Thank you.
I think the challenge I'm having is that I hear what you're saying, but what I'm hearing from women veterans is that when they have these things happen and they go to VAC, VAC is saying that they don't have information from CAF to validate their experience. What I'm trying to figure out is, where is the breakdown in communication?
My next question also goes to you. On this one, I'm asking for an actual response.
I'm just curious. Data collection is something that we've heard a lot of concerns about. I'm wondering if the CAF is keeping records of infertility rates, pregnancy loss rates or any kind of anomaly rates of offspring. I'm just trying to figure that out, because it seems to me that there's not as much documentation. After 30 years, we should be able to figure out some sort of semi-balance of medical illnesses and injuries that happen to women specifically in this area. I'm just wondering if that's being tracked at all.
I understand that it's hard to study—I heard Captain Beck talk about the small component of women who are serving—but we can't ignore this, because we're hearing too many stories on the other side. I'm just trying to figure out what we are tracking and how it is being useful to make sure that women get the health care they need while they're serving and then on the other side when they're veterans.