You may be able to collect damages for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) under the Defense Base Act if:
- You file your claim within two years of becoming aware (or of when you should’ve been aware) of the connection between your PTSD and employment, or within one year of the date you last received compensation from employer, whichever is later; and
- You can prove that you suffer from PTSD.
In order to be successful in your claim, it is important that your medical records reflect your PTSD and that you can prove that the PTSD was related to something work related. The defendants will do their best to prevent you from recovering damages for PTSD so the secret to collecting damages is to have the medical proof that you need to recover damages and to hire a Defense Base Act lawyer will has the skill necessary to help you succeed with your important claim.
