Posted on Nov 26, 2022
Vet sues over coverage denial for daughter gender transition
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Vet sues over coverage denial for daughter gender transition
By Patrick Whittle, The Associated Press
 Tuesday, Nov 22
A gavel rests inside the court room of the 100th Air Refueling Wing base legal office at RAF Mildenhall, England, May 28, 2019. (Airman 1st Class Joseph Barron/Air Force)
PORTLAND, Maine — A U.S. military veteran and his daughter filed a lawsuit on Monday challenging a federal rule they said prevents the daughter from accessing medical coverage because she is transgender.
The veteran and daughter filed their lawsuit against the government anonymously via GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders, a Boston-based advocacy group. The group’s court filing said the daughter has been denied treatments recommended by doctors due to a federal statute that dates to 1976 that mandates exclusion of surgical treatments for gender transition in the military’s medical coverage for the dependents of service members.
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk SGT (Join to see) SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] Sgt (Join to see) SPC Michael Terrell A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney GySgt Jack Wallace CPL LaForest Gray SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM PV2 Larry Sellnow SPC Gary C. SPC (Join to see) SGT Steve McFarland SGT Jim Arnold Amn Dale Preisach SGT Ruben Lozada Lt Col Charlie Brown
Vet sues over coverage denial for daughter gender transition
By Patrick Whittle, The Associated Press
 Tuesday, Nov 22
A gavel rests inside the court room of the 100th Air Refueling Wing base legal office at RAF Mildenhall, England, May 28, 2019. (Airman 1st Class Joseph Barron/Air Force)
PORTLAND, Maine — A U.S. military veteran and his daughter filed a lawsuit on Monday challenging a federal rule they said prevents the daughter from accessing medical coverage because she is transgender.
The veteran and daughter filed their lawsuit against the government anonymously via GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders, a Boston-based advocacy group. The group’s court filing said the daughter has been denied treatments recommended by doctors due to a federal statute that dates to 1976 that mandates exclusion of surgical treatments for gender transition in the military’s medical coverage for the dependents of service members.
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk SGT (Join to see) SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] Sgt (Join to see) SPC Michael Terrell A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney GySgt Jack Wallace CPL LaForest Gray SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM PV2 Larry Sellnow SPC Gary C. SPC (Join to see) SGT Steve McFarland SGT Jim Arnold Amn Dale Preisach SGT Ruben Lozada Lt Col Charlie Brown
Vet sues over coverage denial for daughter gender transition
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