Tag Archives: Veterans Articles & News

Businesses Backing Vets: How Companies Are Putting Veterans to Work

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Team VCS

From the Huffington Post By Ryan Scott Founder and CEO, Causecast Part of a Memorial Day series by Causecast that examines how Corporate America is finding new ways to help veterans. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recently reported that “the unemployment rate for veterans … Continue reading →

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Angry vets demand end to backlog of disability claims

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Team VCS

More than 200 veterans attend a forum organized by lawmakers seeking to expedite stalled or bungled disability claims. One attendee filed his claim in 1947. Veteran Douglas Briggs throws up his arms in frustration as he makes his feelings known … Continue reading →

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MENTAL ILLNESS IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF HOSPITALIZATION FOR ACTIVE-DUTY TROOPS

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Team VCS

  From NextGov Health JAE C. HONG/AP   The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments have spent almost $2 billion since 2001 to buy drugs to treat mental illness and post-traumatic stress disorder despite growing evidence some of those drugs exacerbate PTSD symptoms, … Continue reading →

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Oakland Veterans Affairs’ Office Mishandled Claims, Inspector General Finds

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Team VCS

By Aaron Glantz Staff at the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Oakland office regularly made incorrect decisions when evaluating disability claims and failed to inform veterans returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan that they are entitled to free mental health care, … Continue reading →

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USA Today Editorial: Veterans are not dollar signs in uniform

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Team VCS

The 1944 GI bill helped catapult a generation of veterans into the middle class and beyond, financing the education of three future Supreme Court justices, three presidents and thousands of doctors and scientists while democratizing many of the nation’s leading universities. … Continue reading →

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A welcome-home gift for veterans: Jobs

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Team VCS

Opinions   By Mike Mullen and Steven A. Cohen, Published: May 6 Adm. Mike Mullen served from 2007 to 2011 as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Steven A. Cohen is founder of S.A.C. Capital Advisors. They are co-chairs of the Robin … Continue reading →

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Lawmakers question VA’s plans to hire more staff

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Team VCS

By KEVIN FREKING | Associated Press – Tue, May 8, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of Congress expressed doubts Tuesday on plans by the Department of Veterans Affairs’ to hire 1,900 additional workers to improve access to mental health care. Rep. Jeff Miller, chairman of the House committee … Continue reading →

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Facebook Unveils Suicide-Prevention Tools for Veterans, Military Families

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Team VCS

From PC Mag by Damon Poeter Facebook on Wednesday announced a new partnership with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Blue Star Families to provide customized Facebook crisis services to military families at risk for depression and suicide. The … Continue reading →

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New name for PTSD could mean less stigma

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Team VCS

From the Washington Post By Greg Jaffe, Published: May 5 It has been called shell shock, battle fatigue, soldier’s heart and, most recently, post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.Now, military officers and psychiatrists are embroiled in a heated debate over whether to change the … Continue reading →

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Returning troops put strain on VA

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Team VCS

  WASHINGTON, May 3 (UPI) – U.S. troops returning from Afghanistan are providing a challenge for veterans-affairs organizations straining to meet the needs of veterans, analysts said. There are currently 91,000 troops in Afghanistan and 23,000 will return to the United … Continue reading →

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