Loss of health or function

The way I see it, I’m no different than an amputee who lost his legs. That amputee is not sick; he’s normal, but he’s permanently lost part of himself because of his injury. So, from a grief and trauma perspective, I also lost a part of myself, not because I’m sick, but because I’ve been injured by what I went through. Just like that amputee gets a prosthetic limb and learns to walk again, I need proper support to find a way to live after what I lost. - Military Veteran

You may have experienced a serious illness or injury while in the services that impacted your physical, psychological, or cognitive health or functioning. You may have continued in service, or it may have meant you were discharged.

You may have lost a limb(s), or other body parts. You may have been disfigured. You may be experiencing a brain injury that impacted your thinking as well as your physical functioning. You may have an OSI, such as PTSD PTSI, or C-PTSD. You may be experiencing some or all of these. You may be experiencing many layers of grief and loss. Moral injury may be part of these losses because you now see the world differently. You may be grieving any of the following: