The Veterans Affairs Department has annulled a previous policy that guaranteed gender-affirming healthcare for transgender veterans, leading to anxiety within the community. Despite the directive's withdrawal, the VA asserted its ongoing commitment to offer care to all veterans. Critics, including Lindsay Church from Minority Veterans of America, expressed concern over the implications for transgender veterans who may now feel unsafe or uncertain about their healthcare access. The VA intends to review its policies and could potentially alter medical benefit packages for trans-identifying veterans, alarming advocates who fear more restrictions could be introduced.
"Transgender veterans now have to ask themselves: 'Is it worth it for me to get my care at VA? Am I safe to do so?"
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