What is Military Sexual Assault? According to the Department of Defense (DoD), sexual assault is defined as intentional sexual contact,
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How Can Veterans Show Evidence of Military Sexual Trauma? Sexual assault continues to be a serious problem in the military. In 2018
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The term military sexual trauma (MST) refers to any incidents of sexual assault, threatened sexual assault, or ongoing threatened sexual
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Why Your MST Case May Have Been Denied Incorrectly The VA has a duty to assist in claims and when it comes to a case of military sexual trauma
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