Posttraumatic stress disorder - A significant other who experiences a category 1A stressor Factor
Note: it is the "significant other" who has to experience the category 1A stressor.
A significant other means a person who has a close family bond or a close personal relationship and is important or influential in one's life.
The RMA has defined a "a category 1A stressor" to mean "one or more of the following severe traumatic events:
- experiencing a life-threatening event;
- being subject to a serious physical attack or assault including rape and sexual molestation; or
- being threatened with a weapon, being held captive, being kidnapped, or being tortured".
Last reviewed for CCPS 12 March 2008
Preliminary questions [39230]
37470 there is some evidence that having a significant other who experiences a category 1A stressor may be a factor in the development or worsening of the condition under consideration.
35925 the veteran has a significant other who experienced a category 1A stressor at some time.
39232 the veteran has established the causal connection between the veteran's significant other experiencing a category 1A stressor and VEA service for posttraumatic stress disorder.
39233 the veteran has established the causal connection between the veteran's significant other experiencing a category 1A stressor and VEA service for the clinical onset of posttraumatic stress disorder.
39235 the veteran has established the causal connection between the veteran's significant other experiencing a category 1A stressor and operational service for the clinical onset of posttraumatic stress disorder.
or
39236 the veteran has established the causal connection between the veteran's significant other experiencing a category 1A stressor and eligible service for the clinical onset of posttraumatic stress disorder.
or
7334 the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred after the end of the veteran's last period of VEA service.
7335 the condition under consideration permanently worsened.
39234 the veteran has established the causal connection between the veteran's significant other experiencing a category 1A stressor and VEA service for the clinical worsening of posttraumatic stress disorder.
39237 the veteran has established the causal connection between the veteran's significant other experiencing a category 1A stressor and operational service for the clinical worsening of posttraumatic stress disorder.
or
39238 the veteran has established the causal connection between the veteran's significant other experiencing a category 1A stressor and eligible service for the clinical worsening of posttraumatic stress disorder.
Clinical onset and operational service [39235]
37480 the veteran's significant other experienced the category 1A stressor within the one year before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.
39241 the category 1A stressor experienced by the veteran's significant other within the one year before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration is related to the veteran's operational service.
39245 the category 1A stressor experienced by the veteran's significant other within the one year before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration, which was related to the veteran's operational service, was due to the veteran's serious default, wilful act or serious breach of discipline.
Clinical onset and eligible service [39236]
39239 the veteran's significant other experienced the category 1A stressor within the six months before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.
39243 the category 1A stressor experienced by the veteran's significant other within the six months before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration is related to the veteran's eligible service.
39246 the category 1A stressor experienced by the veteran's significant other within the six months before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration, which was related to the veteran's eligible service, was due to the veteran's serious default, wilful act or serious breach of discipline.
Clinical worsening and operational service [39237]
37481 the veteran's significant other experienced the category 1A stressor after the clinical onset of the condition under consideration and within the one year before its clinical worsening.
39242 the category 1A stressor experienced by the veteran's significant other within the one year before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration is related to the veteran's operational service.
39247 the category 1A stressor experienced by the veteran's significant other within the one year before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration, which was related to the veteran's operational service, was due to the veteran's serious default, wilful act or serious breach of discipline.
Clinical worsening and eligible service [39238]
39240 the veteran's significant other experienced the category 1A stressor within the six months before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.
39244 the category 1A stressor experienced by the veteran's significant other within the six months before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration is related to the veteran's eligible service.
39248 the category 1A stressor experienced by the veteran's significant other within the six months before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration, which was related to the veteran's eligible service, was due to the veteran's serious default, wilful act or serious breach of discipline.