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Benefits Might Come Easier for Disabled Veterans
July 30, 2008 – U.S. Rep. Bill Foster was in Batavia Monday to announce his cosponsorship of a bill designed to improve the claims process for veterans seeking disability benefits. Speaking at a news conference at his office on River … Continue reading
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Many Veterans May be Owed Cash
July 16, 2008, Washington, DC – Tens of thousands of veterans may not have been paid money owed them by the government because of hasty efforts to clear a massive backlog of claims, House Democrats said yesterday. In a new … Continue reading
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Vets Still Lack Timely Health Care
The number of veterans currently using VA healthcare – 325,000 to date – was obtained by VCS using the Freedom of Information Act. June 30, 2008 – Life has been anything but easy for thousands of U.S. soldiers who have … Continue reading
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GI Bill for the 21st Century by Congressman Bob Filner
June 27, 2008 – Washington, DC – As Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, I am charged with ensuring that our veterans receive the very best care, honor and respect that a grateful Nation can bestow. I am … Continue reading
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June 25, VCS Press Release: VCS to Appeal Court Ruling Against Veterans
June 25, 2008, Veterans for Common Sense and Veterans United for Truth Press Release: Court Rules that Veterans Should Seek Relief from VA and Congress, Veterans to Appeal Senior Federal District Court Judge Samuel Conti has issued his decision in the … Continue reading
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Veterans Programs Get Boost from House Panels
June 13, 2008 – Two House panels on Thursday approved remarkably generous spending bills for the upcoming budget year, awarding veterans programs with record increases and restoring proposed cuts to local law enforcement subsidies. Veterans programs would receive a 12 … Continue reading
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Obama Outlines Broad Plan to Correct Lapses in VA Services for Montanans Suffering From PTSD
May 28, 2008, Missoula, MT – Senator Barack Obama released a report today on the major difficulties faced by Montana veterans in obtaining treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and outlined a broad agenda of investments and reforms to improve Montana’s … Continue reading
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Audit: Vets With Brain Injury Still Not Getting Proper Care
May 1, 2008 – Many Iraq war veterans with traumatic brain injury are not getting adequate health care and job assistance for their long-term recovery despite years of government pledges to do so, Veterans Affairs Department investigators say. “Significant needs … Continue reading
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Oakland VA office making strides to improve service to veterans
Oakland VA office making stridesBUSY CLAIM CENTER, ONCE AMONG NATION’S WORST, HAS TAKEN STEPS TO REDUCE ITS BACKLOG OF CASES Three years ago, the Oakland regional office of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs was among the nation’s worst at … Continue reading
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After lengthy waits, North Carolina veterans receive due compensation from VA
After lengthy waits, North Carolina veterans receive due compensation from VA After 34 years of trying, waiting, giving up and trying again, Ray Thomas of Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., now receives disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Thomas, … Continue reading
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