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Veterans Affairs phasing out care for gender dysphoria
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March 18, 2025
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0:39Now PlayingThe Department of Veteran Affairs said that, effective immediately, it will no longer offer medical treatment for gender dysphoria to veterans who are not already receiving the treatment from the VA or the Department of Defense.
It is the latest in a series of actions the department has taken to strip recognition and services away from transgender veterans. The agency said it's following the Trump administration's executive order that says it's now U.S. policy to "recognize two sexes, male and female."
While the VA never offered gender-affirming surgery, it offered treatments like hormone therapy and prosthetics, as well as tools to help transgender veterans present as their gender identity.
The agency provides healthcare and benefits for about nine million veterans — VA estimates that fewer than 0.1% identify as trans.
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