Veterans Affairs committee  For people who go on appeal, 75% get a favourable decision.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes.

Veterans Affairs committee  I don't have that figure of how many. I know what you're looking for, but I don't think there's—

Veterans Affairs committee  First of all, DND is putting a lot of effort into making sure that personal administration is done properly. The army that I left a year and a half ago was doing the paperwork when people were getting injured, making sure that later on, if you do need that paperwork, it is done a

Veterans Affairs committee  It will start around six months before the release date. But I have some cases in my team that will take a lot longer than that, because it's going to be more complex to make sure that DND has put all the services in place.

Veterans Affairs committee  The family is more than welcome to take part in the transition interview. I don't see that happen often at the office, but sometimes it does on a voluntary basis. They decide whether to have their family present or not. It gives better support to the family, understanding where i

Veterans Affairs committee  The rehabilitation program is the key one that I see in my team. Pretty much all of the serving members coming through the transition interview apply for the rehab program.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes.

Veterans Affairs committee  That's the 100% disability award paid to the survivors if somebody gets killed in the line of duty.

Veterans Affairs committee  It is for a serving member.

Veterans Affairs committee  No. If you get killed in the line of the duty, you have the death benefit.

Veterans Affairs committee  With the JPSUs that have been put in place, the joint personnel support units, this system is a lot easier now with the transition of the file between DND and VAC. What is going to happen, especially with our most severely injured soldiers, is that before the file is transferred,

Veterans Affairs committee  As mentioned, last year there were about 20 sites that were visited. I did three in the Quebec area; I did the presentation in Bagotville, Valcartier, and St-Jean. I've also given that presentation to reserve units in the Quebec district office area of operation. So we're getting

Veterans Affairs committee  It's based on the salary of the member when he releases from the forces. It goes on to 75% of the monthly salary he was earning. The problem we had was for soldiers at the rank of private being injured; this is where the 75% was not enough. That's why we came out with the minimum

Veterans Affairs committee  It was based on the monthly pension being paid, $700 a month, being indexed every year. That was the comment that was made about the old system being more financially acceptable. However, that pension gets deducted from the 75% earning loss benefit when it's calculated. This is w