Married same-sex couples still ineligible for veterans benefits
The
Department of Veterans Affairs can't extend spousal benefits to former
military service members because federal rules that determine veterans'
eligibility for benefits define "spouse" as a person of the opposite
sex, according to VA Secretary Eric Shinseki. The VA is working with the
Department of Justice to determine whether the rules are constitutional
in light of the Supreme Court ruling that struck down parts of the
Defense of Marriage Act, Shinseki wrote in a letter. Washington Blade (Washington, D.C.)
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