re: Rise of Disabled Veterans

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My neighbor is a “disabled veteran” that drives a lifted f250 and hunts/fishes all the time. Unclear what his disability is, Ive never asked. Otherwise nice guy and good neighbor.

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Probably like my dirtbag cousin. He never saw combat but somehow got PTSD. I would shoot the worthless pos right in the face myself if I didn't think it would land me in prison.

This is tough because how are you supposed to know what someone went through? Obviously a pencil pusher being "disabled" is different from someone who go hurt in theater or training. I'd err on most disabilities being legit, but it is a government entity at the end of the day so hard to think fraud isn't happening.

There is a ton of misunderstanding about VA disability even among vets. The rules are very different from SS disability. It is compensation for injuries and ongoing illness sustained in service not disability payment because you can't work (that's a separate program) Not sure about LA but in FL DV tags don't entitle you to handicap parking unless they have the handicap logo too (police should enforce.) No one is getting 100% for a single joint injury or full VA medical care due to one 10% rating but they will treat that rated condition. Like it or not the system isn't there only for combat vets. Some vets still dont get this and like my father dont think they've really earned benefits so dont even apply despite decades of service an associated injuries and illness. The VA math is also misunderstood. You don't simply add conditions to get a disability rating. (50%+50% doesn't equal 100%) Each additional condition just counts as that percent of the remainder (50%+50%=75%) another 10% rating would then only be 2.5%. Plenty of misconceptions

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It’s this behavior honorable veterans should police among their own.
nah

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From one vet to another, you are a sorry pos.

Met a young vet with PTSD. His very first assignment in the Middle East was morgue duty. That would mess me up at 18 also.

It's a pretty edgy take but it's not completely off base. There are a lot of moochers in the system. I think a lot of what gets claimed as PTSD is simply a tough time adjusting from military back to civilian life. That's a tough transition even if you've never fired a shot in anger.

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I never thought I’d see someone bitching about disabled veterans.

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it's not the actual disabled veterans, it's complete cottage industry created to help every veteran disabled or not to push paperwork and work the system to do whatever they can to get their slice

I’ve met people who were faking but also knew people who came home from their third or fourth tour and killed themselves. I just hope the help is there in the future for those who need it. Humans, esp Americans are overly reactionary and I would hate to see the pendulum swing back to Vietnam Era treatment of veterans or anything even close.

It’s called loopholes were found then exploited. There are organizations that assist veterans in getting more % disability even after discharge.

I know two personally. Both work full time, hunt, fish, etc. Nothing wrong with either. The one I’m closest to, told me how the game is played. I’m not mad at either, perhaps a bit disappointed.