A disabled Navy veteran was denied an increase in her monthly disability check because she was married to another woman. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, the federal statue defined a spouse as a "person of the opposite sex." Thus, the veteran's application was invalid. As a result, the veteran publicized her case to the public.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/13/us/denied-veterans-benefits-over-same-sex-marriage-carmen-cardona-sues.html?pagewanted=1
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