alserviceofficer
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Hi, I am also an Iraq Veteran with PTSD. I am 100 percent from VA and medically retired from the army. Now I dontate my time to the American Legion helping veterans do their VA claims as a Service Officer and have been very successfull on getting PTSD claims approved. First off thank him for his service and let him know he is not alone. Be patient with him, I know we get irratable, but he needs a support system and needs to talk to fellow Iraq and Afghan vets. Also I encourage him to get his claim in, so that he can get treatment. The VA facility that I go to has a very good program for just Iraq and Afghan vets. If you need any help to get that done let me know. You can start by going to va.gov and filling out a form 21-526 and a 21-22. Simply fill it out online and find a American Legion or a VFW to assist in sending up the paperwork. If the VA denies your claim get a hold of your local Congressman or Senator and let their VA liason do a congressional inquiry on your claim. That usally gets thing done quick. I am in KY, if you live close by I can give you a few names to contact. Just remember we are here to take care of each other. As you can tell by all the posts, alot of us have the same issues, the most important part is taking care of each other like we did over seas. Hope this helps, God bless and God bless our Troops.