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DVBCQPT3  ;;ALB-CIOFO/ECF - PTSD QUESTIONNAIRE ; 5/10/2010
 ;;2.7;AMIE;**161**;Apr 10, 1995;Build 8
 ;
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 ;;
 ;; 4. Evidence review
 ;;
 ;; In order to provide an accurate medical opinion, the Veteran's records
 ;; should be reviewed, if available.
 ;; Was the Veteran's VA claims file reviewed?
 ;; ___ Yes    ___ No
 ;;
 ;; If yes, list any records that were reviewed but were not included in the
 ;; Veteran's VA claims file:
 ;;
 ;; ____________________________________________________________________________
 ;;
 ;; If no, check all records reviewed as part of this examination:
 ;; ___ Military service treatment records
 ;; ___ Military service personnel records
 ;; ___ Military enlistment examination
 ;; ___ Military separation examination
 ;; ___ Military post-deployment questionnaire
 ;; ___ Department of Defense Form 214 Separation Documents
 ;; ___ Veterans Health Administration medical records (VA treatment records)
 ;; ___ Civilian medical records
 ;; ___ Interviews with collateral witnesses (family and others who have known
 ;;     the veteran before and after  military service)
 ;; ___ Other: ______________________________________
 ;; ___ No records were reviewed
 ;;
 ;; 5. Stressors
 ;;
 ;; NOTE: For VA purposes, "fear of hostile military or terrorist activity"
 ;; means that a veteran experienced, witnessed, or was confronted with an
 ;; event or circumstance that involved actual or threatened death or serious
 ;; injury, or a threat to the physical integrity of the veteran or others,
 ;; such as from an actual or potential improvised explosive device; vehicle-
 ;; imbedded explosive device; incoming artillery, rocket, or mortar fire;
 ;; grenade; small arms fire, including suspected sniper fire; or attack upon
 ;; friendly military aircraft, and the veteran's response to the event or
 ;; circumstance involved a psychological or psycho-physiological state of
 ;; fear, helplessness, or horror.
 ;;^TOF^
 ;; a. Stressor #1: ___________________
 ;;
 ;; Describe circumstance of stressor #1: ______________________________________
 ;;
 ;; Are the Veteran's symptoms related to this stressor?
 ;;
 ;; ___ Yes   ___ No
 ;;
 ;;   If no, explain: ________________
 ;;
 ;; Does this stressor meet Criterion A (i.e., is it adequate to support the
 ;; diagnosis of PTSD)?
 ;;
 ;; ___ Yes   ___ No
 ;;
 ;; Is the stressor related to the Veteran's fear of hostile military or
 ;; terrorist activity?
 ;;
 ;; ___ Yes   ___ No
 ;;
 ;;   If no, explain: ________________
 ;;
 ;; b. Stressor #2: ___________________
 ;;
 ;; Describe circumstance of stressor #2: ______________________________________
 ;;
 ;; Are the Veteran's symptoms related to this stressor?
 ;;
 ;; ___ Yes   ___ No
 ;;
 ;;   If no, explain: ________________
 ;;^TOF^
 ;; Does this stressor meet Criterion A (i.e., is it adequate to support the
 ;; diagnosis of PTSD)?
 ;;
 ;; ___ Yes   ___ No
 ;;
 ;; Is the stressor related to the Veteran's fear of hostile military or
 ;; terrorist activity?
 ;;
 ;; ___ Yes   ___ No
 ;;
 ;;    If no, explain: ________________
 ;;
 ;; c. Stressor #3: ___________________
 ;;
 ;; Describe circumstance of stressor #3: _______________________
 ;;
 ;; Are the Veteran's symptoms related to this stressor?
 ;;
 ;; ___ Yes   ___ No
 ;;
 ;;   If no, explain: ________________
 ;;
 ;; Does this stressor meet Criterion A (i.e., is it adequate to support the
 ;; diagnosis of PTSD)?
 ;;
 ;; ___ Yes   ___ No
 ;;
 ;; Is the stressor related to the Veteran's fear of hostile military or
 ;; terrorist activity?
 ;;
 ;; ___ Yes   ___ No
 ;;
 ;;   If no, explain: ________________
 ;;
 ;; d. Additional stressors: If additional stressors, describe: ________________
 ;;^TOF^
 ;; 6. Symptoms
 ;;
 ;; For each level below, check all symptoms that apply.
 ;; 
 ;; Level I
 ;;
 ;; Does the Veteran have any symptoms from the list below?
 ;;
 ;; ___ Yes   ___ No
 ;;
 ;; If yes, check all that apply:
 ;;
 ;;  ___ Depressed mood
 ;;  ___ Anxiety 
 ;;  ___ Suspiciousness
 ;;  ___ Panic attacks that occur weekly or less often
 ;;  ___ Chronic sleep impairment
 ;;  ___ Mild memory loss, such as forgetting names, directions or recent events
 ;;
 ;;^TOF^
 ;; Level II
 ;;
 ;; Does the Veteran have any symptoms from the list below?
