OMB Approved No. 2900-0659
Respondent Burden: 1 hour 10 minutes
Expiration Date: 8/31/2017
VA DATE STAMP
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE
STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF CLAIM FOR SERVICE CONNECTION
FOR POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD)
INSTRUCTIONS: List the stressful incident or incidents that occurred in service that you feel contributed to your current condition. For each
incident, provide a description of what happened, the date, the geographic location, your unit assignment and dates of assignment, and the full
names and unit assignments of you know of who were killed or injured during the incident. Please provide dates within at least a 60-day range
and do not use nicknames. It is important that you complete the form in detail and be as specific as possible so that research of military records
can be thoroughly conducted. If more space is needed, attach a separate sheet, indicating the item number to which the answers apply.
(First, Middle, Last)
1. NAME OF VETERAN
2. VA FILE NO.
STRESSFUL INCIDENT NO. 1
(Mo., day, yr.)
(City, State, Country, Province, landmark or military installation)
3A. DATE INCIDENT OCCURRED
3B. LOCATION OF INCIDENT
(Mo., day, yr.)
3D. DATES OF UNIT ASSIGNMENT
3C. UNIT ASSIGNMENT DURING INCIDENT (Such as, DIVISION, WING, BATTALION,
CAVALRY, SHIP)
FROM
TO
3E. DESCRIPTION OF THE INCIDENT
3F. MEDALS OR CITATIONS YOU RECEIVED BECAUSE OF THE INCIDENT
INFORMATION ABOUT SERVICEPERSONS WHO WERE KILLED OR INJURED DURING INCIDENT NO. 1
(ATTACH A SEPARATE SHEET IF MORE SPACE IS NEEDED)
(First, Middle, Last)
(Mo., day, yr.)
4B. RANK
4A. NAME OF SERVICEPERSON
4C. DATE OF INJURY/DEATH
4D. PLEASE CHECK ONE
4E. UNIT ASSIGNMENT DURING INCIDENT (Such as, DIVISION, WING, BATTALION,
CAVALRY, SHIP)
KILLED IN ACTION
WOUNDED IN ACTION
KILLED NON-BATTLE
INJURED NON-BATTLE
(First, Middle, Last)
(Mo., day, yr.)
5A. NAME OF SERVICEPERSON
5B. RANK
5C. DATE OF INJURY/DEATH
5D. PLEASE CHECK ONE
5E. UNIT ASSIGNMENT DURING INCIDENT (Such as, DIVISION, WING, BATTALION,
CAVALRY, SHIP)
KILLED IN ACTION
WOUNDED IN ACTION
KILLED NON-BATTLE
INJURED NON-BATTLE
VA FORM
SUPERSEDES VA FORM 21-0781, JAN 2014,
21-0781
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WHICH WILL NOT BE USED.