Washington Post: Military benefits hurdles add to victims’ abuse
Opinion writer Karen Marucs on the VA’s treatment of victims of sexual assault in the military:
The VA — backed up in court by the Justice Department — insists that, for purposes of determining eligibility for benefits, the failure to report sexual assault can be used as evidence that it did not occur.
In short, we know these incidents aren’t reported, yet if you don’t report, you’re out of luck. Next case.
This appalling attitude came to light in a just-released opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which instructed the VA, in essence, to knock it off.
