Reversals in initially denied Department of Veterans Affairs' PTSD disability claims after 17 years: a cohort study of gender differences

• Главные авторы: Maureen Murdoch (Автор), Michele Roxanne Spoont (Автор), Nina Aileen Sayer (Автор), Shannon Marie Kehle-Forbes (Автор), Siamak Noorbaloochi (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: BMC, 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background In 2011, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) strengthened its disability claims processes for military sexual trauma, hoping to reduce gender differences in initial posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) disability awards. These process improvements should also have helped wome...