Thousands of LGBTQ+ US military veterans who were discharged under the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy due to their sexuality could soon have an easier path to accessing more benefits for their service,

The agreement, if approved by a judge, would let former service members upgrade their discharge status and receive benefits they had been denied.

The Pentagon has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit involving about 35,000 LGBTQ+ veterans that will help them get benefits like health care and disability.

The Pentagon has reached a legal settlement that will make it easier for an estimated 30,000 veterans who were separated from the military because they were LGBTQ+ to have their discharge papers updated to eliminate any reference to their sexual orientation,

The Department of Defense reached a class action legal settlement with more than 30,000 military veterans dismissed under the “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.

The U.S. Department of Defense will consider granting honorable discharges to more than 30,000 gay and bisexual veterans who were barred from serving in the military because of their sexual orientation,

The Pentagon has reached a historic legal settlement with more than 35,000 LGBTQ+ veterans that would create "new and simpler processes to obtain updated discharge records and potential upgrades to Honorable Discharge status.