The Veteran's PTSD Handbook: How to File and Collect on Claims for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Roche, John D.

ISBN 10: 1597970646 / ISBN 13: 9781597970648

Published by Potomac Books; 1 edition (2007-04-30), 2007

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From the author of The Veteran's Survival Guide, The Veteran's PTSD Handbook addresses the obstacles that veterans face when filing for benefits related to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In an accessible, self-help style Roche offers detailed instructions on how to prepare a well-grounded claim for veterans' benefits relating to PTSD. Num Pages: 258 pages, charts, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB; JW; MJN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372. . 2007. Illustrated. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Veteran's PTSD Handbook: How to File and Collect on Claims for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Publisher: Potomac Books; 1 edition (2007-04-30)
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1597970646
• ISBN 13: 9781597970648
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

From the author of The Veteran’s Survival Guide, The Veteran’s PTSD Handbook addresses the obstacles that veterans face when filing for benefits related to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). One of the greatest obstacles, John Roche writes, is establishing a connection between a veteran’s service and PTSD. Because both combat stressors and noncombat stressors can cause PTSD and because of the difficulties in diagnosing the condition, filing a successful claim for benefits based on PTSD is difficult. In the same accessible, self-help style used in The Veteran’s Survival Guide, Roche offers detailed instructions on how to prepare a well-grounded claim for veterans’ benefits relating to PTSD. He also discusses the four years he spent helping one veteran establish a “service connection” for his PTSD claim with Veterans Affairs. This book will be required reading for any veteran or veteran’s dependent who wishes to obtain his or her well-earned benefits and for those officials of veterans’ service organizations who assist veterans with their claims.

About the Author

Maj. John D. Roche, USAF (Ret.), served as a bomber pilot, had combat duty in the Korean and Vietnam Wars, and held a variety of administrative assignments. Subsequently, he worked for sixteen years as a claims adjudicator specialist for the Veterans Administration and as a veterans’ service officer for Pinellas County, Florida, where he was a tireless advocate for veterans and their families. Roche enjoyed one of the highest rates of wins on appeal in the state. This book is based on his experience as a successful practitioner, many years of independent research, and personal consultations with some 80,000 veterans, widows, and dependents. Roche is also the author of The Veteran’s Survival Guide, Second Edition (Potomac Books, 2006) and The Veteran’s PTSD Handbook (Potomac Books, 2007). He lives in Palm Harbor, Florida.