I have been trying to process my gender marker change here at my local VA hospital and it has been quite a story. The person who suppose to handle it is the Privacy Officer and she had no clue. I sent her VHA directive 2013-003 and specifically page A6 paragraph 20 and 21, which spells out very clearly what must be done. All I need is a Dr's letter, worded exactaly how they discribe in this directive and it should be no issue. Even after that, they first said I still had to have an amended birth certicificate and then later a court order. I kept refering them to the directive and finally they relented but said that I needed to give them a court order showing my name change. ??? I already gave them that last year when I changed my name! But they still want it. It's like they are flailing about in the wind. They finally said they will send it off, but not sure if it will be approved.
Anybody else gone through this?