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Transgender Veterans File a Second Lawsuit Against the VA Over Gender-Affirming Surgery Coverage

An advocacy group for transgender veterans filed a second lawsuit against the federal government over its exclusion of gender-affirming surgery from health benefits for veterans. 

The lawsuit is the latest update in a yearslong effort by the Transgender American Veterans Association, or TAVA, to push the Department of Veterans Affairs to cover gender-affirming surgery — coverage that the association says the VA has been promising to provide for years. 

In 2016, TAVA filed a petition asking the VA to start the rulemaking process to amend its health benefits for transgender veterans to include gender-affirming surgery.

Read the source article at NBC News

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