Richard Burr actually said...

"Our philosophy of veterans' benefits must . . . be modernized, and the whole structure of traditional veterans' programs brought up to date."

"the committee felt that it was important that the VA focus full-time effort on updating the ratings schedule"

"I hope if you, as chair of the Advisory Committee, see it as a high priority task, then I want to understand up front"

"I think we all agree that the VA rating schedule is probably the cornerstone of the entire disability compensation system."