currently has a claim or appeal follow the instructions in M21-1, Part III, pending with VA that involves Subpart i, 2.D.15. a disability the participant listed on VA Form 21-0819 c. Claims for MSCs must take the actions described in the table below during the initial SC for PTSD meeting with an IDES participant if the participant is claiming SC for PTSD, and further development regarding the claimed in-service stressor is required under M21-1, Part IV, Subpart ii, 1.D. If an IDES participant is Then MSCs must provide the claiming SC for PTSD based participant with, and assist him/her in on completing … … personal assault during service VA Form 21-0781a, Statement in Support of Claim for Service Connection for PTSD Secondary to Personal Assault. in-service stressors other than VA Form 21-0781, Statement in Support of personal assault Claim for Service Connection for PTSD. Stressor verification and completion of one of the above forms Important: are required if the participant was diagnosed with PTSD during service. not This includes diagnosis during a VA examination conducted as part of the IDES the participant is still on active duty at the time of the examination. if d. Completing When conducting an initial interview by telephone or conference, MSCs Initial Interviews by are responsible for taking all actions described in M21-1, Part III, Subpart Telephone or i.2.D.3.a-c, and Video must document the telephone interview on and upload VA Form 27-0820 Conference the into the participant’s eFolder VA Form 27-0820 MSCs must provide the participant with an opportunity to claim Important: any chronic, service-related disabilities (in addition to the conditions referred by the service department) during the initial interview. e. During the initial interview, if an IDES participant claims any conditions Documenting his/her service department did not identify in Section 1 of VA Form 21-0819, Conditions then MSCs must note the claimed conditions Claimed During the in Section III Number 11 of and VA Form 21-0819, Initial on VA Form 27-0820. Telephone or Video must be uploaded into the participant’s VBMS Important: VA Form 27-0820 Conference eFolder. Interview
currently has a claim or appeal pending with VA that involves a disability the participant listed on VA Form 21-0819 follow the instructions in M21-1, Part III, Subpart i, 2.D.15. c. Claims for SC for PTSD MSCs must take the actions described in the table below during the initial meeting with an IDES participant if the participant is claiming SC for PTSD, and further development regarding the claimed in-service stressor is required under M21-1, Part IV, Subpart ii, 1.D. If an IDES participant is claiming SC for PTSD based on … Then MSCs must provide the participant with, and assist him/her in completing … personal assault during service VA Form 21-0781a, Statement in Support of Claim for Service Connection for PTSD Secondary to Personal Assault. in-service stressors other than personal assault VA Form 21-0781, Statement in Support of Claim for Service Connection for PTSD. Important: Stressor verification and completion of one of the above forms are not required if the participant was diagnosed with PTSD during service. This includes diagnosis during a VA examination conducted as part of the IDES if the participant is still on active duty at the time of the examination. d. Completing Initial Interviews by Telephone or Video Conference When conducting an initial interview by telephone or conference, MSCs are responsible for taking all actions described in M21-1, Part III, Subpart i.2.D.3.a-c, and must document the telephone interview on VA Form 27-0820 and upload the VA Form 27-0820 into the participant’s eFolder Important: MSCs must provide the participant with an opportunity to claim any chronic, service-related disabilities (in addition to the conditions referred by the service department) during the initial interview. e. Documenting Conditions Claimed During the Initial Telephone or Video Conference Interview During the initial interview, if an IDES participant claims any conditions his/her service department did not identify in Section 1 of VA Form 21-0819, then MSCs must note the claimed conditions in Section III Number 11 of VA Form 21-0819, and on VA Form 27-0820. Important: VA Form 27-0820 must be uploaded into the participant’s VBMS eFolder.
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