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The LGBTQ+ Health Program also worked to develop clinical support for VHA providers. E-consultation on transgender care is available to any VHA provider at any facility through the veteran’s electronic health record.. [17] Providers asking a question get a case-specific response from an interdisciplinary team of experienced clinicians.
The Department of Veterans Affairs excludes gender-confirming surgery from veteran health benefits, even though major medical groups say it can be lifesaving. ... The Transgender American Veterans ...
An advocacy group for transgender veterans filed a second lawsuit against the government over its exclusion of gender-affirming surgery from veteran health benefits.
American Veterans for Equal Rights (AVER) is the oldest Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Veterans Service Organization (VSO) in the United States. Founded in 1990, AVER is a non-profit VSO that supports and advocates for the rights of LGBT military veterans, active duty service members, and their families.
The Transgender American Veterans Association (TAVA) is an advocacy group for transgender veterans from the US military. The Don't ask don't tell policy did not apply to transgender members of the United States military. [1] The group was founded in 2003 by a former Navy and US Army servicepersons. [1] [2]
Democratic senators tried to kill the measure that would ban the military's health insurance program from funding trans care for children of servicemembers.
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) does distinguish between surgeries for transgender individuals and intersex persons. In 2015, this allowed intersex persons to receive medically necessary treatment that was still prohibited for transgender people.
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