Military Sexual Trauma VA Claims
Filing an MST Claim When the Record Does Not Tell the Whole Story
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About this book
To file an MST claim, you have to know what the term actually means. Military Sexual Trauma. Not combat trauma. Not deployment trauma. Trauma caused by sexual assault or sexual harassment during military service. This guide explains how the VA recognizes MST, why the evidence rules are different, and how to build a record when the official file does not tell the whole story.
Inside this book
- 1What MST Is and How VA Recognizes It
- 2The Evidence Challenge: Why MST Claims Are Different
- 3Building the Evidence File
- 4The MST Coordinator and VA Support Services
- 5Filing the MST Claim
- 6The C&P Exam for MST-Related Claims
- 7After the Decision: Appeals and Next Steps
- 8Resources, Rights, and the Path Forward
The book points you to its free field guide, Filing a Military Sexual Trauma (MST) Claim (a free download, no signup).
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J. Erickson
Author, educator, former veteran service officer.
J. Erickson is a service-disabled Air Force veteran. He served as a military firefighter and as a veteran service officer, where he spent years walking veterans through the same claims process he writes about now. He holds an MBA and writes plain-language guides for veterans who want to understand the system without a translator.
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