06/23/2009
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"Of course contract care should never be used to supplant the VA health care system."
"What was the VA's expectations of Dr. Kettner's 6-month study?"
"Our philosophy of veterans' benefits must . . . be modernized, and the whole structure of traditional veterans' programs brought up to date."
"Is unduly restrictive . . . and inconsistent with current models of disability."