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Not all wounds are physical. Many veterans are unaware that they can file claims for psychiatric disabilities or they think they can only file claims for psychiatric disabilities if they participated in combat. However, psychiatric disabilities present themselves in many different ways and have many different causes. A veteran may have depression or insomnia due to the pain caused by the service connected disabilities. PTSD due to an assault or a car accident or even combat in service. Intrusive thoughts, trouble
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interacting with co-workers, friends, family. These could all be signs of an underlying psychiatric disability. The VA has a duty to determine what kind of psychiatric disability a veteran has and whether that disability is related to service or another service connected disability. Veterans can even file claims for symptoms like nervousness, sleep problems, anger issues, panic attacks. This is sufficient to initiate a claim for any service connected psychiatric disability. So, if you’ve been treated or are being treated for a
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psychiatric condition, speak with an accredited representative about filing a claim.
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