Representative Tran Celebrates Restoration of Disabled Veterans’ Access to Affordable Health Care

Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) joined over 60 House colleagues in a letter to the Trump Administration’s Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) decrying a proposed rule change which would make it more difficult for disabled Veterans to access essential health care. At the urging of House Veterans Affairs Committee Ranking Member Mark Takano (CA-39), Representative Tran, and their colleagues, the VA quickly reversed course. 

The rule directed the VA to reduce compensation for Veterans whose disabilities are improved by, but reliant on, ongoing treatment.

Read the full text of the letter HERE.

“I was proud to take a stand against this senseless rule change that forced disabled Veterans to choose between staying healthy and receiving their full benefits. President Trump’s VA shut our Veterans’ voices out of a critical conversation about the support they need to thrive,” said Representative Derek Tran (CA-45). “Veterans put their lives on the line for our freedom; we should be working to expand their access to care they can afford, not taking it away. I’m relieved that the VA reversed course on this harmful rule, and I urge the agency to refrain from any further action that risks the well-being of those who have bravely served our country in uniform.”

As an Army Veteran, Representative Tran is proud to deliver for those who have committed their lives to serving this country. His first piece of legislation, the Protect Veteran Jobs Act, supports the livelihoods of the Veterans who were wrongfully removed from their civil service positions and allows them to continue giving back to their country as part of the federal workforce. In September 2025, Tran’s bipartisan Delivering Digitally for our Veterans Act, which aims to streamline the administration of Veterans’ educational benefits through the G.I. Bill, unanimously passed the House. Tran has also been a vocal advocate of Orange County’s first-ever Veteran cemetery at Gypsum Canyon, and signed onto two letters urging federal support for its construction.

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Congressman Derek Tran represents California’s 45th Congressional District. Serving his first term in Congress, Congressman Tran is a member of the House Armed Services Committee and House Small Business Committee, where he is Ranking Member of the Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations Subcommittee. Congressman Tran is the son of Vietnamese refugees, a Veteran, and fought for consumers as an attorney before entering Congress.