PTSD
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder connected to combat, non-combat service events, or military sexual trauma — one of the most commonly under-rated conditions we see.
PTSD & MST VA Disability Claims
As a PTSD and MST VA claims attorney, Malory Windham represents veterans nationwide whose service left them carrying PTSD, anxiety, depression, or the effects of military sexual trauma (MST). If a mental health condition connects to your time in service, you may be entitled to disability compensation you haven't yet received — or a rating that actually reflects how serious it is.
Many veterans, both men and women, have experienced sexual trauma while serving. These experiences can affect mental and physical health for years afterward — and proving that connection to the VA can feel like reliving it all over again. That's exactly where Windham Law's approach is different.
Malory doesn't just read a diagnosis on a page. As a licensed clinical social worker and former psychotherapist, she's sat across from veterans describing these exact experiences before — which means she can help build the case without asking you to prove your pain twice.
Why This Matters Here
Attorney Malory Windham is also a licensed clinical social worker and former psychotherapist. Because she understands the diagnoses often associated with PTSD and MST as a mental health professional — not just as an attorney — she's uniquely qualified to prove both the diagnosis itself and its service-connection for her clients. That means fewer retraumatizing conversations, and a case built by someone who genuinely understands what you're describing.
It's part of why so many of the veterans Windham Law has represented came to this firm specifically for a PTSD or MST claim, rather than a general disability firm handling it as one case type among many.
Our Approach
Every PTSD or MST claim comes down to the same basic question: can the record show what happened, and how it still affects you today. Malory's dual background means she's translating between two worlds that don't usually talk to each other — the clinical language a diagnosis is written in, and the legal standard the VA is actually applying. That combination is what makes a PTSD and MST VA claims attorney with a clinical background different from a firm that treats these cases like any other appeal.
Conditions We Work With
These are the conditions we see most often — but service-connected mental health claims don't always fit neatly into one category, and that's exactly the kind of case where a clinical background matters most.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder connected to combat, non-combat service events, or military sexual trauma — one of the most commonly under-rated conditions we see.
Defined under Title 38 U.S. Code § 1720D. Available to veterans of any gender who experienced sexual trauma during service.
Mental health conditions that developed during or were aggravated by military service.
Brain injuries sustained during service, and the mental health effects that often accompany them.
Common Questions
Yes. Many of the veterans we represent are dealing with more than one condition connected to the same period of service, and we look at the full picture rather than one diagnosis in isolation.
Not with this firm. Because Malory understands these conditions clinically as well as legally, she's able to build a strong case without asking you to relive the experience unnecessarily at every step.
Never Filed For VA Disability Compensation Before? Windham Law does not file FIRST VA disability claims. We work with veterans who have already filed and received a decision. If you haven't filed yet, click here for instructions on how to file your first claim.
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