I would say yes, definitely, if his medical problem results from his military service, whether he is serving or has just been released, or whether it's something such as some of the chemical things, for instance, that crop up 20 or 30 years later. If it results from his military service, then definitely, I would say that he should be able to avail himself of the services of the ombudsman.
On October 30th, 2006. See this statement in context.