{"id":66017,"date":"2022-06-17T12:41:12","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T12:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/06\/17\/transgender-veterans-still-waiting-on-vas-promise-of-surgery-options\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T12:41:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T12:41:44","slug":"transgender-veterans-still-waiting-on-vas-promise-of-surgery-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2022\/06\/17\/transgender-veterans-still-waiting-on-vas-promise-of-surgery-options\/","title":{"rendered":"Transgender veterans still waiting on VA\u2019s promise of surgery options"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One year after Veterans Affairs officials announced they would take steps<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2021\/06\/19\/va-to-offer-gender-surgery-to-transgender-vets-for-the-first-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"> to provide gender confirmation surgeries<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/03\/31\/reversing-trump-pentagon-to-release-new-policy-for-transgender-people-to-serve-in-the-military\/\" target=\"_blank\">transgender veterans<\/a>, no procedures have been completed and none are likely to be scheduled for months to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2022\/06\/09\/despite-promises-of-inclusivity-va-motto-remains-focused-on-men\/\" target=\"_blank\">Department officials<\/a> said they are still going through the rulemaking process, with no stated schedule for its end. VA does not currently provide any gender confirmation surgery options for veterans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The long timeline following the high-profile announcement of the news last summer \u2014 during Pride month \u2014 has left some veterans advocates frustrated and worried that the promise may not even be fulfilled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe clock is ticking,\u201d said Lindsay Church, executive director of Minority Veterans of America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI understand the reasons behind the delay and the desire to make sure it is implemented fully, so it can\u2019t just be overturned by a later administration. But they haven\u2019t even gotten to public comment yet. A half measure on this isn\u2019t going to be enough.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/06\/19\/va-to-offer-gender-surgery-to-transgender-vets-for-the-first-time\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_17208123305714.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">VA to offer gender surgery to transgender vets for the first time<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Officials do not know how long the rule making process will take or when surgeries will begin to be scheduled.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last June, VA Secretary Denis McDonough said the impetus for VA to offer gender confirmation surgeries was \u201cnot only because they are the right thing to do, but because they can save lives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also warned that allowing VA to carry out and pay for the surgeries would require changing department regulations \u201cwhich will take time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement drew praise from Democratic leaders as a sign of increased outreach and inclusion for all veterans. VA officials have estimated that around 4,000 veterans nationwide may be interested in the surgeries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the news also drew condemnation from several Republican lawmakers, who said VA leaders were reacting to pressure to be politically correct instead of responding to the actual needs of the veteran community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials have not released an estimate for what the new procedures will cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2022\/06\/09\/despite-promises-of-inclusivity-va-motto-remains-focused-on-men\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0092.JPG.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Despite promises of inclusivity, VA motto remains focused on men<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Efforts to update the VA motto to gender-neutral wording have stalled over the past year.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">House Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee Chairman Mark Takano, D-Calif. \u2014 who publicly hailed the announcement last year \u2014 said in a statement that he is hopeful the new regulations surrounding the issue can be worked out in coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cVA has been making progress, working behind the scenes to contract with preferred providers and continuing to draft the proposed rule and prepare for a public comment period,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs we celebrate Pride month, I hope that VA will begin providing coordinated care to our nation\u2019s transgender veterans by year\u2019s end, so that veterans in need of gender confirmation surgery are not forced to seek lifesaving healthcare outside of the VA health system or navigate prolonged processes to get the care they need.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Church was more pessimistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s starting to feel like it\u2019s never going to move ahead,\u201d Church said. \u201cHow long are we going to have to wait for progress?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One year ago, department officials said they would take steps towards making gender confirmation surgeries available. 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