WASHINGTON — Overlooked evidence, incomplete records and a failure to order necessary medical exams have hampered claims for military sexual trauma at the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to ...

SWANTON, Ohio — Whether it's war time trauma, or cases of sexual assault and intimate partner violence, female veterans are twice as likely as their male counterparts to develop post-traumatic stress ...

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) ...

EXCLUSIVE — A bipartisan group of House lawmakers want to improve training for examiners handling veterans' military sexual ...

WASHINGTON — The nation’s leading veterans service organizations urged Congress to adopt a bill that would give survivors of military sexual assault and sexual harassment greater access to health care ...

Kayla Williams is a 49-year-old Iraq combat veteran who’s received mental health therapy at a Veterans Affairs (VA) Vet Center. In 2023, when she discovered that her Vet Center therapist had resigned, ...

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, ...

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 ...

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, a trend they hope continues into the future.