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When PTSD Becomes Deadly Post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD can increase a veteran’s risk for suicide or attempted suicide. When this becomes deadly, know how you can help save their lives by knowing the signs to look for and how to get them the treatment they need. The United States Department of Veterans Affairs is …
Rating PTSD Pursuing a VA disability claim for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be a challenge. Despite the high incidence of stressors common to military service, PTSD is not presumed service-connected. It’s up to the veteran to prove service connection. It’s also up to the veteran to demonstrate the severity of the service-connected PTSD. That’s …
Approximately 44.7 million people develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and 24.4 million people, or 8 percent of the population, suffer from PTSD at any given time, according to the nonprofit organization PTSD United, Inc. The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reported that PTSD affects between 11 to 20 percent of military veterans who …
