The move comes after data shows lower rates of disability claims approval for some minority groups.
The move follows several years of expanded benefits for veterans who suffered toxic exposure injuries while in the military.
Portland VA Medical Center leaders have promised an investigation after several incidents at the facility.
The move comes on the three-year anniversary of President Joe Biden's repeal of the ban on transgender individuals serving in the military.
Some Republican lawmakers had called for harsher action against the employee after she mocked Israeli hostages in a video she posted.
The rise comes after years of progress in reducing the number of veterans facing stable housing issues.
The backlog of overdue disability claims is expected to keep rising over the next year.
Department outreach efforts have helped nearly 80,000 veterans since the start of 2022.
New rules were set to go into effect next February but will now be delayed until 2025.
VA officials announced plans to provide gender conforming surgeries more than two years ago, but have not moved ahead on the promise.
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