Should I not change my name?

Hi all

For start, I'm an American veteran in a blue state. I get my HRT through the VA, so there is a federal record of my transition.

Due to various things, to include living in an unsafe environment and a judge who's been disbarred, I'm 3 years into my transition and still have my dead name.

Almost everyone knows me as my chosen name and the plan was to get my fingerprints once I've been paid for the background check. However, now I'm seeing folk report they can't get a passport and that there's been issues involving federal documents.

Should I just not change my name and gender markers atm?