What information should a stressor letter contain?
The VA will tell what details letter should include, but keep it focused on your actual combat experience where possible. You may find it useful to consider the following points when determining what to include in a stressor letter: Name, rank, service number, dates in the war zone. Include your MOS, as well as any MOS you served in in Vietnam. If you received a Purple Heart, include the date(s) wounded. If you were treated for malaria or other illnesses, include basic details. If you were in actual combat and saw enemy killed, be as specific as possible about what you actually experienced. Write about you, not just about your unit. If you lost close friends or saw any Americans killed or severely wounded, mention specific details and describe how it affected you. Remembering real names and approximate dates of KIAs will help your claim, as they are verifiable by VA. Mention any civilian casualties that you saw. If you handled the bodies of dead Americans, provide details. Describe in
