VA must provide MST-related counseling and care even if you never filed a claim and even if you have no rating. Markers can substitute when a report was never filed. Tell the MST coordinator — you do not have to tell the whole waiting room.
Who it is usually for.
Veterans and service members who experienced military sexual trauma, and families seeking the right door.
What to have in hand.
- Optional: service records, markers, private therapy notes
Moves.
- Call your VA facility and ask for the MST coordinator.
- Care can start without a claim.
- If you also want compensation, file the condition with an accredited VSO who has done MST claims.
Timing hint: Care can start quickly; a claim follows the usual evidence clock.