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SECURITY CLEARANCE DECEPTION -- (05-07-08)   Pentagon's new policy leads troops to believe that mental health issues will have no bearing on getting a security clearance. Nothing could be further from the truth.
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OLD AND IN THE WAY (04-28-08)   As the "new vets" from Iraq and Afghanistan, just 2% of the veteran population, are given priority at the VA, the other 98% find themselves pushed to the rear of the line, now the forgotten of previous conflicts.
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GUN BILL NOT ANTI-VETERAN (10-01-07)   Let's use some common sense instead of nonsense about H.R. 2640. If you're a veteran or you have been diagnosed with PTSD, don't worry, they aren't coming for your firearms.
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WHAT PROMISE TO VETERANS? -- by Larry Scott (07-01-07)   It’s the great American myth; an urban legend of epic proportions. But, there was no promise made, so there’s nothing to keep. Now, it’s time for a new, in-your-face attitude:  WE ARE U.S. MILITARY VETERANS -- YOU OWE US!
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ENDING THE VA'S FUNDING CRISIS - by Larry Scott (06-23-07)   While veterans' lives hang in the balance, Congress disregards the root cause of the VA's funding difficulties. The old budget process must be replaced by a real-time, mandatory funding mechanism based on actual need.
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IT'S THE BUDGET, STUPID! (03-06-07)   As the press falls all over itself looking for the next big Walter Reed-type story, they ignore the obvious, as they have for years. Commentary by Larry Scott.
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JANUARY 3, 2007 SHOULD BE "VETERANS DAY" (11-12-06)   The day the 110th Congress is sworn in should be a day of rejoicing for America’s veterans.  While I doubt there will be free beer at American Legion and VFW halls, veterans will surely breathe a sigh of relief as new leadership comes to the Veterans’ Committees.
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DID VA BUDGET CUTBACKS LEAD TO THE DEATH OF CLINTON FULLER? (10-09-06)   Instead of administering life-saving medical care, VA called 911 and had veteran taken to another hospital where he died.
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BUYING-OUT DISABLED VETERANS (09-17-06)   Veterans and their families cannot underestimate the power being wielded by the Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission.  They truly are an instrument for “radical changes in the VA disability system.”
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DON'T DENY VETERANS LEGAL REPRESENTATION (09-04-06)   The adversarial nature of the VA claims process is a fact of life. Every veteran knows the saying “Delay and Deny and Hope that I Die” and will tell you it is the VA motto. Now, more than ever, veterans need attorneys at every level of the VA claims process.
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WHO PAYS FOR THE VA'S DATA DEBACLE? (06-25-06)   The VA has a solution. But, that solution is estimated to cost $100-500 million and the VA plans to pay with existing funds they will raid from veterans’ healthcare and benefits programs. The VA has not asked for any additional funding.
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VETS' COMMISSION CHAIR GET OK TO STUDY SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS (05-02-06)   Four Members of Congress give Gen. Scott OK to study SSDI -- Rep. Lane Evans says "not so fast" and raises privacy concerns -- DAV attorney offers "civics lesson" and warns of lawsuits.
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PUSH TO CUT BENEFITS FOR VETS WHO GET VA AND SOCIAL SECURITY COMPENSATION (04-24-06)   Vets’ Commission Chair, General Terry Scott, wants to study if vets should get VA compensation and Social Security disability at the same time with the aim of reducing benefits. In an unconstitutional move, he asks Congress to interpret its own law so he would have the power to launch study.
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COOKING THE VA'S BOOKS (02-05-06)     GAO audit shows VA political appointees bowed to pressure from the President and lowered their healthcare budget requests by faking “efficiencies” that didn’t exist – Healthcare shortages could reach $4 billion.
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REP. STEVE BUYER PUSHES FOR VA RUN BY POLITICAL APPOINTEES (01-22-06) 
House Vets’ Chair wants to get rid of VA professionals and replace them with political appointees – Says agency must be run like a business – And, wants veterans to pay for their healthcare with enrollment fees, deductibles and co-pays. What happens when the largest healthcare system in the country is controlled by one political party?
