Excuse me, sir. I'm not arguing with how it's provided. That's all very clear, but things on paper don't necessarily translate into the true needs of the spouses or of the caregivers.
In this case, the focus is on physical injuries. I don't know who you spoke with, but there's this thinking that they can go out and do their yard work and that's good for them if they have mental health injuries. However, these are people with serious issues that trigger them and that can be involved in things like that, like the smell of gas or oil, or backfires, or noise levels and this type of thing. The expectation is that they can function in ways that those who have physical disabilities can't, yet it's not true.
The ombudsman, since 2016, has indicated that this should be a change, and that these caregivers should receive the same recognition that those who are supplying that care—the armed forces and Veterans Affairs—say they will give to our veterans' families. However, they don't qualify.
What is your perspective on whether or not that should be re-addressed? The impression I get is definitely that this is a huge incongruency within the program.