Veterans Affairs committee  What I'm saying to you is that the total amount is the same. So if the veteran, before the 30 days, received an amount through a disability award, that amount, plus whatever amount it pays to the survivor, is the same as what the death benefit would be.

Veterans Affairs committee  At the moment, it is about 75%.

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you for the question. Just to clarify, whether it is the death benefit or the residual amount of the disability award, both payments are under the same program, the disability award program. The amount is the same for both, just to be clear. If it pays as a death benefit,

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, we could do that. I should point out as well that it's largely a question that perhaps would be more appropriately asked of the Canadian Forces, who can really speak to that. But my understanding is there are trends that could be of value.

Veterans Affairs committee  Debbie may also want to comment on this from the supporting adjudication point of view. Certainly the point you make about the difficulty in providing the evidence can become problematic the further away you are from the point of injury. The closer you are to it, the easier it

Veterans Affairs committee  I just have a point of clarification. Insofar as they are accessing vocational rehabilitation and earnings loss support through the SISIP program, that is administered on behalf of the Canadian Forces through an insurance-based approach and is administered by an insurance compan

Veterans Affairs committee  I noted three questions. Thank you, Mr. Stoffer. Maybe I'll start at the bottom and work up. I'll ask Anne-Marie to talk to you a little about outreach as well. I accept the points you made. Obviously it's very important to have the views of not just veterans who are clients

Veterans Affairs committee  I can table them with you. I forget the origins and the models, but we looked at systems a number of years ago where career progression was attempted. It's a difficult thing to do, to be honest with you. I forget what country it was related to.

Veterans Affairs committee  One has to make assumptions around what that progression would be. The only sort of valid comparable I am aware of is to look at averages, to look at what ranks individuals typically would attain to get some reference point. But on an individual basis one can't know or really est

Veterans Affairs committee  The relocation to Charlottetown dates back to about 1984, when the full department actually made the move. It's a model that has worked very well over the years, in fact. Those of us who work there are required to travel to Ottawa more often, but it is a model that works. Today i

Veterans Affairs committee  The lump sum is not taxable, by the way, just to clarify that point. The amount that's paid is based on the extent of the disability. That is a requirement in law. It's based on a quasi-statutory document called a “table of disabilities”. Maybe the person who wrote this scenario

Veterans Affairs committee  Sure. Thank you for the question. What happens after 30 days is that the benefit paid to the survivor is not the death benefit. It is either the full amount or the residual amount of the disability award that would have been paid to the veteran. The reason it was structured that

Veterans Affairs committee  I wouldn't accept your characterization that they're cut off when in fact...

Veterans Affairs committee  The same amount of the benefit pays, except it's part of the disability award not part of the survivor benefit.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes.