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**Poowssnople** · 10-13-2011, 07:22 PM

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/10/13...est=latestnews

A disabled Navy veteran is suing the Department of Veterans Affairs to recognize her marriage to her longtime female partner in what is believed to be the first time a U.S. veteran has sought recognition of same-sex marriage from the department.

Carmen Cardona, 45, of Norwich, Conn., was to announce details of the lawsuit at an 11 a.m. press conference in New Haven. The 18-year Navy veteran was filing an appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims after the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) denied her and her wife spousal disability benefits last year.

Until DOMA gets repealed, I don't think she has much of a chance. There's not much the VA can do if the federal government doesn't recognize same-sex marriages.

That's why she is suing...to get DOMA overturned.

10-13-2011, 07:22 PM	#2
Poowssnople Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 554 Senior Member	http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/10/13...est=latestnews A disabled Navy veteran is suing the Department of Veterans Affairs to recognize her marriage to her longtime female partner in what is believed to be the first time a U.S. veteran has sought recognition of same-sex marriage from the department. Carmen Cardona, 45, of Norwich, Conn., was to announce details of the lawsuit at an 11 a.m. press conference in New Haven. The 18-year Navy veteran was filing an appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims after the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) denied her and her wife spousal disability benefits last year. Until DOMA gets repealed, I don't think she has much of a chance. There's not much the VA can do if the federal government doesn't recognize same-sex marriages. That's why she is suing...to get DOMA overturned.
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