I met the wife of a veteran at one point, who had had something else, not PTSD. Her husband had died, and she was making a claim to the department. She had to have two witnesses. She had a witness to say that her husband was at this particular location when this other issue was being dealt with. But she needed two witnesses, and no one else was alive. It always struck me that you have to go out and get two witnesses. Just how much do you ask them to do? I realize you have to be satisfied that the person is totally legitimate, but I would hope that there would be some flexibility in dealing with these cases.
On February 14th, 2011. See this statement in context.