diff --git a/app/models/contestable_issue.rb b/app/models/contestable_issue.rb
index 32a44afec5f..0a53482981a 100644
--- a/app/models/contestable_issue.rb
+++ b/app/models/contestable_issue.rb
@@ -80,7 +80,9 @@ def serialize
       sourceReviewType: source_review_type,
       timely: timely?,
       latestIssuesInChain: serialize_latest_decision_issues,
-      isRating: is_rating
+      isRating: is_rating, 
+      mstAvailable: mst_available?,
+      pactAvailable: pact_available?
     }
   end
 
@@ -112,6 +114,14 @@ def timely?
     approx_decision_date && contesting_decision_review.timely_issue?(approx_decision_date)
   end
 
+  def mst_available? 
+    contested_by_request_issue&.mst_contention_status?
+  end
+
+  def pact_available?
+    contested_by_request_issue&.pact_contention_status?
+  end 
+
   private
 
   def contested_by_request_issue
diff --git a/app/models/request_issue.rb b/app/models/request_issue.rb
index 7b5bb191c87..af010363620 100644
--- a/app/models/request_issue.rb
+++ b/app/models/request_issue.rb
@@ -246,6 +246,30 @@ def status_active?
     end_product_establishment.status_active?
   end
 
+  def mst_contention_status?
+    return false if contention.nil?
+    status = false
+    contention&.special_issues&.each do |issue|
+      if issue[:code].upcase == "MST"
+        status = true
+        break
+      end 
+    end
+    status
+  end
+
+  def pact_contention_status?
+    return false if contention.nil?
+    status = false
+    contention&.special_issues&.each do |issue|
+      if issue[:code].upcase == "PACT"
+        status = true
+        break
+      end 
+    end
+    status
+  end
+
   def rating?
     !!associated_rating_issue? ||
       !!previous_rating_issue? ||
@@ -609,7 +633,7 @@ def contention_missing?
   end
 
   def contention
-    end_product_establishment.contention_for_object(self)
+    end_product_establishment&.contention_for_object(self)
   end
 
   def bgs_contention
diff --git a/lib/generators/contention.rb b/lib/generators/contention.rb
index f04eb47c122..7e52b629000 100644
--- a/lib/generators/contention.rb
+++ b/lib/generators/contention.rb
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ def default_attrs_with_mst
         text: "Generic contention with MST",
         start_date: Time.zone.today,
         submit_date: 5.days.ago,
-        special_issues: {
+        special_issues: [{
           issue_id: generate_external_id,
           narrative: "Military Sexual Trauma (MST)",
           code: "MST"
-        }
+        }]
       }
     end
 
@@ -36,11 +36,30 @@ def default_attrs_with_pact
         text: "Generic contention",
         start_date: Time.zone.today,
         submit_date: 5.days.ago,
-        special_issues: {
+        special_issues: [{
           issue_id: generate_external_id,
           narrative: "PACT",
           code: "PACT"
-        }
+        }]
+      }
+    end
+
+    def default_attrs_with_mst_and_pact
+      {
+        id: generate_external_id,
+        claim_id: generate_external_id,
+        text: "Generic contention",
+        start_date: Time.zone.today,
+        submit_date: 5.days.ago,
+        special_issues: [{
+          issue_id: generate_external_id,
+          narrative: "Military Sexual Trauma (MST)",
+          code: "MST"
+        },{
+          issue_id: generate_external_id,
+          narrative: "PACT",
+          code: "PACT"
+        }]
       }
     end
 
