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2. Veterans benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder in the ...

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   Briefly, a Veterans Service Representative (VSR), [42] a VBA employee, reviews the information submitted by a veteran to determine if the VBA needs any additional evidence (e.g., medical records) to adjudicate the claim. [43] VA has a legal obligation to help veterans obtain any evidence that will support their claim. [44]

3. M21-1 Adjudication Procedures Manual - Wikipedia

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   It is not intended to establish substantive rules beyond those contained in statute and regulation.” [4] [5] At the same time, federal courts consult the M-21 Manual to determine if VA's actions conform with their own regulations, policies, and procedures, and to gain insight into the meaning and intent of VA regulations. [6] [7]

4. Military sexual trauma - Wikipedia

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   Military sexual trauma is used by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and defined in federal law [2] as "psychological trauma, which in the judgment of a VA mental health professional, resulted from a physical assault of a sexual nature, battery of a sexual nature, or sexual harassment which occurred while the Veteran was serving on active duty, active duty for training, or ...

5. United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims - Wikipedia

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   The United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims is commonly referred to as the Veterans Court, USCAVC, or simply CAVC. The court was previously known as the United States Court of Veterans Appeals, but was changed to the current name by the Veterans Programs Enhancement Act on March 1, 1999 (Pub.L. No. 105-368). [3]

6. Veterans Benefits Administration - Wikipedia

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   Following World War II, the VA faced unprecedented challenges as millions of service members sought to claim their benefits. The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 , which was the original "GI Bill", provided education benefits, unemployment compensation, and home loans, significantly impacting the lives of returning veterans.

7. Ruth Moore Act of 2013 - Wikipedia

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   The Ruth Moore Act of 2013 would direct the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), in any case in which a veteran claims that a covered mental health condition was incurred in or aggravated by military sexual trauma during active duty, to accept as sufficient proof of service-connection a diagnosis by a mental health professional ...