Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to each of you for your contributions today and for your service to our country.
I'll start with you, Mr. Meincke. You talked briefly about your experience in having to scratch and claw, as I think you said, for five years to get the benefits you needed for what you're dealing with. You mentioned your podcast. You speak to veterans quite frequently on your podcast, and certainly otherwise.
Can you tell me whether the experience you had of having to scratch and claw for five years is fairly typical?