Veterans Affairs committee  Unfortunately, there is information that was not necessarily always made available on the first application. When it's heard on the appeal, it's a little more, 25%. When they go in front of VRAB they usually have additional information, and 65% get a favourable decision. Usually

Veterans Affairs committee  Of the top disability conditions under rehabilitation with current clients or veterans participating, number two is lumbar disc. There are 798 veterans who are admissible or participating in the rehabilitation program for that disability condition.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, but I want to make sure I understand the question. The number I just gave you, that's the people who have applied under the rehabilitation for that condition. But as to how many have a back problem and have applied and were refused, we'll have to look into it if to see if w

Veterans Affairs committee  First, I'd like to point out that on the disability award a favourable decision is a little more than 74% the first time around. Regarding the rehabilitation program, when it is a medical release it's automatically accepted or eligible for the rehabilitation program. Our experien

Veterans Affairs committee  To be specific, if there were a severe injury in Afghanistan, we would be notified right away and would start working with DND on the care of that severely injured member. In certain cases we were involved from the get-go in order to ensure the continuum of care. But on average,

Veterans Affairs committee  If you give me a few minutes....

Veterans Affairs committee  In 2010-2011, a total of 4,356 clients received income support through the rehabilitation program. As for the permanent impairment allowance, I don't have the data here. I will send it to you in writing.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, you are right. It's the same idea. The tribunal doesn't look at some of the health benefits. There is an appeal process, and there is a process whereby, when veterans are not satisfied with the decision by the department, they can appeal. But that is not under the tribunal m

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes.

Veterans Affairs committee  I am not sure which data you are referring to. It is true that a risk group was mentioned, but overall, the group's unemployment rate is comparable to that of Canadian society. In the group identified by Dr. Pedlar, which was part of the research, some people were subject to the

Veterans Affairs committee  We started doing SCAN seminars with the Canadian Forces in the late nineties, so before that time there was not much outreach for military releasing from the forces. We started doing transition interviews in the early 2000s. So there is a group that's harder to reach--namely, i

Veterans Affairs committee  I work on programs and service delivery. So I am not in a position to answer the question on research funding. However, Dr. Pedlar mentioned that the research was continuing.

Veterans Affairs committee  I am sorry, but that is not my area of expertise.

Veterans Affairs committee  Mr. Chair, good afternoon and thank you for the opportunity today to be a part of the panel discussion on veterans' transition and rehabilitation services. With the introduction of the New Veterans Charter in 2006, Veterans Affairs Canada has enhanced our support to Canadian For

Veterans Affairs committee  We know of a group that we can contact. We don't know all of them, but I would have to come back with more specifics regarding how Statistics Canada went about identifying those individuals.