Why It MattersThe Department of Veterans Affairs offers the majority of medical procedures known as gender-affirming care, including hormone therapy, prosthetics and hair removal. But veterans must seek surgeries outside of V.A. The National Center for Transgender Equality estimates there are more than 134,000 transgender veterans. survey of transgender and gender-nonconforming veterans conducted in 2022 and 2023, 78 percent of 6,600 respondents said they wanted gender-affirming surgeries. An exception is made when revising or treating complications from surgeries that were done outside the V.A.

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Persons: Josie Caballero, Ms, Caballero Organizations: Department of Veterans Affairs, National Center for Transgender Locations: V.A