Vets describe second betrayal when seeking care

Published July 19, 2013 8:58pm ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Marine Tara Johnson says that when she finally got medical care after being sexually assaulted in the military, the Veterans Affairs doctor asked whether she really thought she had been raped.

She left the session so dismayed and discouraged that she hasn’t been back to a VA facility. She now gets treatment outside of the VA through her private insurance coverage, she told a congressional committee Friday.

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