There's no formal mechanism that I know about, to speak to your point, when a civilian physician notices something. There's not a 1-800 number that they could phone to provide that feedback, but we are in regular contact with Veterans Affairs physicians who work within their system, including researchers who are looking at things like the health of people after service. They've conducted a life-after-service study, for example, that includes a lot of health-related information on people who have left the forces.
On November 15th, 2016. See this statement in context.