—A recent study investigating factors affecting VA service connection denial for PTSD claims related to military sexual trauma found that citing sexual harassment were more likely to be denied than ...

Previously I posted a blog about Arthur Segaloff’s two tours of duty in Vietnam in which I raised an important question around why he and other veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are ...

PHOENIX — Luisa Valdez said she was 18 and new to the Army when knocks awoke her and four male service members pushed her back into her barracks room and onto the bed. Each man raped her, she said. “I ...

EXCLUSIVE — A bipartisan group of House lawmakers want to improve training for examiners handling veterans‘ military sexual trauma through new legislation dropping on Tuesday, as claims of ...

Jennifer Sluga, six-year veteran of the Wisconsin National Guard, originally participated in the VA’s new oral history program to help her caregivers understand her military sexual trauma, but her ...

Veterans filing VA claims connected to military sexual trauma might be eligible for mental health care and disability compensation. “Serving one’s country should never come at the cost of personal ...

WASHINGTON – Four organizations advocating for the civil rights of survivors of military sexual trauma (MST) filed a friend-of-the-court brief today urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal ...

WASHINGTON (AP) – New government figures underscore the staggering long-term consequences of military sexual assaults: More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness linked ...

When service members leave the military, they receive a discharge that describes the conditions of their separation. For many veterans, that discharge tells only part of the story. While some […] The ...

The nation’s leading veterans service organizations urged Congress to adopt a bill that would give survivors of military sexual assault and sexual harassment greater access to health care services and ...