Greg Kahn
Citing Trump Order on “Biological Truth,” VA Makes It Harder for Male Veterans With Breast Cancer to Get Coverage
Navy veteran Kirby Lewis, who has terminal male breast cancer, sits in his home as the Department of Veterans Affairs rolls back presumptive coverage for male breast cancer, a change critics say makes it harder for roughly 100 male veterans diagnosed each year to secure care tied to their service. The VA’s new policy, issued under an executive order on “biological truth,” removes male breast cancer from the list of conditions presumed to be service-connected, meaning newly diagnosed veterans must now prove their illness was caused by military service to get coverage, a burden advocates say could delay or deny care.
