By Patricia Kime
Veterans whose war wounds have rendered them infertile are one step closer to having their service-related condition covered by the Veterans Affairs Department.
The Senate version of theĀ Military Construction and Veterans Affairs funding bill, which passed Thursday in an 89-8 vote, included a provision that would require VA to cover fertility treatments for the estimated 1,800 to 2,000 post-9/11 troops whose combat or training-related injuries have affected their ability to have children.
Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., has lobbied for the change for more than five years. Thursday’s vote marks the second time the measure has passed the Senate; the House must approve similar language before it becomes law.
“This issue shouldnāt be about politics. It shouldnāt be about partisanship. And we shouldnāt cut corners when it comes
to our veterans and their families,” Murray told her Senate colleagues just prior to the vote.
The VA currentlyĀ provides assessments and some treatment, like surgeries and medications, to increase a veteranās odds of creating a baby, but it is barred by law fromĀ covering in vitro fertilization and other advanced reproductive treatments.
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