Mental Health and Suicide Among Veterans Among many veterans, mental health conditions or substance abuse disorders are becoming more prevalent in
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Video Blog – What To Do During Mental Health C&P Exams
Matthew Hill: Hi. I'm Matthew Hill here with Carol Ponton on Hill and Ponton video blog. And today we'd like to talk to you about mental health
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How GAF Scores Affect Your VA Disability Claim
What is a GAF Score?GAF stands for Global Assessment of Functioning Scale. A clinician can use this to measure a veteran’s overall level of
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Pyramiding: What Is It and How It Affects VA Claims
Pyramiding Conditions for VA Disability Pyramiding for VA disability compensation purposes means receiving separate ratings for the same disability
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WHODAS 2.0: What Does It Mean For Your VA Claim?
What does the VA use to rate mental health conditions? The VA uses The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5)
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#MeToo: Reality of Sexual Assault in the US Military
The Reality of Sexual Assault in the US MilitaryOn April 27, 2018, the Department of Defense released its 2017 Fiscal Year Annual Report on
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PTSD Criteria & What the DSM-V Says
In the first post in this series, we discussed the basic PTSD criteria found in the DSM-V. In this post, we will explore a few specifications of the
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How the VA Rates Mental Disorders
How the VA Rates Mental Disorders The VA determines ratings for hundreds of different disabilities according to very specific criteria based on
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Why Your MST Case May Have Been Denied
Why Your MST Case May Have Been Denied Incorrectly The VA has a duty to assist in claims and when it comes to a case of military sexual trauma (MST),
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Video Blog – Buddy Statements For Increased Rating
Matthew Hill: Hello and welcome to the Hill and Ponton VA Video Blog. I'm Matthew Hill here with Carol Ponton and today we are talking about buddy
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How Does VA Determine A Psychiatric Disability Rating?
For all service-connected disabilities, the VA references its own rating schedule, and the criteria listed therein, in determining the appropriate
Learn MorePTSD: Basic Criteria
Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a recognized psychiatric disorder that a person may develop after exposure to a traumatic event. For many
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