Depression can negatively affect every aspect of your life: how you feel, think, sleep, function, and interact with others. According to the National Alliance on Mental Health Issues, about 14% of veterans suffer from depression. Depression is one of the most common conditions affecting veterans. Depression can be caused by a variety of circumstances; for […]
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Four Tips On How To Get The Highest PTSD Rating
If you have been fortunate enough to have been granted service connection for PTSD, then you have probably been given a disappointingly low rating. This is a very common situation so you are not alone. The VA regularly underrates PTSD claims. In the information that follows you will be provided with tips to get the […]
Recent Appeals Decision Helps Veterans Prove In-Service Personal Assault
A recent decision from the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims may make it easier for veterans claiming disability due to PTSD to prove in-service personal assault. There are special rules in place where in-service assault is involved. The VA knows it can be hard for veterans to prove in-service personal assault because a lot of times, especially […]
Opportunity to Upgrade Discharge Status due to Mental Trauma
A week after President Obama signed the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act, the defense department announced they are reviewing and possibly upgrading discharge statuses of certain veterans. Any veteran who might have been improperly discharged for reasons related to post-traumatic stress syndrome, sexual orientation, sexual assault, and other circumstances may have the opportunities to upgrade […]
CAVC Update – Bankhead v. Shulkin, Docket No. 15-2404
PTSD, depression, and other acquired mental health disorders are rated based on the severity of the veteran’s symptoms. This isn’t unique to mental health issues and is generally true for all service-connected conditions. One of the symptoms the VA might look at when a veteran is trying to get a 70% rating for a mental […]
Understanding Federal Regulations Allowing Access with a PTS Service Dog
Although post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has become something that is discussed more in the recent years, those who suffer often times face hardships integrating into civilian life. A U.S. Navy veteran was denied access to a restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia with her PTS service dog because the manger claimed she did not “look disabled enough” […]