A Guide to Defense Base Act Claims for PTSD

Mar 4, 2021 | Defense Base Act, PTSD

Over the past decade, U.S. government contractors have been working around the globe in warzones. Among contractors who were studied, 25% of them met the criteria for PTSD. Within recent years, more time has been devoted to raising public awareness about service...

DBA Claims 101: Understanding “Temporary Total Disability”

Feb 11, 2021 | Defense Base Act, PTSD

One out of eleven people will be diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in their lifetime. PTSD can ruin lives and make once functioning adults incapable of providing for themselves. If you suffer from PTSD or have sustained some other form of emotional or...

Civilians Working Overseas Are Susceptible to PTSD

Nov 12, 2020 | Defense Base Act, PTSD

PTSD can strike at any time. On the battlefield or on the base, while working overseas or while relaxing at home, you can suffer the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. Thankfully PTSD is manageable. You can receive treatment and workers compensation...

How Long Does It Take Contractors to Receive PTSD Compensation?

Jun 21, 2020 | PTSD

The USA has more foreign military bases than any other country today, and possibly any other country in history. These bases are staffed by American citizens carrying out a diverse range of functions and tasks. Many of these involve dangerous and distressing work....

Time to Lawyer Up: Common Signs and Stages of PTSD Seen in Contractors

Mar 21, 2020 | PTSD

Although post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects only 3.5% of American adults, about one in eleven Americans will be diagnosed with it at some point in their life. It doesn’t just affect soldiers on the ground, but defense contractors...

Here Are Some of the Most Startling PTSD Military Statistics

Oct 7, 2019 | PTSD

The conversation around post-traumatic stress disorder leaves out one segment of the military population. But it’s likely not for malicious reasons.  One estimate puts the rate of PTSD for civilian contractors in service at about 25 percent, compared...