Thank you.
Something that really strikes me is the fact that when you're applying for disability, you first of all have to go through this application process and you have to collect all these records, records that should all be readily available through your national defence service. The fact that so many of the people who appeal are successful in their appeals suggests that those who are not legitimate applicants are outliers. Therefore, what I'm seeing here is the fact that you have to go through this application and prove that all of these things are going on, and it gives me the impression that when someone applies there's the unspoken consideration that they are faking it until proven otherwise.
Considering that so many of these appeals are successful, should we not be developing more of a policy that turns that around into a sort of negative option that says, “If you are applying, it must be assumed that this is legitimate unless the department can find information that proves that you're not eligible”?