Vets For Common Sense Articles

80 Organizations urge U.S. Dept. of Education to implement a strong borrower defense rule

97 Members of Congress push for Gulf War Illness treatment research funds

An Increase in “Bad Paper” Discharges Since 9/11 Leaves Many War Veterans Without Help

Attorney who led VCS lawsuit against VA for veterans honored in series of articles about his legacy

Balad Burn Pit Update: Effects of Toxic Smoke Worry Troops Returning from Iraq – DoD Admits Problem, Then Denies Problem

BOSTON HERALD: “VA errors ‘an absolute travesty’”

Burning Toxic Waste is Making U.S. Soldiers and Iraqis Sick, But the Pentagon Refuses to Admit It

Congress Pushes to Expand, Focus Burn Pits Treatment Research

Epic Study of U.S. Army Soldiers finds 600% increases in sleep disorders linked to deployment

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

Home-health provider cuts off services to veterans when the VA fails to pay its bills; Veterans for Common Sense weighs in

Inconclusive Report Does Little to Cool Down Burn Pit Controversy

NSU Scientists Study Disease that Impacts Hundreds of Thousands of Gulf War Veterans

Oct 28: Highly Toxic Burn Pit in Balad Raises Specter of Gulf War Illnesses Among Iraq War Veterans

Reproductive & Generational Effects

Senate panel approves burn pit registry

Senator Feingold Wants Answers on Dangers to Troops from Toxic Waste from Iraq War Burn Pits

U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin and Jerry Moran Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Access to Chiropractic Health Care for Current and Former Military Personnel

VA Claims Errors Leave One in Every Seven Veterans Shortchanged

VA gets ‘F’ for Persian Gulf War claims approvals

VCS Advocacy for Gulf War Veterans Highlighted in Three News Stories

VCS assists with Burn Pits Policy Recommendations in Testimony

VCS Calls for Continued Defense Medical Research Funding

VCS Calls on Education Secretary for For-Profit School Reforms

VCS Expresses Concern about End to VA Data Report

VCS fighting to protect Defense medical research

VCS Helps Expose Cessation of Funding for Unique Burn Pit Exposure Research Program

VCS Praises Passage of VA Choice Program Extension

VCS Praises Senate Leadership for Preserving Medical Research

VCS Presents on Gulf War Guidelines to Federal VA Advisory Committee, Provides New Public Education Documents

VCS Provides Written Testimony for Congressional Hearing on Gulf War Veterans’ Claims Denials

VCS Statement on Veterans Affairs Secretary

VCS Supports Continuation of Gulf War Illness Treatment Research Program, Expresses Thanks

VCS Testimony: “Examining VA’s Processing of Gulf War Illness Claims”

VCS Urges a Strong Borrower Defense Regulation to Protect Veterans and Servicemembers

Veterans for Common Sense Opposes Torture, Haspel Nomination

Veterans for Common Sense plus 26 VSO’s oppose Dept. of Education rule that protects predatory for-profit schools over student veterans

Veterans for Common Sense plus 41 VSO’s oppose VA plan to waive federal ethics law for for-profit colleges