Military sexual assault can have far-reaching physical, emotional, and psychological effects on its victims. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) offers health care and disability benefits to compensate veterans and help them recover from these traumatic incidents. But winning VA benefits for military sexual trauma (MST) isn’t easy. Collecting evidence, […]
Category: Military Sexual Trauma (MST)
Military Sexual Trauma (MST) is defined by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as experiences of sexual assault or repeated, threatening sexual harassment that is experienced while on active duty for training, active duty, or inactive duty training. This definition comes from Title 38 United States (U.S.) Code 1720D. The […]
Veteran victims of military rape achieved a huge win Thursday in a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that a statute of limitations will not protect military members charged with rape. The unanimous ruling reinstated the military rape convictions of Lt. Col. Michael Briggs and two other Air Force members, Master Sgt. […]
The Inspector General for the Department of Veterans Affairs is currently investigating claims that Robert Wilkie tried to discredit Andrea Goldstein, a Navy veteran and congressional staffer, who reported she was sexually assaulted at a VA facility. The VA Secretary allegedly sought “damaging information” about Goldstein after she reported the […]
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