Coverage dated January 24, 2024 to January 25, 2024

Transgender veterans sue to have gender-affirming surgery covered by Department of Veteran Affairs

Headline from Courthouse News Service

The lawsuit asks the court to compel the VA to respond to the 2016 petition within 30 days.

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Reports & sources

23 articles, oldest first.

  1. Courthouse News Service

    Transgender veterans sue to have gender-affirming surgery covered by Department of Veteran Affairs (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    The lawsuit asks the court to compel the VA to respond to the 2016 petition within 30 days.

  2. The Daily Caller

    Group Sues Federal Government, Wants Taxpayers To Cover Sex Changes For Transgender Veterans (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    A group representing transgender veterans is suing the Department of Veteran Affairs, seeking to compel the agency to cover the costs of gender reassignment surgeries.

  3. Government Executive

    Trans veterans were promised access to gender-affirming surgeries — but it never happened (opens Government Executive)

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    Government Executive's feed description

    The Transgender American Veterans Association filed a lawsuit on Thursday over the Department of Veterans Affairs’ failure to act after years of inaction.

  4. NBC News

    Transgender veterans sue the VA for gender-affirming surgery (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The Department of Veterans Affairs excludes gender-confirming surgery from veteran health benefits, even though major medical groups say it can be lifesaving.

  5. Fox News

    Transgender veterans sue VA over delayed transition surgeries: 'They are letting us die' (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    A group of transgender veterans is suing the VA after over two years of delays in getting the final approval for the agency to cover gender-transition surgeries.

  6. Washington Times

    Transgender veterans sue to have gender-transition surgery covered by Department of Veteran Affairs (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    A group of transgender veterans filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to force the Department of Veteran Affairs to begin providing and paying for gender-transition surgeries.

  7. Military.com

    Yearslong Delay in Covering Transgender Surgeries Prompts Lawsuit Against VA (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    A group of transgender veterans is suing the Department of Veterans Affairs over its delay in offering gender-affirming surgery, something the Biden administration said it was going to do two and a half years ago.

  8. Townhall

  9. New York Post

    Trans veterans, including one who tried to castrate herself with scissors, sue government to pay for sex-change ops (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    A group of transgender veterans have sued the federal government in an effort to compel it to fund sex-change operations — more than two years after Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis M…

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