The PTSD Claim Workbook
The fill-in worksheets and symptom logs to organize and prepare your own PTSD claim.
Write it down as it happens. Details are hard to remember later.
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About this workbook
The seven Master claim worksheets plus a PTSD symptom journal, a bad-day narrative page, stressor notes for VA Form 21-0781 with MST guidance, and a one-page appointment summary. Fill it on screen or print. The Veterans Crisis Line comes first.
Worksheets inside, plus symptom logs
- Evidence Log: The Three Legs
- Personal Statement Worksheet
- Buddy / Lay Statement Worksheet
- C&P Exam Prep Sheet
- Deadline and Intent-to-File Tracker
- Decision-Letter Decoder
- Appeal-Lane Chooser
Which one do you need?
- The free field guide (Filing a PTSD Claim) walks you through the task, step by step. It's free on this site.
- The book (The VA PTSD Claims Playbook) explains the whole subject in depth, with the reasons behind each rule.
- This workbook is where you do the work: fillable pages that keep your records, dates and notes in one file, in order.
You don't need all three. The free guide is enough to do the steps. The workbook is for people who want it organized in one place.
Details
- Fillable PDF, US Letter, 19 pages, 154 fillable fields
- Fill it on screen in the free Adobe Acrobat Reader, or print it and write by hand
- Current as of October 2026
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J. Erickson
Author, educator, former veteran service officer.
J. Erickson is a service-disabled Air Force veteran. He served as a military firefighter and as a veteran service officer, where he spent years walking veterans through the same claims process he writes about now. He holds an MBA and writes plain-language guides for veterans who want to understand the system without a translator.
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