 ;;
 ;; ___ Yes   ___ No
 ;;
 ;; If yes, check all that apply:
 ;;
 ;;    ___ Flattened affect
 ;;    ___ Circumstantial, circumlocutory or stereotyped speech
 ;;    ___ Panic attacks more than once a week
 ;;    ___ Difficulty in understanding complex commands
 ;;    ___ Impairment of short- and long-term memory, for example, retention of
 ;;        only highly learned material, while forgetting to complete tasks
 ;;    ___ Impaired judgment
 ;;    ___ Impaired abstract thinking
 ;;    ___ Disturbances of motivation and mood
 ;;    ___ Difficulty in establishing and maintaining effective work and social
 ;;        relationships
 ;;
 ;; Level III
 ;;
 ;; Does the Veteran have any symptoms from the list below?
 ;;
 ;; ___ Yes   ___ No
 ;;
 ;; If yes, check all that apply:
 ;;
 ;;    ___ Suicidal ideation
 ;;    ___ Obsessional rituals which interfere with routine activities
 ;;    ___ Speech intermittently illogical, obscure, or irrelevant
 ;;    ___ Near-continuous panic or depression affecting the ability to function
 ;;        independently, appropriately and effectively
 ;;    ___ Impaired impulse control, such as unprovoked irritability with
 ;;        periods of violence
 ;;    ___ Spatial disorientation
 ;;    ___ Neglect of personal appearance and hygiene
 ;;    ___ Difficulty in adapting to stressful circumstances, including work or
 ;;        a worklike setting
 ;;    ___ Inability to establish and maintain effective relationships
 ;;^TOF^
 ;; Level IV
 ;;
 ;; Does the Veteran have any symptoms from the list below?
 ;;
 ;; ___ Yes   ___ No
 ;;
 ;; If yes, check all that apply:
 ;;
 ;;    ___ Gross impairment in thought processes or communication
 ;;    ___ Persistent delusions or hallucinations
 ;;    ___ Grossly inappropriate behavior
 ;;    ___ Persistent danger of hurting self or others
 ;;    ___ Intermittent inability to perform activities of daily living,
 ;;        including maintenance of minimal personal hygiene
 ;;    ___ Disorientation to time or place
 ;;    ___ Memory loss for names of close relatives, own occupation, or own name
 ;;
 ;; 7. Other symptoms
 ;;
 ;; Does the Veteran have any other symptoms attributable to PTSD (and other
 ;; mental disorders) that are not listed above?
 ;;
 ;; ___ Yes   ___ No
 ;;
 ;; If yes, describe: __________________________________________________________
 ;;
 ;; 8. Differentiation of Symptoms
 ;;
 ;; Are you able to differentiate what portion of the symptom complex above is
 ;; caused by each diagnosis?
 ;; ___ Yes   ___ No
 ;
 ;; If yes, list which symptoms are attributable to each diagnosis, where
 ;; possible: __________________________________________________________________
 ;;
 ;;^TOF^
 ;; 9. Occupational and social impairment
 ;;
 ;; Which of the following best represents the Veteran's level of occupational
 ;; and social impairment?
 ;; (Check only one)
 ;;
 ;;    ___ A mental condition has been formally diagnosed, but symptoms are not
 ;;        severe enough either to interfere with occupational and social
 ;;        functioning or to require continuous medication
 ;;    ___ Occupational and social impairment due to mild or transient symptoms
 ;;        which decrease work efficiency and ability to perform occupational
 ;;        tasks only during periods of significant stress, or; symptoms
 ;;        controlled by medication
 ;;    ___ Occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work
 ;;        efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform
 ;;        occupational tasks, although generally functioning satisfactorily,
 ;;        with normal routine behavior, self-care and conversation
 ;;    ___ Occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and
 ;;        productivity
 ;;    ___ Occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas,
 ;;        such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking and/or
 ;;        mood
 ;;    ___ Total occupational and social impairment
 ;;
 ;; 10. Current global assessment of functioning (GAF) score: __________
 ;;
 ;; 11. Competency
 ;;
 ;; Is the Veteran capable of managing his or her financial affairs?
 ;;
 ;; ___ Yes   ___ No
 ;;
 ;; If no, explain: __________________________
 ;;
 ;; 12. Diagnostic testing
 ;;
 ;; Has any mental health testing been performed?
 ;;
 ;; ___ Yes   ___ No
 ;;
 ;; If yes, provide dates, types of testing and results: _______________________
 ;;
 ;; ____________________________________________________________________________
 ;;^TOF^
 ;; 13. Functional impact
 ;;
 ;; Does the Veteran's PTSD (and other mental disorders) impact his or her
 ;; ability to work?
 ;;
 ;; ___ Yes   ___ No
 ;;
 ;; If yes, describe impact, providing one or more examples: ___________________
 ;;
 ;; ____________________________________________________________________________
 ;;
 ;; 14. Remarks, if any  _______________________________________________________
 ;;
 ;; ____________________________________________________________________________
 ;;
 ;; Psychiatrist/Psychologist signature & title: _______________________________
 ;;
 ;; Psychiatrist/Psychologist printed name: ____________________________________
 ;;
 ;; Date: ________________________   Phone: ____________________________________
 ;;
 ;; License #: _____________ 
 ;;
 ;; Psychiatrist/Psychologist address: _________________________________________
 ;;
 ;; NOTE: VA may request additional medical information, including additional
 ;; examinations if necessary to complete VA's review of the Veteran's
 ;; application.
 ;;
 ;;^END^
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