your iu claim is a new claim and it's been issued 2 weeks ago? we first look for the physical disabilities. and many times, a physical disability is the cause of a mental disability. all i had to do was sit home and, you know, try and recuperate and i, and i went into a depression. once we can get them treatment for the mental disorder, then we can control their substance abuse. and that is what we look for when we tell them to seek treatment at a va facility. since all of dav's natioanl service officers are disabled veterans, we have a connection with the veteran who sits across the table with us. and we are able to get them to relax a little bit more and give us a little bit more information about their mental health conditions and the symptoms that they have with it and how they are treating those symptoms. when a veteran comes in and they have got this barrier up about their mental health, they don't want to get treatment, they don't want that stigma. i always look at 'em and i ask 'em, "if you had a broken leg, and the bone is sticking out o