Elizabeth Esty: “I want to make sure that in the concern about moving people through the system, we are not doing them a disservice.”

We should not expect our veterans to be experts in appeals law, Veterans Affairs regulations. That is not their job. It is our job to take care of them.

I want to thank Chairman Roe and Chairman Isakson and Ranking Members Tester and Walz, in particular for their efforts on the Blue Water Navy veterans.

If they cannot see--the VSOs who are on the front line are unable to see the legacy claims, then we are not really getting the benefit--the promised benefits of this IT innovation.

I believe it is a model that for large-scale policymaking that other Committees--this Committee and other Committees--should look to duplicate.