Veterans Affairs committee  Yes. In this case, we're strictly speaking of the hearing loss policy, and where the disability being claimed is a hearing loss.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes. If I can speak to the hearing loss policy, there was a case called Nelson. It went up to the higher courts. Nelson was brought to court because it was felt that the hearing loss policy in place at the time was too stringent in that it set the bar very high for what was const

Veterans Affairs committee  At our last member seminar we had guests from both the Legion and the Bureau of Pensions Advocates. A common theme that was exposed was the problem veterans have in gathering their evidence at the first instance. From recent conversations we've had with reps from the ombudsman's