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VA can use \"markers\" (medical-record changes, pregnancy tests, transfer requests, behavioral changes) as evidence in lieu of formal incident reports.","url":"https://warriorsfund.org/form/21-0781a","identifier":"VA Form 21-0781a","provider":{"@type":"GovernmentOrganization","name":"U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs"},"audience":{"@type":"Audience","audienceType":"Veterans claiming PTSD secondary to military sexual trauma."},"mainEntityOfPage":"https://www.vba.va.gov/pubs/forms/VBA-21-0781A-ARE.pdf","category":"disability_claim","potentialAction":{"@type":"Action","name":"Pair with 21-526EZ. Vet Centers offer free MST counseling and can help compile markers."}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"item":{"@type":["GovernmentService","CreativeWork"],"@id":"https://warriorsfund.org/form/20-0995#form","name":"Decision Review Request: Supplemental Claim","alternateName":"VA Form 20-0995","description":"Reopens a previously denied claim with new and relevant evidence. 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