OMB Approved No. 2900-0659
Respondent Burden: 1 hour 10 minutes
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 servicepersons 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)
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
3C. UNIT ASSIGNMENT DURING INCIDENT (Such as, DIVISION, WING, BATTALION,
(Mo., day, yr.)
3D. DATES OF UNIT ASSIGNMENT
CALVARY, 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)
4B. RANK
4A. NAME OF SERVICEPERSON
(First, Middle, Last)
4C. DATE OF INJURY/DEATH
(Mo., day, yr.)
4D. PLEASE CHECK ONE
4E. UNIT ASSIGNMENT DURING INCIDENT (Such as, DIVISION, WING, BATTALION,
CALVARY, SHIP)
KILLED IN ACTION
WOUNDED IN ACTION
KILLED NON-BATTLE
INJURED NON-BATTLE
(First, Middle, Last)
5B. RANK
(Mo., day, yr.)
5A. NAME OF SERVICEPERSON
5C. DATE OF INJURY/DEATH
5D. PLEASE CHECK ONE
5E. UNIT ASSIGNMENT DURING INCIDENT (Such as, DIVISION, WING, BATTALION,
CALVARY, SHIP)
KILLED IN ACTION
WOUNDED IN ACTION
KILLED NON-BATTLE
INJURED NON-BATTLE
VA FORM
21-0781
EXISTING STOCKS OF VA FORM 21-0781, JUL 2004,
OCT 2007
WILL BE USED.