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Dec 19: Dr. Phil Show Highlights CBS Investigation with VCS into VA’s Failures on PTSD and Suicide

Posted on December 20, 2008 by Team VCS

December 19, 2008 – On Friday, the Dr. Phil television program became the first national mainstream talk show to devote an entire hour to the plight of veterans featuring an investigative report by CBS Chief Investigative Correspondent Armen Keteyian that … Continue reading →

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Hearing Begins in Veterans’ Lawsuit Against VA for Delays in Processing PTSD Disability Claims

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Team VCS

December 16, 2008 – A hearing begins Wednesday in a lawsuit aimed at cutting the time that the Department of Veterans Affairs takes to process disability claims to no more than 90 days. Vietnam Veterans of America and Veterans of … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: General Shinseki is the Right Man to Reform VA

Posted on December 14, 2008 by Team VCS

December 14, 2008 – President-elect Barack Obama’s choice of retired Army Gen. Eric K. Shinseki to head the Department of Veterans Affairs is the smartest and best appointment he’s made so far. It sends a signal to millions of our … Continue reading →

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Dec 14: A Good Soldier – General Shinseki an Inspired Choice for Obama’s Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Posted on December 14, 2008 by Team VCS

December 14, 2008 – Since the start of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and all of the resulting harms to soldiers, civilians, economies and constitutional principles, no segment of society has been more abused and neglected than returning U.S. … Continue reading →

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A 21st Century Veterans Affairs

Posted on December 9, 2008 by Team VCS

December 8, 2008 – Yesterday, President-elect Barack Obama named ret. Army Gen. Eric Shinseki as his Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), promising “the kind of VA that will serve our veterans as well as they have served us.” Shinseki will … Continue reading →

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Dec 9, VCS Update: Share Your Vision of Change with President-Elect Obama

Posted on December 9, 2008 by Team VCS

Our New VA Secretary, Shaping Our Veterans’ Future, and VCS on Counterspin. Veterans for Common Sense is pleased that President-elect Barack Obama chose General Shinseki as VA Secretary.  VCS told reporters that in February 2003, General Eric Shinseki honestly and correctly … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: Veterans Deserve Better

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Team VCS

December 5, 2008 – At first glance, the reports of document shredding and consequent dismissal of the director and five top managers from the New York regional office of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs might appear to be simply … Continue reading →

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Nov 26, VCS in the News: Chairman Bob Filner Describes a ‘Culture of Dishonesty’ at VA

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Team VCS

Paul Sullivan places much, if not all, of the blame squarely on President George W. Bush’s shoulders.  “Additional funding and new laws pushed through by Congress in 2007 should have some impact next year,” Sullivan said in an interview. “But … Continue reading →

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Gates: Follow Law on PTSD-Disability Rating

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Team VCS

November 22, 2008 – Defense Secretary Robert Gates has issued a policy stating that the military will follow a new law requiring that service members being medically retired for post-traumatic stress disorder be rated at least 50 percent disabled, a … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: Care, Benefits for Vets Should be Top Priority

Posted on November 14, 2008 by Team VCS

November 11, 2008 – George Washington once said, “The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional as to how they perceive the veterans of earlier wars … Continue reading →

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