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December 8, 2022
This lawsuit seeks to hold the VA accountable for years of discriminatory conduct.
On Monday (November 28), the suit was filed by Yale Law School's Veterans Legal Services Clinic (VLSC) on behalf of Vietnam War veteran Conley Monk Jr, whose applications for education, housing, and disability benefits have been denied since he returned home from the war, per The Hill.
According to the suit, discrimination by the VA has left Black veterans without benefits more frequently than their white counterparts.
Yale's VLSC said the lawsuit could "provide a legal pathway for Black veterans to seek reparations from the VA."
"This lawsuit seeks to hold the VA accountable for years o...
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