The 10-second answer would be no. There are lots of good decisions. We've been making a lot more decisions. As part of making more decisions, sometimes there are more appeals that go forward to the Veterans Review and Appeal Board, but we've reduced the backlog, those files beyond 16 weeks, by more than 70%—and that's not by saying “no”. In most cases, it's by saying “yes”.
On February 12th, 2024. See this statement in context.