ptsd No Service Treament Records While In Combat Zone

[DejDan]

In Nov 2014 I filed claim for PTSD resulting from my tour in Iraq in 2005. I submitted all of my STR's through the VFW when I filed my claim. I've had my C and P exam in April 2014 and it resulted in a diagnosis on Ptsd with a "more likely than not" cause by my military service in Iraq.

Currently I'm receiving treatment from the VA for PTSD after starting and stopping treatment back in 2006 after my tour in Iraq.

Today the VA sent me a letter asking for STR's for the exact time frame that I was in Iraq in which they stated that they have exhausted all means to secure. Now...... I was in area that did not have running water for more than 8 months straight let alone a facility where you could get medical care.

The short of it is I do not have medical records for this time frame. I was an activated reservist so therefore I received a PHA right after my deployment and answered some questions positively concerning seeing killed (civilian) and fearing for my life.( which I don't think they have and I'm prepared to send them) if the PHA is considered a type of medical record.

My Questions are:

1.How detrimental is this to my claim that these records does not exist?

2.Is it a standard form that I have to proclaim that these records does not exist or do I just call the VA or notify the VFW ( my representative) to let the know? In which I may add haven't been very active since I filed with them.

Any suggestions or advice will greatly appreciated. Thanks

[john999]

With PTSD now I think if you can prove via your DD214 that you were in a combat zone like Iraq or Vietnam that is about all you need with a VA DX of PTSD. My good buddy, Pvt. Sills, who was with me for about 8 months in Vietnam got TDIU for PTSD. We did not have combat ribbons because he, at least did not have 11B MOS. We were both in situations where bullets. Every night on perimeter guard it often looked like the 4th of July. Yes, as a new guy I was plenty scared. Green tracers....red tracers, outgoing Arty and gunships with minguns like red ribbons in the rubber plantation looked like WW3 to me. Months later I barely noticed it except for damn 155's shooting over our heads at night.

John