@@ -100,5 +119,24 @@ def build_pact_contention(attrs = {})
         end
       end
     end
+
+    def build_mst_and_pact_contention(attrs = {})
+      attrs = default_attrs_with_mst_and_pact.merge(attrs)
+      claim_id = attrs[:claim_id]
+      disposition = attrs.delete(:disposition)
+
+      OpenStruct.new(attrs).tap do |contention|
+        Fakes::BGSService.end_product_store.create_contention(contention)
+
+        if disposition
+          disposition_record = OpenStruct.new(
+            claim_id: claim_id,
+            contention_id: contention.id,
+            disposition: disposition
+          )
+          Fakes::BGSService.end_product_store.create_disposition(disposition_record)
+        end
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/request_issue_spec.rb b/spec/models/request_issue_spec.rb
index c65d2be57cd..5d2ab0af8c4 100644
--- a/spec/models/request_issue_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/request_issue_spec.rb
@@ -1365,6 +1365,120 @@
     end
   end
 
+  context "#mst_contention_status?, #pact_contention_status?" do
+    context "when mst is available and pact is not available" do
+      let(:claim_id) {"600118959"}
+      let(:mst_contention) do
+        Generators::Contention.build_mst_contention(
+          claim_id: claim_id
+        )
+      end
+      let(:end_prod_establishment) do
+       create(:end_product_establishment,
+         reference_id: claim_id   
+        )
+      end
+      let(:mst_request_issue) do
+       create(:request_issue,
+         contention_reference_id: mst_contention.id,
+         end_product_establishment: end_prod_establishment
+       )
+      end 
+
+      it "mst_contention_status? is true" do 
+        expect(mst_request_issue.mst_contention_status?).to be true
+      end 
+      
+      it "pact_contention_status? is false" do 
+        expect(mst_request_issue.pact_contention_status?).to be false 
+      end 
+    end 
+
+    context "when pact is available and mst is not available" do 
+      let(:claim_id) {"600118959"}
+      let(:pact_contention) do
+        Generators::Contention.build_pact_contention(
+          claim_id: claim_id
+        )
+      end
+      let(:end_prod_establishment) do
+       create(:end_product_establishment,
+         reference_id: claim_id   
+        )
+      end
+      let(:pact_request_issue) do
+       create(:request_issue,
+         contention_reference_id: pact_contention.id,
+         end_product_establishment: end_prod_establishment
+       )
+      end 
+
+      it "mst_contention_status? is false" do 
+       expect(pact_request_issue.mst_contention_status?).to be false
+      end 
+     
+      it "pact_contention_status? is true" do 
+       expect(pact_request_issue.pact_contention_status?).to be true
+      end 
+    end
+
+    context "when pact and mst are available" do 
+      let(:claim_id) {"600118959"}
+      let(:mst_and_pact_contention) do
+        Generators::Contention.build_mst_and_pact_contention(
+          claim_id: claim_id
+        )
+      end
+      let(:end_prod_establishment) do
+       create(:end_product_establishment,
+         reference_id: claim_id   
+        )
+      end
+      let(:mst_and_pact_request_issue) do
+       create(:request_issue,
+         contention_reference_id: mst_and_pact_contention.id,
+         end_product_establishment: end_prod_establishment
+       )
+      end 
+
+      it "mst_contention_status? is true" do 
+       expect(mst_and_pact_request_issue.mst_contention_status?).to be true
+      end 
+     
+      it "pact_contention_status? is true" do 
+       expect(mst_and_pact_request_issue.pact_contention_status?).to be true
+      end 
+    end
+
+    context "when pact and mst are not available" do 
+      let(:claim_id) {"600118959"}
+      let(:contention) do
+        Generators::Contention.build(
+          claim_id: claim_id
+        )
+      end
+      let(:end_prod_establishment) do
+       create(:end_product_establishment,
+         reference_id: claim_id   
+        )
+      end
+      let(:request_issue) do
+       create(:request_issue,
+         contention_reference_id: contention.id,
+         end_product_establishment: end_prod_establishment
+       )
+      end 
+
+      it "mst_contention_status? is false" do 
+       expect(request_issue.mst_contention_status?).to be false
+      end 
+     
+      it "pact_contention_status? is false" do 
+       expect(request_issue.pact_contention_status?).to be false
+      end 
+    end
+  end
+  
   context "#valid?" do
     subject { request_issue.valid? }
     let(:request_issue) do