Veterans Affairs

LGBTQ vets prefer to get help from each other instead of from the VA

Outreach attempts from Veterans Affairs aren't working.

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3 Veterans Affairs hospitals get top HRC rating

HRC labeled three VA hospitals in Ohio as "leaders" in providing care to LGBT people.

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VA abandons plan to allow gender confirmation surgery for veterans

The Department of Veterans Affairs are abandoning the plan to pay for gender confirmation surgery for vets over funding concerns.

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Trans veterans could get gender confirmation surgery under new rule

The move comes after a petition by two transgender veterans seeking to have the ban on surgery lifted.

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Rainbow pride flag outside Montana VA headquarters garners opposition

The rainbow-colored pride flag for the LGBT community flying at Montana Veterans Affairs headquarters has sparked some debate.

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U.S. House panel rejects spousal benefits bill for LGBT veterans

WASHINGTON -- A U.S. House panel on Wednesday rejected a measure that would have enabled veterans with same-sex spouses to receive partner benefits regardless of where they reside. The Washington Blade reports that the U.S. House…

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Lambda Legal sues Veterans Affairs over denial of benefits for same-sex spouses

WASHINGTON -- A leading LGBT advocacy group has filed suit against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, arguing that the denial of benefits to same-sex spouses of veterans living in states that refuse to recognize their…

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Obama Administration expands federal benefits for married same-sex couples

WASHINGTON -- A year after the Supreme Court struck down a law barring federal recognition of gay marriages, the Obama administration granted an array of new benefits Friday to same-sex couples, including those who live in…

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U.S. House version of LGBT veterans, family benefits bill introduced

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Congressman Rep. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) on Wednesday introduced the U.S. House version of the bipartisan "Protecting the Freedoms and Benefits for All Veterans Act," aimed at ensuring LGBT veterans and their families receive…

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Obama administration will not enforce ban on same-sex veterans benefits

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration said Wednesday it will stop enforcing a law that blocks benefits to partners of military veterans in same-sex marriages.

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