BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Jeff Sirois’s flashbacks come on without warning. They are vivid memories of the worst traumas the Methuen fire lieutenant experienced over his more than two-decade long ...

Also, a consensus opinion of top PTSD experts in the 1990s wrote an opinion piece suggesting that disability seeking veterans should not be included in research studies because of the potential ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. The scars of war take many forms: the limb lost, the illness brought on by a ...

Veterans living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may qualify for disability compensation from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The VA’s disability rating system evaluates the ...

The Supreme Court has agreed to consider a veteran’s fight over disability benefits. The justices granted the petition of Floyd Johnson in an unsigned order on Monday. The high court did not explain ...

WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs grants disability claims for military sexual trauma-related PTSD at significantly lower rates than other PTSD claims, according to a new report released ...

The 49-year-old veteran explained that he suffered from paranoia in crowds, nightmares and unrelenting flashbacks from the Iraq war. He said he needed his handgun to feel secure and was worried that ...

PHOENIX, AZ. In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, Pekas Smith, an Arizona disability law firm, has published guidance on how mental health conditions qualify for Social Security Disability ...

CHESTER, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois prison guard whose brother is serving a life sentence for strangling his wife and children is applying for a disability award for post-traumatic stress disorder. The ...

Jeff Sirois's flashbacks come on without warning. They are vivid memories of the worst traumas the Methuen fire lieutenant experienced over his more than two-decade long career. During one of those ...

This chapter provides an overview of the Veteran’s Administration (VA’s) posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) compensation process and the conducting of PTSD compensation and pension (C&P) ...