Help Filing VA compensation claim for non-combat PTSD

[Rtb1003]

My AFSC was 92451 which is a Histology technician. We also were morgue attendants . We pickedup bodies and body parts from aircraft accidents tank accidents suicides and homicides.  Has anybody filed a claim for VA disability compensation? I need help filing. 

 

[pacmanx1]

With any claim a veteran must have 1. An in-service event or injury, 2. A current diagnosis, and 3. A nexus letter/statement connecting the symptoms/diagnosis together. The bottom line is that you will need a medical physician/psychiatrist to state that your current PTSD/Depression is as least likely as not caused by or related to your military service. Now common sense would tell anyone that an individual in your position could have PTSD but VA will require a VA medical opinion that your PTSD is military related.

[Buck52]

 I totally agree with what pacmamx1 stated about  the three elements necessary to process your claim.

  This would be a traumatized event  and if your diagnose for PTSD from the trauma this would have caused you later on to  be traumatized you need a diagnose from the VA FOR PTSD (ONLY THE VA CAN DIAGNOSE PTSD)

,Also you can use buddy statements  about visioning the dead body's that you seen, (body parts)  names of your buddy's that were with you at the time , your unit and commander if you remember who he was? and also the date and location of when this event took place,

it seems we need to prove a thing like this happen  you should have in service records for this too,  BUT UNFORTUNATELY something like this .

will probably not be on your DD 214, SO you may need to prove it happen with buddy letters   that would would be good evidence  because every thing we did unfortunately was not recorded or log down and was just forgot about.

if your within in 10 days of the said event (gathering up dead body's and human body parts)  they will certainly take this into concederation

I certainly understand what you mean especially about being traumatized. it also helps if your in  VA PTSD Therapy

YOU will need a diagnose that this event has traumatized you   usually something like this is the cause and reason it brings on the PTSD  Later on in life.

Edited May 29, 2020 by Buck52

[kanewnut]

20 hours ago, Rtb1003 said:

We also were morgue attendants . We pickedup bodies

Asknod.org has some information on his site about someone who was in a very similar situation. You might find that helpful to read.