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Q805: What does it take to receive compensation for PTSD? I have been denied several times.
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A1: The most important factor is SERVICE CONNECTION.......you obviously have been through something that you believe to have been traumatic enough to cause PTSD. I'd like to help if I can, I successfully assisted a Vietnam veteran with his PTSD claim even after 40 years. I'm here to help.....let me know. (MG) 12/20/21
A2: It is very important that you gather your C file it will show your combat trauma service and PTSD is easy to claim. (PJ) 12/20/21
A3: Getting service connected for PTSD is easy if you meet the requirements. First off, you need a stressor (the event that has caused PTSD). There are conceded stressors (CIB, Purple Heart, CAB, etc, which proves you actually engaged in combat) or a verifiable stressor. You provide this information to the VA on a VA Form 21-781/a. If your 781/a looks like the event can be verified, the VA forwards this to the Joint Services Records Research Center, whose job is to verify events happen w/in DOD. Secondly, you have to have a diagnosis of PTSD. To have this dx, you have to meet the DSM-V criteria for PTSD. Thirdly, your dx has to relate to the stressor you put on the 781. (DS) 12/20/21
A4: Don't give up. The VA's mode of operation is to keep kicking the can down the road until the vet dies, that way they won't have to pay anything. Just hang in there and keep trying. (JH) 12/22/21
A5: PTSD is a much needed program for all Veterans but the way that the VA administering the program is brutal for the Veterans. For the past ten years or so I have not filed one PTSD claim. What I do is file for depression, panic attack and anxiety which are under the PTSD umbrella but not classified as PTSD which is a much easier way to get the disabilities paid compensation by the VA. I am accredited VSO with the Vietnam Veterans of America. You can go to www.VVA.org look under benefits fine a service Officer put in Arizona and you will find my contact information on there. (GR) 12/29/21