According to a report from the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) organization, veterans who were fired from the federal workforce in the recent wave of job cuts called their dismissals a betrayal of their service. In its release, the DAV said its "Protect Veterans" campaign to solicit comments from fired veterans came from bipartisan suggestions at a joint hearing of the House and Senate Veterans Affairs Committees last month to bring them examples of veterans who have been adversely affected by the job cuts.

VA officials announced they will phase out all medical treatments for gender dysphoria, including hormone therapy and any surgical options for transgender veterans. The move came as outside advocates condemned a decision by VA leaders to rescind a policy ensuring health care for transgender and intersex veterans, predicting “catastrophic mental and physical health consequences” for patients dependent on the services.

When a veteran receives more than one disability rating, it can be confusing to figure out how the VA comes up with their combined rating. Unfortunately, it’s not as simple as just adding individual ratings together. Instead, “VA math” is used to determine a veteran’s total combined rating and how much VA disability compensation they will receive as a result.

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