I hope to hear more about how they are partnering with other private entities, including the Veterans Service Organizations.

This past Monday, November 11th, was Veterans' Day. In our hectic world we sometimes fail to take the time to consider that we owe our freedom to those who have protected our freedoms.

A lot of veterans are out there. They do not know were they placed or not, and I think your ship locator is going to be a great tool to be able to verify, much easier for the Navy than for the Army, I think.

For those veterans who filed an initial form, I can see how that confusion could occur pretty easily.

Thank you. I want to thank the chair and Ranking Member Bost for holding the hearing.

How will VA handle any Blue Water Navy claims that are filed on the incorrect form?

I had one of my best friends I will ever have on this earth die of a very rare lymphoma that the perimeter of his base was sprayed with Agent Orange.

I don't know what economy we are describing, but in my lifetime, this is the best one I have seen.

Thank you, Madam Chair for having this and I hope we will continue to have these hearings.

I hope we will continue to have these hearings.

Too often, as Americans, we tend to take our freedom for granted, but we should never forget that we owe our freedom to our Nation's veterans.

One of the committee's longstanding priorities has been addressing recruitment and retention across the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Thank you all for what you do for our country and for our veterans.

So if we could get that, Mr. Chairman. I know you are interested in that----

I am very pleased to see Ohio taking action to provide our veterans with new and innovative individualized care and treatment options.

We have reduced Guard suicide rates by almost 70 percent in the State of Tennessee.

We can not keep doing exactly the same thing that we have been doing all these years.

I appreciate this opportunity to share with you my support for the House Veterans Affairs Committee examining the effectiveness of a non-invasive procedure called Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation or TMS as a treatment option for veterans…

The Federal government's process for awarding contracts is liable to inefficiency and abuse.

However, this does not appear to be a sufficient reason to wait and deny this therapy to veterans who need it.

I am a perfect example of a veteran who is a Category 8 that can not go to the VA. If I needed those services, where would I go?

Some of the boldest and best ideas for solving the issues facing our Nation and our Heroes come from outside the beltway.

I believe there is no more appropriate way to honor our veterans and their service than by training their fellow veterans to assist them with their VA benefits.

This type of work-therapy training is widely recognized as beneficial therapy for our veterans suffering with this invisible disability.

In 2017, VA Secretary David Shulkin stated that he 'would not wait' for more studies to be completed before moving forward with dog therapies for veterans.