VA to review 72,000 PTSD claims.(post-traumatic stress disorder)(Veterans Affairs)

DAV Magazine | November 1, 2005| | Copyright

The VA will review the claims of some 72,000 veterans who now receive disability compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The yearlong review will cover veterans rated 100% disabled due to PTSD whose claims were approved between 1999 and 2005.

If the review finds a claim does not have adequate proof of a "stressor"--the specific event or events that trigger PTSD--the veteran will have to provide more information and could ultimately lose benefits.

"This is perhaps the largest review of veterans' claims ever undertaken by the VA and will divert much-needed ...

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