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An32 - Final Rule-Stressor Determinations for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (Us Department of Veterans Affairs Regulation) (Va) (2018 Edition) The Law Library

The Law Library presents the complete text of the AN32 - Final Rule-Stressor Determinations for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (US Department of Veterans Affairs Regulation) (VA) (2018 Edition).

Updated as of May 29, 2018



The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending its adjudication regulations governing service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by liberalizing in some cases the evidentiary standard for establishing the required in-service stressor. This amendment eliminates the requirement for corroborating that the claimed in-service stressor occurred if a stressor claimed by a veteran is related to the veteran's fear of hostile military or terrorist activity and a VA psychiatrist or psychologist, or a psychiatrist or psychologist with whom VA has contracted, confirms that the claimed stressor is adequate to support a diagnosis of PTSD and that the veteran's symptoms are related to the claimed stressor, provided that the claimed stressor is consistent with the places, types, and circumstances of the veteran's service.



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- The complete text of the AN32 - Final Rule-Stressor Determinations for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (US Department of Veterans Affairs Regulation) (VA) (2018 Edition)

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- A table of contents in introduction presenting a general overview of the structure