03/16/2009
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"So you are basically just taking the medical condition at the time and assigning a disability rating to it?"
"I would say that we have the tools to do that. It would require a large effort and measurement of many factors. And in the end, I think in the case of trying to retrospectively do this we would be lef..."
"In response to a question from Senator Webb with respect to the extent to which common risk factors for developing IHD may have attributed to the elevated risk observed in the studies reviewed by the ..."
"If the American people lose faith in the integrity of our disability benefits system, veterans and their families will be the ones that will suffer."