OMB Approved No. 2900-0659
Respondent Burden: 1 hour 10 minutes
Expiration Date: 8/31/2017
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STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF CLAIM FOR SERVICE CONNECTION
FOR POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD)
SECONDARY TO PERSONAL ASSAULT
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. Please
complete the form in detail and be as specific as possible so that research of military records and other sources you identify 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)
2. VA FILE NO.
1. NAME OF VETERAN
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.)
(Such as, DIVISION, WING, BATTALION,
3D. DATES OF UNIT ASSIGNMENT
3C. UNIT ASSIGNMENT DURING INCIDENT
CAVALRY, SHIP)
FROM
TO
3E. DESCRIPTION OF THE INCIDENT
4. OTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATION: Identify any other sources (military or non-military) that may provide information concerning the
incident. If you reported the incident to military or civilian authorities or sought help from a rape crisis center, counseling facility, or health clinic,
etc., please provide the names and addresses and we will assist you in getting the information. If the source provided treatment and you would like
us to obtain the treatment records, complete VA Form 21-4142, Authorization and Consent to Release Information to the Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA), for each provider. If you confided in roommates, family members, chaplains, clergy, or fellow service persons, you may want to ask
them for a statement concerning their knowledge of the incident. These statements will help us in deciding your claim. Other sources of
information also include personal diaries or journals.
NAME
ADDRESS
NAME
ADDRESS
NAME
ADDRESS
VA FORM
21-0781a
SUPERSEDES VA FORM 21-0781A, JAN 2014,
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AUG 2014
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