Podcast #149: Military Sexual Trauma: Your First Steps For Getting VA Benefits For MST

Few things can derail your life, like sexual trauma. It can trigger an onslaught of physical and emotional symptoms, making functioning at work and in relationships difficult. 

Tragically, it’s all too prevalent in the military. Studies show that 33% of female veterans and nearly 2% of male veterans screened positive for military sexual trauma (MST). This means that 1 in 3 women and 1 in 50 men respond “yes” to experiencing MST when screened by their VA provider. Yet the military’s power structure often discourages people from reporting MST and getting the help they need. They worry that their superiors may not believe them or that there will be retribution. 

There is hope and help for survivors of MST. While the military still has a long way to go, they are working to make it easier for survivors to report sexual trauma. And regardless of whether the survivors reported the trauma directly after the event, the military is opening up more ways for survivors to qualify for the help they need.  

If you are a survivor of military sexual trauma, it’s time to stop suffering in silence. Out of fairness to yourself and those around you, it’s time to claim the VA benefits you are legally entitled to for what you suffered and put yourself on the path to recovery.

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***Audio Timestamps***

⏩ 00:00 VA Claims Insider Introduction 

⏩ 12:26 A Sensitive and Difficult Topic

⏩ 14:01 What is Military Sexual Trauma (MST)?

⏩ 15:14 Submitting a Fully Developed Claim

⏩ 15:50 Myth #1: MST Has to Be Reported to Be Verified

⏩ 17:08 Myth #2: MST Has to Be Filed as Its Own Claim

⏩ 17:58 Myth #3: MST Claims are Just as Easy to Win as PTSD Claims

⏩ 18:59 Myth #4: You Have to Have All of the Markers of MST

⏩ 19:30 MST Evidence and Markers

⏩ 28:23 MST Resources

⏩ 32:37 If You’re Already Rated For a Mental Health Condition

⏩ 34:37 Education and Preparation

⏩ 37:28 Questions Answered by VA Claim Experts

⏩ 53:51 Need VA Disability Claim Help?

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