At the same time, veterans of previous conflicts have been filing disability claims for PTSD in greater numbers. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recorded an almost 80 percent jump in claims between 1999 and 2004.Christine
* Veterans lawattorneysare fierce advocates for their clients, as they should be. Therefore, they concentrate on specific legal impediments to getting their clients' disability claims approved, not on trying to improve exam quality for everyone. ...
Veterans often face challenges in the claims process, such as bureaucratic obstacles, delays in processing, and difficulty in proving the link between military service and PTSD. To address these issues, veterans should maintain comprehensive records, seek assistance from VSOs, and consi...
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Approximately 4.7 million US veterans report a service-related disability34, costing the US government approximately $73 billion per year35. Identification of a PTSD treatment that could improve social and family functioning and ameliorate impairment across a broad range of environmental contexts ...
Changes in Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5) total severity score (primary endpoint) and Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS) functional impairment score (key secondary endpoint) were assessed by blinded independent assessors. Participants were randomized to MDMA-AT (n = 53) or...
But Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., offered an amendment to delete that section of the Veterans Disability Benefits Claims Modernization Act of 2008 entirely because, he said, it reduces the significance of the experience of those who "actually did face the enemy." ...
The studied populations included the following: War and military engagement experiences, sexual and physical/aversive trauma, natural disasters, pandemic-related stress, medical trauma, general PTSD, insured adults, firefighters, and alcohol-related stress. In each group, we conducted meta-analyses using...
Neuromodulation trials for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have yielded mixed results, and the optimal neuroanatomical target remains unclear. Here we analyzed three datasets to study brain circuitry causally linked to PTSD in military veterans. In veterans with penetrating traumatic...