the v.a., i don't think they have a handle on the problem. and the numbers clearly show that with 600,000 in the backlog. do you, it seems to me that you can't just claim the current v.a. it is all the past v.a.s as well. is this a stham needs to be blown up from the inside? this is a problem that existed and it has existed. this is an opportunity for the secretary and the administration to take hold of this issue and solve it. you do that by identifying the reality of the problem. the realities runtd here in washington but the regional offices and you sit across from the desk of a veteran waiting for their claim to be developed.