DMA Military Sexual Trauma and the
Disability Examination Process fully
solved to pass
Learning objectives - correct answer ✔✔-Recognize the potential effects that
experiencing sexual trauma or sexual harassment in the military may have on a
Servicemember's or Veteran's physical, mental, and emotional health.
-Describe policies and programs implemented by DoD and VA to address the
experiences of sexual assault and sexual harassment in Servicemembers and
Veterans.
-Describe considerations for MST-related disability claims.
-Recognize implications, requirements, and best practices for sharing information
about MST-related resources with a Servicemember during a Separation Health
Assessment.
-Identify considerations and procedures for mental health examiners conducting
MST-related PTSD disability examinations.
MST - correct answer ✔✔Military Sexual Trauma
experiences of sexual assault and/or sexual harassment that occurred when an
individual was on active duty.
MST is an experience, not a diagnosis.
The fact that healthcare for MST-related conditions is free and separate from the
benefits process
, SHA - correct answer ✔✔Separation Health Assessment
designed by VA and DoD as a program to help Service members to engage in the
VA benefits process before separation from active military service.
if the Service member has filed a claim, the SHA is conducted by a VA disability
examiner. Since the Service member is on active-duty, the documentation of the
SHA will be part of the Service member's Service Treatment Records (STRs), which
will be shared with DoD.
you should not attempt to solicit a disclosure of MST during the SHA.
on average, 3.5 DBQs are opened by disability examiners during an SHA.
Generally, it is more difficult to access evidence to support a disability claim for
conditions related to MST experiences once an individual has been discharged.
C&P disability examiner - correct answer ✔✔will conduct the separation health
assessment with a Servicemember when the Servicemember has filed a disability
claim with VA. Otherwise, a DoD examiner will conduct this assessment.
he minimum time requirement for conducting an SHA - correct answer ✔✔is one
hour. Since the SHA is a general medical examination in scope, the average time
required is two hours—but this examination could require several hours. In
practice, the time allotted by VA for an SHA is determined by the individual
examiner.
Disability Examination Process fully
solved to pass
Learning objectives - correct answer ✔✔-Recognize the potential effects that
experiencing sexual trauma or sexual harassment in the military may have on a
Servicemember's or Veteran's physical, mental, and emotional health.
-Describe policies and programs implemented by DoD and VA to address the
experiences of sexual assault and sexual harassment in Servicemembers and
Veterans.
-Describe considerations for MST-related disability claims.
-Recognize implications, requirements, and best practices for sharing information
about MST-related resources with a Servicemember during a Separation Health
Assessment.
-Identify considerations and procedures for mental health examiners conducting
MST-related PTSD disability examinations.
MST - correct answer ✔✔Military Sexual Trauma
experiences of sexual assault and/or sexual harassment that occurred when an
individual was on active duty.
MST is an experience, not a diagnosis.
The fact that healthcare for MST-related conditions is free and separate from the
benefits process
, SHA - correct answer ✔✔Separation Health Assessment
designed by VA and DoD as a program to help Service members to engage in the
VA benefits process before separation from active military service.
if the Service member has filed a claim, the SHA is conducted by a VA disability
examiner. Since the Service member is on active-duty, the documentation of the
SHA will be part of the Service member's Service Treatment Records (STRs), which
will be shared with DoD.
you should not attempt to solicit a disclosure of MST during the SHA.
on average, 3.5 DBQs are opened by disability examiners during an SHA.
Generally, it is more difficult to access evidence to support a disability claim for
conditions related to MST experiences once an individual has been discharged.
C&P disability examiner - correct answer ✔✔will conduct the separation health
assessment with a Servicemember when the Servicemember has filed a disability
claim with VA. Otherwise, a DoD examiner will conduct this assessment.
he minimum time requirement for conducting an SHA - correct answer ✔✔is one
hour. Since the SHA is a general medical examination in scope, the average time
required is two hours—but this examination could require several hours. In
practice, the time allotted by VA for an SHA is determined by the individual
examiner.
