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LGBTQ+ Veterans · Pennsylvania · Free

Apply for VA disability, healthcare, education, and home loans. Manage your claim online. A starting point for LGBTQ+ vets struggling with PTSD, MST, or military-related trauma in affirming spaces. Discharge upgrade applications can be filed through the DRB or BCMR; LGBTQ+-specialized attorneys help pro bono. MST (military sexual trauma) services through VA are available regardless of discharge status or service connection. Free, confidential, and open to anyone in the LGBTQ+ community.

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