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❤️ In this video, Brian Reese the VA Claims Insider explains how to prove your ptsd non combat stressor event.   

This video is specific to veterans who want to learn about ptsd non combat claims, ptsd va rating, non combat ptsd, ptsd rating scale, ptsd disability rating, ptsd dbq, and 70 ptsd rating.   

Recently at VA Claims Insider we’ve seen a string of non-combat PTSD denials because the veteran “failed to corroborate that the veteran was actually present and witnessed the non-combat PTSD event.”  

For example, a Navy veteran had (1) A medical diagnosis of PTSD and was seeking treatment, (2) A personal statement (lay statement) in support of the PTSD claim, (3) A newspaper article about the hurricane event to confirm the stressor event, and (4) A “buddy letter” explaining that the event did in fact occur.  At first glance, it might seem like this should have been a slam dunk case for non-combat PTSD. Not so fast. The veteran didn’t even get a Compensation and Pension (C&P) exam tips and the VA denied the claim. Why? Because the veteran “failed to corroborate that the veteran was actually present or witnessed the non-combat PTSD event.”  

In ALL PTSD non-combat situations you MUST have a buddy letter from a first-hand witness who can corroborate (aka, verify and validate) that YOU were physically present and that you witnessed the stressor event occur.  

It’s NOT enough to simply confirm that the event occurred … you must confirm you were there and witnessed the event, aka, the stressful event happened to you, which in VA speak means “at least as likely as not.”

The first evidence source is something called “Primary Evidence.”  Primary evidence is generally considered the most reliable source for corroborating in-service stressors and should be carefully reviewed when corroboration is required.  

 Primary evidence includes:  Service personnel records and pay records Military occupation evidence  Hazard pay records Military performance reports Verification that the Veteran received Combat/Imminent - -  Danger/Hostile Fire Pay Unit and organizational histories Daily staff journals Operational reports-lessons learned (ORLLs) After action reports (AARs) Radio logs, deck logs, and ship histories Muster rolls Command chronologies and war diaries, and Monthly summaries and morning reports.

The second evidence source is something called “Secondary Evidence.”

The VA may accept a “buddy statement” from a fellow Veteran as corroboration of a claimed in-service stressor if the statement is consistent with the time, place, and circumstances of the service of both the Veteran and the fellow Veteran making the buddy statement. 

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