Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to be clear on the math. I was under the impression that 20,000 cases a year are heard by the Department of Veterans Affairs, but you're telling me that 4,900 decisions were made this year, representing a 10% to 15% appeal rate. It seems to me that appealing 4,900 decisions is a lot higher than a 10% or 15% appeal rate.
I first want to understand how many decisions actually get appealed.