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VA Announces Camp LeJeune Medical Reimbursement Program | Veterans for Common Sense

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Team VCS

Did you live at Camp Lejeune for 30 days or more between 1957-87? Veterans and their families who lived at the U.S. Marine Corps base and were potentially affected by contaminated water may be eligible for VA health benefits.  Learn … Continue reading →

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Gulf War Advisory Committee Letter Expresses Grave Concerns to New VA Secretary | Veterans for Common Sense

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Team VCS

The following is reposted from 91outcomes.com with permission. *** “I ask you to please post … this letter RAC members sent to Secretary McDonald after the RAC meeting this week.  VA staff now controls what is posted to the RAC … Continue reading →

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MEDIA REPORTS: The Beginning of Finally Some Truth about the VA | Veterans for Common Sense

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Team VCS

After a great deal of covering up, retaliation against and intimidation of whistleblowers, media reporting, Congressional hearing and inquiries, and VA delays, denial, and more covering up, finally this week it appears as though the first elements of truth are … Continue reading →

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VCS to Participate in Sgt. Sullivan Center’s Event: Rebuilding Trust, Renewing Our Dedication to Transparency in Deployment Health Science | Veterans for Common Sense

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Team VCS

Having trouble viewing this?  Click here Sergeant Sullivan Center Reception: Honoring Excellence in Post-Deployment Health Rebuilding Trust, Renewing Our Dedication to Transparency in Deployment Health Science: Awards Ceremony 2014 “If you blow the whistle on higher ups because you have … Continue reading →

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VA’s Medical Research Failures Continue to Grow | Veterans for Common Sense

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Team VCS

A new example of VA’s failures on medical research — an often overlooked area where VA remains badly broken — has emerged near Fort Hood. An Austin, Texas newspaper reports that a $3.8 million mobile MRI machine, widely touted by VA … Continue reading →

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House bill would speed disability payments to wounded troops

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Team VCS

From Triblive.com By Carl Prine Published: Saturday, October 6, 2012, 5:36 p.m.Updated: Saturday, October 6, 2012 A bipartisan bill promises to speed disability payments to troops wounded in Afghanistan, but it must clear a Congress so divided that 96 percent of proposed legislation … Continue reading →

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Veterans can find help through crisis line

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Team VCS

By MARY WICOFF  Commercial-News, Danville, Ill. Published: October 7, 2012 DANVILLE — Veterans in crisis no longer have to keep the problem a secret — especially if it’s something life-threatening, such as thoughts of suicide. “We’re here. We’re proactive,” said Natalie … Continue reading →

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Sergeant carried his secret anguish home

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Team VCS

From the Leaf-Chronicle by Philip Grey CLARKSVILLE, TENN. — Sgt. Justin Junkin came home from Afghanistan to his wife and infant daughter in May 2011, carrying his weapon, his gear and a bomb inside his head. The secret that he brought … Continue reading →

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Department of Education Gives $14.3 Million to Support Veterans in College

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Team VCS

From US News and World Report The U.S. Department of Education recently announced in a press release that it has donated more than $14.3 million in grants to Veterans Upward Bound projects, which are designed to help former service members … Continue reading →

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Preventive care, doctor access improving for women veterans

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Team VCS

From Stars and Stripes by Tom Philpott For a lot of years, women veterans felt unwelcome in Department of Veteran Affairs hospitals and clinics as if they weren’t real veterans, they complained. Reinforcing that impression was routine referrals to multiple … Continue reading →

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