Sec. 204. Choice of location of Department of Veterans Affairs medical examination for assessment of claims for compensation relating to disability resulting from military sexual trauma
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Section 1165 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— in the section heading, by inserting after and location of medical examination ; examiner in subsection (a), by striking a physical assault of a sexual nature, battery of a sexual nature, or sexual harassment and inserting military sexual trauma (as defined in section 1167(j) of this title) ; by redesignating subsection
(c)as subsection (d); and by inserting after subsection
(b)the following new subsection (c): The Secretary shall ensure that a veteran who requires a medical examination in support of a claim described in subsection
(a)may request that the medical examination take place at a facility of the Department by a qualified employee of the Department. The Secretary— shall grant any request under paragraph (1); and may not issue a decision on a claim described in such paragraph before the requested examination is completed. . The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 11 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 1165 and inserting the following new item: 1165. Choice of sex of medical examiner and location of medical examination for certain disabilities. .