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DID THE VA REALLY ELIMINATE THOSE LONG WAITING LISTS FOR VETERANS' HEALTHCARE? NO! (01-08-06)     To hide a politically-dangerous situation, VA officials moved healthcare waiting lists from outside the system to inside – Veterans still wait months or years for necessary healthcare.
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VETERANS WITH PTSD FACE CAMPAIGN OF MISINFORMATION, DISINFORMATION AND OUTRIGHT LIES (01-02-06)     PTSD vets are fighting an increasingly ugly battle with VA officials and doctors, politicians and politically-controlled media outlets
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WHY DOESN'T THE VA TELL VETERANS ABOUT THEIR BENEFITS? (12-26-05)
Millions of veterans lose out on billions in benefits because the VA doesn’t tell them they qualify -- Why? -- Money! -- And, because the VA is not required to tell anyone about any benefits.
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TSA LOOKS TO VA AND DoD FOR "MENTAL DEFECTIVES" (12-18-05)
Military personnel and veterans with mental health issues could end up on the TSA’s “Watch List” and be denied access to commercial flights – Who has access to the information is a primary concern.
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BUSH'S VA HEALTHCARE BUDGET A RECIPE FOR DISASTER (12-11-05)
Republicans call it an increase – Vets’ groups call it a “shell game” – Cuts in services and more vets add up to a VA healthcare crisis.
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VA DIVERTED HEALTHCARE FUNDS FOR ILLEGAL STUDIES (12-04-05)
GAO report says funds were diverted from veterans’ healthcare to pay for studies on outsourcing jobs and closing VA hospitals.  What we are seeing is an intensive effort to privatize the VA led by the political appointees who run the agency.
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SECRETIVE VA LAUNCHES NEW PTSD REVIEW (11-27-05)
Just six days after canceling one PTSD review, the VA “sneaks in” another – Culture of secrecy makes agency designed to help veterans their biggest foe.
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VETERANS TARGET OF THIRD-PARTY SLURS (11-20-05)
House Vets' Chair Steve Buyer uses third-party slurs to push his anti-veteran agenda and veterans in his Indiana district have to rely on Illinois Senators to receive fair treatment from the VA. 
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IT'S BUYER BEWARE! (11-18-05)
This is an updated article about Rep. Steve Buyer changing the dates for VA budget testimony.  Also included is Buyer's ludicrous third-party assertion that Democrats caused the VA's PTSD review -- And proof that Buyer and his cronies are lying.
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VETERANS KNOW:  IT'S BUYER BEWARE! (11-13-05)
Rep. Steve Buyer continues his war on veterans.  He changed the dates of VA budget hearings to protect the White House from embarrassing criticism.  And, he refused to praise the VA's decision to stop the PTSD review.
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DISABLED VETERANS TAKING "FRIENDLY FIRE" (10-30-05)
VA Secretary and Senate Vets' Chair take aim at veterans getting PTSD and IU compensation -- Those who should be helping veterans the most are hurting them the most.
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"THEY'RE SENDING ME BACK TO HELL AGAIN" (10-23-05)
The suicide of Vietnam veteran Greg Morris, who suffered from PTSD, sends a loud-and-clear message to all veterans:  The VA, the agency set up to help and care for veterans, isn't helping and doesn't care.
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DISMANTLING THE VA (09-21-05)
"The Senator’s aide chuckled rather loudly and said, 'What VA?  By the time this administration is done there won’t be a VA.'"
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VDBC'S MISLEADING QUESTIONS (09-02-05)
Short notice, tone of questions spells benefits trouble from the Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission (VDBC) -- More about the "Questionnaire from Hell."
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SECOND SIGNATURE POLICY REVISIONS FLAWED (09-02-05)
VA Secretary Nicholson lays out confusing policy changes -- This policy is fatally flawed and should not be implemented.
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SECOND SIGNATURE REQUIRED (06-23-05)
When it comes to your claim, the VA says “no is no” and “yes is maybe."
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VA BENEFITS COMMISSION A "STACKED DECK" (04-11-05)
Expect big benefits cuts from “bipartisan” Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission (VDBC).
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ARE YOU REALLY A VETERAN? (03-16-05)
Rep. Steve Buyer is redefining your status -- This is a "must read" for all veterans, their families and active-duty service members.
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