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Errors during claim processing, and a failure to implement recommendations from a 2018 IG report, resulted in the VA prematurely denying benefits to potentially thousands of veterans, the report found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, the VA estimates roughly 57 percent of denied military sexual trauma claims were still not processed correctly, an increase from 49 percent during a similar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2018\/08\/21\/report-va-may-have-mishandled-thousands-of-sexual-assault-cases\/\" target=\"_blank\">review<\/a> in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe OIG concluded that VBA was not properly implementing recommended changes to assist veterans who had experienced military sexual trauma in obtaining the care and benefits to which they are entitled,\u201d the review states in its findings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thursday\u2019s review by the VAOIG is a follow-up to an August 2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/2018\/09\/10\/watchdog-report-the-va-benefits-backlog-is-higher-than-officials-say\/\" target=\"_blank\">report<\/a>, which laid out six recommendations for improving the process of MST claims and reviewing previously denied claims to ensure their accuracy. Ultimately, investigators determined that the VBA did not effectively implement the recommendations, leading to continued deficiencies in claims processing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The review states that VBA took \u201csteps\u201d to implement the six recommendations laid out in the 2018 report. However, the VBA did not \u201cmonitor\u201d the process \u201cfor compliance.\u201d Leading investigators to conclude that \u201cinadequate governance\u201d of the MST claims \u201cundermined\u201d what the VA calls a \u201cspecial obligation\u201d to help those claiming MST.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cVBA should have created controls to ensure this policy was enforced and to hold both offices and individuals accountable for deficiencies,\u201d the report reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the VBA continues to struggle with processing MST claims, the report also details the hurdles veterans face in making such a claim in the first place. According to the report, the Defense Department estimates two-thirds of sexual assaults in the military go unreported. As a result, evidence of trauma necessary for a claim of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder related to MST is often difficult to \u201cproduce or validate.\u201d That\u2019s resulted in what the OIG deems a \u201cspecial challenge\u201d for the VA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VA officials say they\u2019ve begun taking corrective action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cVA takes its responsibility extremely seriously in its mission to provide the necessary care and resources to individuals recovering from the devastating impact of MST. VA has already begun taking necessary action,\u201d VA spokesman Terrence Hays told Military Times in an email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While processing claims related to MST is complex for many reasons, the VAOIG recommended additional actions that the VA should take.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These include establishing a procedure to correct previous errors on claims; developing and monitoring a plan to address identified deficiencies in the MST claim process; effectively implementing and promoting compliance as related to the 2018 report; and developing a written plan to strengthen communication, oversight, and accountability of military sexual trauma claims processing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBottom line is that we will make all necessary steps to ensure those impacted by military sexual trauma have the absolute-best care VA can offer,\u201d Hayes said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While the VBA continues to struggle with processing MST claims, the report also details the hurdles veterans face in making such a claim in the first place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":93720,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":19,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[101,23,89,26,19],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3328],"class_list":["post-74139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-news-roundup","category-home","category-middle-column","category-newsletters","category-veterans"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"MMQ6UUKSCRC45KZ52E743O3RVI","arc_canonical_url":"\/veterans\/2021\/08\/06\/va-continues-to-struggle-with-military-sexual-assault-claims-vaoig-report\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>VA continues to struggle with military sexual assault claims: VAOIG report - Navy Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"While the VBA continues to struggle with processing MST claims, the report also details the hurdles veterans face in making such a claim in the first place.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"VA continues to struggle with military sexual assault claims: VAOIG report\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"While the VBA continues to struggle with processing MST claims, the report also details the hurdles veterans face in making such a claim in the first place.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2021\/08\/06\/va-continues-to-struggle-with-military-sexual-assault-claims-vaoig-report\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Navy Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-08-06T17:13:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-08T14:44:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"James R. 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