16-42 156 DATE: December 26, 2018 ORDER New and material evidence having been submitted, the claim for entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include diagnosed depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), is reopened. Entitlement to service connection for ...
An analysis of criteria used by VA clinicians to diagnose combat-related PTSD . Journal of Traumatic Stress , 4 , 123 – 136 .McFall, M.E., Murburg, M.M., Smith, D.E., & Jensen, C.F. (1991). An analysis of criteria used by VA clinicians to diagnose combat-related PTSD. ...
According to the VA, American Merchant Marine in Oceangoing Service during the period December 7, 1941, to August 15, 1945, is considered “active duty” for the purposes of all laws administered by the VA if the merchant seamen met certain criteria. This so far was the only time that Mar...
Veterans Disability Claim Denied? If the VA believes you haven’t met any of these three criteria, they will issue a denial. The VA can issue a denial for different reasons. One of the most common reasons is the applicant’s failure to provide a proper medical diagnosis of their disability...
If the VA contacts you to reexamine your case and you meet any of the above criteria, contact them at the phone number listed on your notice of reexamination and explain why you do not believe you should be reexamined. You may be able to have the reexamination canceled. ...
The publication,PTSD Compensation and Military Service,7examined the VA's compensation practices for PTSD, including the criteria for establishing severity of PTSD as published in the Schedule for Rating Disabilities. The 2007 report cites a 2005 VA Office of the Inspector General report, whi...
however, it is difficult to imagine that va officials would take it on themselves to redefine ptsd any more than they would attempt to revise the criteria for rheumatoid arthritis. in fact, a careful reading of the new rules published in the federal register on july 13 but circulated for ...