Huffington Post By Leila Levinson The Lives of Others is a 2006 German movie about a secret policeman who spies on civilians suspected of criticizing the East German government. As well as revealing the consequences for the policeman of … Continue reading →

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Vets jobs bill mired in Hill squabble

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Team VCS

 From the Washington Post  By Steve Vogel, Published: September 18 A bill to put veterans to work preserving and restoring national parks and other federal, state and local lands has become mired in a political fight, facing a procedural vote Wednesday in the … Continue reading →

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Veterans Plank in DNC Platform-Quote from Ben Krause

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Team VCS

From Page 48 of the Democratic Platform. Complete with quote from VCS AD Ben Krause   “Under President Obama, veterans have started to realize the promise of a square deal. PTSD is no longer a dirty word. More veterans are … Continue reading →

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VA, Veteran Representatives Partner in Fully Developed Claims Process

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Team VCS

Filing Fully Developed Claims Reduces Processing Times to 110 days   WASHINGTON (Aug. 7, 2012) – The Department of Veterans Affairs hosted an event July 31 for 10 Veterans Service Organizations (VSO) to collaborate in VA’s effort to eliminate the … Continue reading →

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