After a traumatic event, it is normal to feel angry, sad, or to struggle to cope. As time goes by people usually adjust; however, some develop post-traumatic stress disorder. PTSD is an anxiety disorder that can occur after a traumatic event. Both the symptoms and severity of the symptoms differ case by case. The categories of symptoms include intrusive memories, avoidance, and changes in thought process, emotional reactions, and mood. The most common symptoms are flashbacks, hypervigilance, and emotional detachment.
Why we Practice for Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
About 13 million people have been diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. PTSD wasn’t considered a “condition” until 1980. Meaning, until recently, many veterans didn’t even know why they were feeling the way they were and weren’t getting the treatment they needed. While today PTSD is more commonly understood, there are still many veterans without the disability benefits they deserve.
Veterans sacrifice for us every day, Veterans Help Group wants to fight for veterans to make sure they get the benefits that they’ve earned. We work with veterans across the U.S. to not only service-connect a veteran’s PTSD but also ensure the veteran gets the appropriate rating and back pay if appropriate.
How Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Impacts Veterans
PTSD can be debilitating for a veteran. While symptoms often start soon after the traumatic event, they can also suddenly be triggered years later. PTSD can make daily activities like going to work nearly impossible. PTSD can make a veteran feel like she’s lost control of her life, making things that she once enjoyed a nightmare. The symptoms often lead veterans to isolation, stripping them away from their support systems. Veterans with PTSD regardless of the severity must seek treatment. In addition to treatment, a veteran with service-connected PTSD of at least 10% is entitled to monthly compensation. The team at Veterans Help Group understands how Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder can impact a veteran, we’re experienced in working with veterans impacted by Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and know how to help get them the compensation they deserve.
Our Expertise
The experts at Veterans Help Group understand how frustrating working with the VA can be. We know how commonly the VA fails to follow through. We understand how overwhelming the VA appeals system can be. We have refined strategies to ensure the VA is held accountable and learned how to notice the important details of your claim.
Steps to Take
- File a claim.
- Obtain a Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Diagnosis.
- Do you have proof in your military records of your stressor?
- If not, can you get a statement from someone you served with to support the story of your stressor? We’re simply looking to confirm that your stressor is consistent with the circumstances of your service.
- Obtain a medical opinion that supports that your claimed stressor supports your Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Diagnosis and that your symptoms are related to your stressor.
- Contact our team at 800-953-6224, chat with us online, or submit a form.
Secondary Conditions Of PTSD
If you have service-connected Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder it is important to consider if any of your other conditions were aggravated or caused by your Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. See below for other conditions that are commonly connected to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
- Alcohol or Substance Abuse or Dependency
- Anxiety
- Asthma
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Back Pain
- Bipolar Disorder
- Chronic Pain
- Coronary Heart Disease
- Depression
- Diabetes
- GERD
- Erectile Dysfunctions
- Hypertension
- Obesity
- Sleep Apnea