I don't have an opinion. What I should tell you is the numbers. What I can tell you is what the vets want and get, and that's a hearing before a board member.
I think the vet comes to this hearing well prepared. He comes with additional evidence, often on the advice of the advocates, and that's where we assess the credibility, really. When you look at the usefulness of a hearing, you've got a definite advocate of hearings, because they work--they get to the bottom of things; they get the testimony. We make rulings on credibility; we look at the evidence right then and there; and to top it all off, we render a decision within 30 days. The board member has to make that decision right there.