• General

• History

• Definitions

• Personal Experience

• SITREP 1939-40

• General

• The Way We Were

• Memories

• ADDED (9-17-03)- Can memories be erased?

• Brain chemicals

• Triggers

• Memory, Concentration, Anger and Control

• ADDED (9-10-03)- Why Depression - One theory

• Personal Experiences

• SITREP 1941-42

PART II: Treatment

• General

• Lack of Treatment

• Individual Therapy

• Group Therapy

• Family Therapy

• Rehab

• ADDED (10-14-03)- Vocational Rehabilitation

• VA Programs

• The Truth of The Matter

• Personal Experiences

• SITREP 1943-45

• General

• EMDR

• Brain wave Altering

• ADDED (03-06-04)- Magnetism and the brain

• SITREP 1950-51

• General

• Use of Color(s) In therapy

• Nutritional Healing

• Sound Wave Therapy

• Brain Exercises

• Emotional Memory Management (EMM)

• ADDED (11-20-03)- Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES)

• Write About It

• ADDED - Thought Field Therapy - UNDER CONSTRUCTION

• ADDED (09-22-03)- Getting rid of nightmares

• SITREP 1952-53

• General (Revised)

• Symptoms Treated (Revised)

• Personal Experiences

• SITREP 1965-66

PART III: The Paperwork

The PTSD Personal Worksheet

• General

• Facilities and Services

• Initial Contact

• Filing an Application for Disability

• VA Claims Process In General

• ADDED - The Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000

• ADDED - VA Claims Process - On Line

• Additional Information (Revised)

• ADDED - Fee Based Medical Care

• Sequence of Events

• Appeal of Disability Determination (Revised)

• ADDED (09-05-03)- "How to file a VA Appeal" by Robert White, a former case development paralegal for the BVA.

• 2nd Revision - Social Security Benefits - This Information Replaces what is in the Manual

• ADDED (9-30-03) - Filing for Un-employability

• REFERENCE - Reexaminations - When are they NO LONGER REQUIRED

• ADDED - A frequently used Global Assessment Functioning (GAF) Scale (Taken from DSM-IV)

• ADDED - General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders This is the scale used by the rating board to award your disability percentage.

• ADDED - General Reference Application Documents

• ADDED - Congressional Inquiry Tips

• ADDED - Privacy - When you are denied access to your records

• ADDED - (12-09-03) Your "Master Record" and making changes - This electronic document is already being used by the Coast Guard in the CRSC process and the other services are considering the same.

• Personal Experiences

• SITREP 1967-68

• General

• Dangers

• Supporting Evidence

• UPDATE - Paragraph 08-04 Do you need supporting evidence?

• Writing Your Own Letter

• ADDED (11-24-03)- Additional Hints on Writing Your Stress Letter

• ADDED (10-24-03)- Evidence of Record and Your Stress Letter

• Getting Help With Writing Your Letter

• Personal Experiences

• SITREP 1969-70

• General

• Obtaining Information On Yourself

• ADDED (09-25-03)- Request military documents from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Online without using a SF 180

• Obtaining Information on Other Soldiers

• Civilian Archives

• Additional Sources

• Personal Experiences

• SITREP 1971-72

• General

• Quick Reference (Revised)

• Letters: Actions Not Requiring Forms

• Standard Forms (SF)

• Social Security Forms (New)

• Veterans Administration (VA) Forms
  ADDED - Correction and Update to VA Form 21-526 (Veteran's Application for Compensation or Pension)

• Personal Experiences

• SITREP 1973-75

Part IV. Moving On

• General

• The Past

• The Future

• SITREP 1991

Appendixes

A - Bibliography
B - Glossary
C - Statistics
D - Veterans Service Organizations
E - Documentation Sources - General
F - Documentation Sources - Books
G - VA Facilities: Hospitals, Clinics, Vet Centers
H - Blank Forms
I - Board of Veterans Appeals Pamphlet "Understanding the Appeals Process" (Complete Pamphlet - PDF format)
J - Parts of 38 C.F.R., Federal Benefits Manual, & Manual M-2 References
K- Guide for Submission of PTSD Research Request
L - Index