Veterans For Common Sense not giving up PTSD fight

Feb. 5 Lawsuit Update: VA Fights Against Brand New Law Designed to Assist Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans

A deeply troubling newspaper article from this morning’s San Francisco Chronicle describes how President George W. Bush's Department of Justice is fighting against a brand new law that requires VA to provide medical care for five years for our wounded, injured, and ill veterans who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Clearly, VA’s troubling court filings are an admission by the Administration that VA lacks the funds to provide care for our newest war veterans, including those who are suicidal.

This Thursday, Feb. 7, VCS will be testifying before the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee and expressing our outrage that VA would rather fight against veterans than ask for more money to treat our veterans.

In related news, while President Bush highlighted $3 billion in new spending for VA, his new budget hits veterans with $5 billion in new fees, and that means a net VA budget cut of $2 billion for 2009.

VCS was interviewed by the prestigious magazine Proceedings, published by the U.S. Naval Institute, about the broken 'transition' process from DoD to VA.

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Thank you,
Paul Sullivan

Executive DirectorVeterans for Common Sense

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