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Military Veterans’ Benefit Claims Records Wrongly Headed for VA Shredders

Posted on November 1, 2008 by Team VCS

October 31, 2008 – If military veterans applying for benefits either haven’t gotten a reply from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or received a different response than expected, it could mean that evidence for their claim file wound up … Continue reading →

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Both Sen. McCain and Sen. Obama Agree that VA is Broken

Posted on October 24, 2008 by Team VCS

October 23, 2008, Washington, DC – Even as the country heads into an era of tighter budgets, John McCain and Barack Obama are united on giving more help to the nation’s veterans and overhauling the agency that cares for them. … Continue reading →

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Veterans Office Investigated

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Team VCS

October 16, 2008, Detroit, MI – A government watchdog that oversees the Department of Veterans Affairs is investigating mishandling of claim documents at the VA office in Detroit, amid reports of active claim documents found in shredder bins and thousands … Continue reading →

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Oct 18, Shredder Scandal: VA Claims Found in Piles to be Shredded

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Team VCS

October 17, 2008 – Department of Veterans Affairs regional offices have been ordered to immediately stop shredding documents after an investigation found some benefits claims and supporting documents among piles of papers waiting to be destroyed. Claims often include personal … Continue reading →

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Oct 15, VCS Legislative Update: Congress Takes Bold Leadership

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Team VCS

VCS promotes policies to improve veterans’ lives. Please celebrate with us all the veteran-friendly legislation VCS supported this year. Our VCS mission is to raise the unique voices of veterans on issues related to caring for our service members and … Continue reading →

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Draft Government Report: Applying for VA Benefits in Advance, Before Leaving Military, Works

Posted on October 9, 2008 by Team VCS

October 9, 2008 – A program allowing injured active-duty members to apply for veterans’ disability benefits before they separate is reducing the financial strain on wounded troops in the months before they leave service, according to a draft report by … Continue reading →

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Oct 8, Editorial Column About VCS-VUFT Lawsuit Against VA: The New Suspect Class – Tragically, Our Veterans

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Team VCS

Spring, 2008 Edition – One of the most obscure discrimination issues existing today relates to our country’s treatment of its veterans, a group that hardly qualifies under the legal definition of a “suspect class” as currently conceived. Nevertheless, it remains … Continue reading →

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Oct 5, VCS in the News: Veterans Wait for VA Treatment After VA Doctor Deployed to War

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Team VCS

October 5, 2008 – Bill Kunsman isn’t crazy about waiting a month to see the doctor.The 70-year-old veteran has arthritis and was recently told that one of two doctors at the Department of Veterans Affairs’s Orem Outpatient Clinic was deployed, … Continue reading →

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Significant Improvements Coming to VA Disability Claims Process

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Team VCS

October 2, 2008 – Lawmakers have high expectations that they can reduce the backlog and processing time for veterans’ benefits claims through a combination of new procedures, including two pilot projects. The Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2008, which passed … Continue reading →

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Oct 1, Legislative Update: Keeping the Promise, Accomplishments for Our Nation’s Veterans in the 110th Congress

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Team VCS

October 1, 2008 – When I became Chairman of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, the VA was strained to its breaking point by years of chronic underfunding and a “business as usual” attitude.  The Committee set out an aggressive agenda … Continue reading →

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