VA Moves to Simplify PTSD Rules

Week of August 31, 2009

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is taking steps to assist veterans seeking compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The VA  published a proposed regulation in the Federal Register to make it easier for a veteran to claim service connection for PTSD by reducing the evidence needed if the veteranf stressor claimed by a is related to fear of hostile military or terrorist activity. Comments on the proposed rule will be accepted over the next 60 days. The text of the proposed rule is available on the Federal Register website. Find, review, and submit comments on Federal rules that are open for comment and published in the Federal Register using Regulations.gov. To learn more, read the full article on Military.com.