; and (2) allowing the veteran an opportunity to furnish such corroborating evidence or advise the Secretary of potential sources of such evidence. (d) Review of evidence In reviewing a claim for compensation described in subsection (a)(1), for any evidence received with such claim that is described in subsection (a) or (b), the Secretary may submit such evidence to such medical or mental health professional as the Secretary considers appropriate, including clinical and counseling experts employed by the Department, to obtain a credible opinion as to whether the evidence indicates that an assault, battery, or harassment described in subsection (a)(1) occurred. (e) Point of contact The Secretary shall ensure that each document provided to a veteran relating to a claim for compensation described in subsection (a)(1) includes contact information for an appropriate point of contact with the Department. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 1164. Evaluation of claims involving military sexual trauma. . (c) Annual reports (1) In general Subchapter VI of chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code, as amended by subsection (b), is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: 1165. Reports on claims for disabilities incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma (a) Reports Not later than March 1, 2018, and not less frequently than once each year thereafter through 2027, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on covered claims submitted during the previous fiscal year to identify and track the consistency of decisions across regional offices. (b) Elements Each report under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) The number of covered claims submitted to or considered by the Secretary during the fiscal year covered by the report. (2) Of the covered claims listed under paragraph (1), the number and percentage of such claims— (A) submitted by each sex