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Secretary Shinseki Moves to Simplify PTSD Compensation Rules

August 25, 2009 by Da-Chief  
Filed under Corpsman.com News, Retired Veteran News, Seperated Vets News, Vets Issues

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Thanks to Doc-Pardue for the scoop, Vietnam Doc still taking care of his charges!!

WASHINGTON (Aug. 24, 2009) – Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K..
Shinseki announced the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is taking
steps to assist Veterans seeking compensation for Post-Traumatic Stress
Disorder (PTSD).

“The hidden wounds of war are being addressed vigorously and
comprehensively by this administration as we move VA forward in its
transformation to the 21st century,” said Secretary Shinseki.

The VA is publishing a proposed regulation today in the Federal Register
to make it easier for a Veteran to claim service connection for PTSD by
reducing the evidence needed if the stressor claimed by a Veteran is
related to fear of hostile military or terrorist activity.  Comments on
the proposed rule will be accepted over the next 60 days.  A final
regulation will be published after consideration of all comments
received.

Under the new rule, VA would not require corroboration of a stressor
related to fear of hostile military or terrorist activity if a VA
psychiatrist or psychologist confirms that the stressful experience
recalled by a Veteran adequately supports a diagnosis of PTSD and the
Veteran’s symptoms are related to the claimed stressor.

Previously, claims adjudicators were required to corroborate that a
non-combat Veteran actually experienced a stressor related to hostile
military activity.  This rule would simplify the development that is
required for these cases.

PTSD is a recognized anxiety disorder that can follow seeing or
experiencing an event that involves actual or threatened death or
serious injury to which a person responds with intense fear,
helplessness or horror, and is not uncommon in war.

Feelings of fear, confusion or anger often subside, but if the feelings
don’t go away or get worse, a Veteran may have PTSD.

VA is bolstering its mental health capacity to serve combat Veterans,
adding thousands of new professionals to its rolls in the last four
years.  The Department also has established a suicide prevention
helpline (1-800-273-TALK) and Web site available for online chat in the
evenings at www.suicidepreventi onlifeline. org/Veterans
<http://www.suicidep reventionlifelin e.org/Veterans/> .

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  • cumsai
    Now we need to remove the stigma attached to Psychiatrist visits. There is a large delta between the actual mental or emotional disorder that one incurs versus information provided to mental health personal. In certain disciplines that require security clearances, individuals fear divulging accurate information because they may lose their security clearance. In essence-- losing their job. As a result they are walking time bombs. I dodge the stigma for 29 years only to end up in a Philippines jail for battery. The Psychiatrist prognosis identified bipolar disorder.
    I find the military quickly rush patients through areas relative to mental orders as a formality to dot the i’s and cross the t’s with the real objective to provide swift punishment. Admittedly, I did some vile and unseemly things while on active duty and think that Court-martial proceedings were appropriate
  • cumsai
    Now we need to remove the stigma attached to Psychiatrist visits. There is a large delta between the actual mental or emotional disorder that one incurs versus information provided to mental health personal. In certain disciplines that require security clearances, individuals fear divulging accurate information because they may lose their security clearance. In essence-- losing their job. As a result they are walking time bombs. I dodge the stigma for 29 years only to end up in a Philippines jail for battery. The Psychiatrist prognosis identified bipolar disorder.
    I find the military quickly rush patients through areas relative to mental orders as a formality to dot the i’s and cross the t’s with the real objective to provide swift punishment. Admittedly, I did some vile and unseemly things while on active duty and think that Court-martial proceedings were appropriate
  • cumsai
    Now we need to remove the stigma attached to Psychiatrist visits. There is a large delta between the actual mental or emotional disorder that one incurs versus information provided to mental health personal. In certain disciplines that require security clearances, individuals fear divulging accurate information because they may lose their security clearance. In essence-- losing their job. As a result they are walking time bombs. I dodge the stigma for 29 years only to end up in a Philippines jail for battery. The Psychiatrist prognosis identified bipolar disorder.
    I find the military quickly rush patients through areas relative to mental orders as a formality to dot the i’s and cross the t’s with the real objective to provide swift punishment. Admittedly, I did some vile and unseemly things while on active duty and think that Court-martial proceedings were appropriate
  • cumsai
    kUDOS!--longtime coming.
    Ref AF MENTAL HEALTH.:Now we need to remove the stigma attached to Psychiatrist visits. There is a large delta between the actual mental or emotional disorder that one incurs versus information provided to mental health personal. In certain disciplines that require security clearances, individuals fear divulging accurate information because they may lose their security clearance. In essence-- losing their job. As a result they are walking time bombs. I dodge the stigma for 29 years only to end up in a Philippines jail for battery. The Psychiatrist prognosis identified bipolar disorder.
    I find the military quickly rush patients through areas relative to mental orders as a formality to dot the i’s and cross the t’s with the real objective to provide swift punishment. Admittedly, I did some vile and unseemly things while on active duty and think that Court-martial proceedings were appropriate
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