Concept of military sexual assault illustrated by three silhouettes against a dark wall, faint overlay of American flag beneath. To assess how military sexual trauma affects survivors’ mental health, ...

—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 ...

Among the many dangers faced by those serving in the military, sexual trauma is shockingly common. About 1 in 3 female veterans seen by Veterans Affairs (VA) providers report experiencing military ...

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 Affairs leaders said outreach and reform efforts related to military sexual trauma cases have led to an increase in claims over the last year. (Senior Airman Ericha Guyote/U.S. Air Force) ...

Below please find summaries of new articles that will be published in the next issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. The summaries are not intended to substitute for the full articles as a source of ...

This is a consensus study in response to Public Law 117-289. The committee will undertake a comprehensive review of the Department of Veterans Affairs protocols for examinations of individuals who ...

In a rare bipartisan effort, Reps. Salud Carbajal, D-Calif., and Don Bacon, R-Neb., have introduced H.R. 6023, the Veteran Restitution and Justice Act of 2023. This bill aims to amend Title 38 of the ...

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 ...

SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY MARINE, WHO IS SHARING HER STORY. OH, THE IRONY. VICTORIA MCCOY HAS DEDICATED HER LIFE TO HELPING OTHERS. AS SENIOR VICE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE IN PENNSYLVANIA, SHE ...