Thank you, Chair. I appreciate your intervention.
I have several questions.
I want to start by saying I feel like I'm finally getting a grasp on it, and then suddenly, I am completely lost again.
My first question is more of a request than a question, and it's for Mr. Tessier.
To come back to what I'm trying to get clarity on, could you provide to the chair a chart so that we could look at the detailed difference between a Korean War veteran and a Persian Gulf veteran who are both filing for the same benefits? I heard my colleague use the example of the loss of a leg earlier.
Could you include the amount of each of the benefits? What I mean by the amount of the benefit is the financial value of each of those benefits. What we're hearing very clearly from the Persian Gulf veterans is that there's a distinct difference. What I need to understand is where that difference is. I've heard some members of this committee say that the only difference they see is the access to long-term care beds.
I want to know what the benefits are that they get and what the dollar amount is, even if it's a range. Could you let us know what part is taxable and what is not taxable, and what each veteran would have to do to have their claim adjudicated and appealed, if necessary?
Is that something you could do for us?