I think all of the commentary here and also in the past has been that the benefit of the doubt is being applied incorrectly. It's much too strict and gives no benefit of the doubt to the veteran in very many cases. The former veterans ombudsman made a very big issue of this, did a lot of research into it, and clearly seemed to prove that it was not being done correctly at VRAB.
On October 15th, 2012. See this statement in context.