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Following the Supreme Court\u2019s June 26 ruling that legalized gay marriage in all 50 states, same-sex couples will now be able to receive veterans pensions, medical services, home loan guarantees and other benefits, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) officials announced on June 29.<\/p>\n

The VA said that same-sex couples with military ties will be eligible for the\u00a0full scale of benefits\u00a0that were, until recently, denied to them in some states. The agency previously upheld a policy of not providing spousal benefits to couples residing in states where same-sex marriage was not recognized.<\/p>\n

Defense Department spokesman\u00a0Navy\u00a0Lt. Cmdr. Nate Christensen said the Supreme Court decision will not affect the military when it comes to the recognition of marriage or availability of benefits, since they have been in place since the court invalidated the Defense of Marriage Act in 2013.<\/p>\n

Since then, same-sex military couples have received access to the department\u2019s benefits. However, VA officials denied benefits (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Following the Supreme Court\u2019s June 26 ruling that legalized gay marriage in all 50 states, same-sex couples will now be able to receive veterans pensions, medical services, home loan guarantees and other benefits, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) officials…<\/span><\/p>\n

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