Military Sexual Trauma and PTSD VA Disability Rating

According to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), military sexual trauma or MST, is a psychological trauma that results from physical assault or battery of a sexual nature, or sexual harassment. VA defines sexual harassment as repeated and unsolicited verbal or physical contact of a sexual and threatening nature. VA considers MST to be a traumatic event or experience, not a diagnosis. Therefore, VA will not compensate a veteran for MST itself; however, VA will grant service connection for conditions resulting from military sexual trauma such as post-traumatic stress disorder(PTSD). Learn VA ratings for PTSD based on MST.

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0:00 Introduction
0:50 What is Military Sexual Trauma (MST)?
1:55 What Is PTSD?
2:50 Relationship Between MST and PTSD
4:06 Filing a VA Claim for PTSD based on MST
5:10 Establishing a PTSD Stressor in Military Sexual Trauma VA Claims
6:01 VA’s Evidence Standards for MST Claims
7:35 Evidence: MST Markers and What They Mean
11:16 VA’s History of Making Mistakes with MST Claims
13:11 Closing Thoughts and Tips

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