Veterans Affairs committee  The exposures were safe, to speak plainly.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, I do. The vignette about my neck pain is why. It was very much stress. I was treated for stress and I haven't had an episode since.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, with one small exception. The term “shrapnel” is used in there, and in the U.S. that's a very narrowly defined term. It should have been “fragment”.

Veterans Affairs committee  I love it. Thank you.

Veterans Affairs committee  I'm speculating, because it's not my area, but yes, I know studies were conducted. There are several epidemiological studies, some of which were conducted by our Department of Veterans Affairs, looking at other potential causative agents.

Veterans Affairs committee  Oh, I'd love to. I'm serious, because this is right in line with what I do. We're looking at the ratio between uranium-235 and uranium-238. There are alpha spectroscopy and some mass spectroscopy methodologies that will allow us to determine what that ratio is. If the amount of

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes.

Veterans Affairs committee  You use that term “never” again, and I have a wall I have to contend with, but I'll speak plainly. Based on the Canadian exposures that I read in the report, all the exposures were level III, which means they're well below safety standards. Almost by definition, that means the li

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, I believe it is. They took good advantage of the multiple extensive reviews of the literature that have occurred through the years. To me, that's just good science.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, I have. I'll answer plainly, because the report was written in plain language, so yes. Scientifically I've got a problem, because the way I'm trained, there is a probability that I could stand up, walk toward that wall, and walk through the wall. I can't exclude that becau

Veterans Affairs committee  I am not a physician, but the one thing every physician I've ever dealt with has basically told me is, “I don't care what you tell me the dose is, I'm going to treat the patient in front of me.” So I would believe that. I think it's important that physicians be allowed to treat t

Veterans Affairs committee  In terms of culpability with the vaccines, I really can't address that. I'd just be speculating. In terms of whether or not DU should be listed in this mix, right now the evidence says no, that it shouldn't, that it would be better if people focused in other directions. I have

Veterans Affairs committee  I am not familiar with the case; I am not aware of any other litigation; and I disagree with the conclusion.

Veterans Affairs committee  I would recommend you go see the Baltimore VA DU monitoring program. Talk to Dr. McDermott and her staff. I had the privilege of walking through her facility in 2001-02. It is a very caring group of people that I think are treating U.S. veterans correctly.

Veterans Affairs committee  Absolutely.