Silvestre Reyes: “One of the most critical functions of this Committee is to ensure that we are providing the men and women who served our…”

My legislation would expand the caregiver program to include not just serious injuries, but would also cover those who incurred or aggravated serious illnesses as well.

VA should remember that VA should stand for Veteran Advocate and not Veteran Adversary.

That is what makes it so frustrating for those of us who have had those experiences, to try to get legislation through and not be taken seriously by the way definitions are made, by the way people implement the law.

I see today's hearing as a timely opportunity to focus on bringing more solutions to the table about how to improve the disability claims processing system to produce better outcomes for our veterans.