If we do not need a veteran to travel to an exam, we should not do that because that is time the veteran has to take off of work.

This is really an important--I am using the term 'customer service' but I do not think it really conveys how important it is, especially if you are somebody with a medical issue or disability, long travel can be really difficult.

I was really proud to work with everyone here on a bipartisan basis to develop and pass the PACT Act into law.

Many Granite State veterans have contacted my office because they have concerns about how far they have had to travel to get a medical exam for their VA disability claim.

I want to again thank all of our witnesses not only for being here but for your work and for the teams that you lead on behalf of our country's veterans.

I look forward to finding ways we can all work together.

I hope you will treat it with some urgency, and I would look forward to working with you on it.

I would look forward to talking with you more about that, but in my experience sometimes until we pass legislation we do not get the full scale of services that we are looking for.

I hope you will treat it with some urgency, and I would look forward to working with you on it.

We know how useful service dogs can be for our veterans, and something like this barrier that prevented requisite insurance for the dog made it hard for this particular veteran to get that kind of service.

I would look forward to talking with you more about that, but in my experience sometimes until we pass legislation we do not get the full scale of services that we are looking for.

I want to again thank all of our witnesses not only for being here but for your work and for the teams that you lead on behalf of our country's veterans.