U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

A transgender veteran is suing the VA, with help from Yale Law School’s Veterans Legal Services Clinic, after losing access to hormone therapy under a new federal policy banning coverage for gender-affirming care.

The Senate and House have passed a bipartisan bill to expand health care benefits and services for veterans and their families. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined veteran advocates at the Harkness House in New Haven to spotlight the law.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has expanded access to fertility treatments, reversing its decades-old policy that blocked in vitro fertilization for unmarried, single or LGBTQ veterans. But IVF is still out of reach for many other veterans due to the requirement that they prove their infertility was caused by their military service.

Veterans who got sick from burn pits, Agent Orange and other harmful toxins can file a claim with the Department of Veterans Affairs any time — but they must apply by Wednesday, Aug. 9 for retroactive benefits.

Over a dozen LGBTQ advocates joined U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut to demand the Department of Veterans Affairs end its pattern of discrimination against LGBTQ veterans at VA health care facilities.

U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy said the Department of Veterans Affairs discriminates against the spouses of LGBTQ veterans who apply for VA benefits.

The U.S. Senate has passed a bipartisan bill to help millions of sick veterans who were exposed to toxic smoke from burn pits. The bill would expand health and disability benefits to veterans and make the claims process easier.

Lawmakers joined military veterans on Long Island to push for legislation that would make it easier for veterans to get disability benefits for diseases…

The number of coronavirus cases among veterans is on the rise, but hospitalizations remain lower. Connecticut has seen over 400 veterans’ cases and nearly…