Of the surviving soldiers of the Cheonan, 24 applied for national merit, and 12 of them were found to have been registered after examination.



In particular, 9 of the enrollees appear as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and it is analyzed that PTSD is widely recognized in the recent veteran screening.



According to the Ministry of National Veterans Affairs, among the surviving soldiers of the Cheonan, the number of national merit has increased from 6 to 12 as of last month.



This is higher than the rate of applications and citations for general national merit registration.



In detail, 24 out of 58 surviving soldiers applied for national merit registration.



10 did not apply and 24 are currently serving in the military.



Among the applicants, the Veterans Affairs Department registered 12 of the applicants as national merit, but 6 of them did not meet the grade criteria and 2 were judged not to meet the requirements.



As the four are being screened, the number of surviving soldiers registered as national merit is expected to increase further.



All 46 of the dead were registered as national merit.



The Veterans Affairs Office explained that the reason for the failure to meet the grade criteria was "deliberate by the Veterans Hospital's physical examination and the Veterans Affairs Review Committee composed of external experts based on medical records, and as a result, it was determined not to meet the different grade criteria."



Soldiers who have not received the disparity grade can apply for a physical examination again after two years from the date of the judgment, or when the wound site recurs or worsens.



If you receive the award grade in this screening, you can receive honor and support as a national merit.



The Ministry of Veterans Affairs said, "As of March last year, the number of national merit for the surviving soldiers of the Cheonan has increased from 6 to 12 as of February this year." .



In addition, 9 out of 12 people registered as national merit were PTSD.



PTSD is a mental disorder that occurs after experiencing a life-threatening physical or mental shock that lasts for more than 1 month.



There is also a study that shows that many of the surviving soldiers of the Cheonan are suffering from PTSD with the pain of the day intact.



Accordingly, the Ministry of Veterans Affairs said, "If a surviving soldier of the Cheonan ship applies for PTSD registration as a member of merit, the military hospital will secure the history of PTSD diagnosis and the treatment history of private hospitals to conduct a veteran review." And health supplements."



He emphasized that "for surviving soldiers suffering from PTSD, we will actively support them to escape from the trauma of the time through psychological support from clinical experts at the Seoul Psychological Rehabilitation Intensive Center and the Central Veterans Affairs Hospital."



The Navy's patrol ship Cheonan was sunk on March 26, 2010 at 9:22 pm in the southwestern coast of Baengnyeong-do during a torpedo attack by a North Korean submarine, the joint civilian-military investigation team announced.



Of the 104 crew members, 46 were killed and 58 were rescued, and the two-coated hull is on display in the 2nd Fleet.



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