Military Sexual Trauma Retirement Equity Act

HR 1082, the Military Sexual Trauma Retirement Equity Act, amends U.S. Code provisions to expand retirement benefits for military personnel and survivors affected by military sexual trauma. It replaces all references to "combat-related" with "trauma-related" in disability retirement eligibility, specifically including military sexual trauma as a qualifying condition under the Secretary of Veterans Affairs' determination. This change directly affects retired service members with trauma-related disabilities from military sexual trauma and their survivors, allowing them to access special retirement compensation previously limited to combat-related injuries. The bill makes a technical definitional adjustment to ensure these veterans receive equitable treatment under existing retirement benefit programs.