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Former Republican Senator Attacks Science and Agent Orange Healthcare for Our Vietnam Veterans
Written by Mike Baker   
Wednesday, 01 September 2010 10:35
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New VA Healthcare and Benefits for Seriously Ill Vietnam Veterans are Based on Decades of Scientific Research and Law - Rules Enacted Because the Military Concealed the Harmful Impact of Agent Orange Poisoning

August 31, 2010, Raleigh, North Carolina (Associated Press) — The system that automatically awards disability benefits to some veterans because of concerns about Agent Orange seems contrary to efforts to control federal spending, the Republican co-chairman of President Barack Obama's deficit commission said Tuesday.

 
Essay Mentions VCS: The Best War Movie You’ve Never Seen
Written by Jamie Reno   
Monday, 30 August 2010 21:13
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August 26, 2010 (Home Post, The Military in San Diego, KPBS) - We’re going to be talking regularly here about how the military and war are depicted in films and books. I want your input on this, and would like to start by saying that there is one movie that was made more than 60 years ago you may not have seen or even heard of that I highly recommend: “The Best Years of Our Lives.”

 
VCS Editorial in the News: Using FOIA as a Tool to Reform VA
Written by VCS   
Monday, 30 August 2010 08:30
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VCS Obtains Official Facts to Prompt Overhaul of Agency

August 19, 2010 (Fierce Government IT) - The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has already treated a staggering 537,000 Iraq and Afghanistan War veteran patients since their return home from combat.

Last Updated ( Monday, 30 August 2010 08:39 )
 
VCS on CNN: President Obama Streamlines PTSD Benefits
Written by CNN   
Monday, 12 July 2010 09:08
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July 10, 2010 (CNN) - Here is the CNN transcript for July 10, 2010, where CNN interviewed VCS about President Obama's effort to streamline how VA process disability compensation claims for veterans suffering from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 

Last Updated ( Sunday, 15 August 2010 07:36 )
 
VCS on "60 Minutes" Exposing Long Delays Veterans Face with VA Claims
Written by Byron Pitts   
Sunday, 03 January 2010 20:41
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Why The VA Frustrates Veterans: Two Wars Are Slowing The Large Bureaucracy, Delaying Benefits

January 3, 2010 (CBS News "60 Minutes") - There is a sacred tradition in the military: leave no one behind on the battlefield. But many veterans are beginning to believe their country has left them behind at home, once they're out of uniform and in need of help. That help is supposed to come from the Department of Veterans Affairs and the financial compensation it gives to veterans disabled by their military service.

Last Updated ( Monday, 04 January 2010 11:19 )
 
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