VETERANS FOR COMMON SENSE for VETERANS FOR COMMON SENSE
No amount is shown when the filer reports less than $5,000 for the period, which the form does not ask them to state.
What was lobbied
2 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Defense DEF
Full implementation of Public Law 105-85, mandating universal pre- and post-deployment medical exams for service members, promoting anti-stigma (discrimination efforts) so service members will seek mental health care, using the Freedom of Information Act to monitor troop deployment, including service members deployed twice or more. Adequate funding and support for the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (DOD appropriations).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PATRICK BELLON | executive director |
| PAUL SULLIVAN | board of directors |
Veterans VET
VA healthcare and benefits. General support for Gulf War Illness scientific research, medical treatment, disability benefits as part of VAs and DoDs budgets and appropriations. Urging legislation and regulatory changes for improved VA Undiagnosed Illness (UDX) Regulations; Urging VA to mail information to each veteran where VA has an address; re-open the disability claim of any Gulf War who asks; create a permanent VA Gulf War Veteran Advocacy Office; update the regulatory definition of Gulf War service; expanding regulations to include new presumptive conditions; promulgate new regulations expanding disability compensation benefits to veterans with multisymptom illness.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PATRICK BELLON | executive director |
| PAUL SULLIVAN | board of directors |
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