Mr. Franklin may be in a better position to answer my first question.
Two or three years ago, a friend of mine had a mining accident. He was a military reservist, and his civilian job was working in a mine. He lost the use of his legs after falling in a mine. Now he gets around in a wheelchair. He lives with his spouse. Since the accident occurred in the mine, the CSST handled all the home adaptation and the other costs.
Have there been any comparisons between what is available to members of the military and what is available to civilians, through worker's compensation, for example, when people have had an injury, an amputation or a serious injury?
Mr. Mitic, do you have a specific claims adjudicator, in other words, a single person who walks you though the entire process and helps you fill out adaptation requests? Does anyone look after you in that way? If not, do you think it would be a good idea to have an officer looking after an injured person's individual case? The officer could assist the individual with all the paperwork and applications, give them an overview of the situation and take steps on the person's behalf so he or she doesn't miss anything?
You were a sniper. Going through the binders of documents describing all the programs may not be your specialty.
If it doesn't already exist, do you think such a system should be established to ease the burden on members of the military who have to go through administrative steps?