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POST TRAUMATIC
STRESS DISORDER (PTSD)
What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is defined as a condition
characterized by physiological andbehavioral symptoms following
exposure to an extremely traumatic event (know as a traumatic
stressor.) First identified in World War I as shell shock, it was
clinically diagnosed as traumatic neurosis. Following World War
II and the Korean War, it was re-identified as combat fatigue.
The term Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder came about.following
the Vietnam era. For purposes of U.S. Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) compensation (service-connected disability), PTSD
is a mental condition classified among the anxiety disorders
(Diagnostic Code 9411, 38 CFR Part 4, Schedule for Rating
Disabilities.)
Some facts and estimates regarding veterans and PTSD may be
of interest for those involved in assisting veterans with their VA
claims. According to a December 2006 report entitled "Analysis
of Differences in Disability Compensation in the Department
of Veterans Affairs"1, over 200,000 veterans were receiving
VA disability benefits related to PTSD. Estimates of diagnosis
by VA medical personnel for PTSD for veterans returning
from Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring
Freedom (OEF) range from 10% (British Medical Journal,
November 25, 2007) to 13% (Testimony of the Director, National
Institute of Mental Health before the Committee on Oversight
and Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives, May
24, 2007.)
1 Report prepared by The Institute for Defense Analysis for the Department of
Veterans Affairs.Q TVC Pamphlet, No. 3, May/June 200
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