Posted on Feb 14, 2014
1SG DeyShuan Shepherd
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Let me start by saying that I believe that service members should receive what they deserve for service related injuries.
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MSG Arthur Whiteside
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We have all been around the military long enough to witness the fraud, waste, & abuse that occurs on a daily basis e.g., buying an outrageous amount of Woodland camouflage when we have been fighting a desert war since 1991. It is not, nor has it ever been that our government cannot sustain the budget for that 1% who served honorably. It is a matter of fact that many of us feel as if the compensation isn't relative to the bigger issue; fairness. The fact is, you may not experience many of the aches and pains from your extended service until many years after you've left. Do this: Visit your local VA and talk to the plethora of Veterans who may have said that when they departed the service, they felt as if they were perfectly fine, but over time their knees, backs, and necks started to ache or malfunction. But because you didn't claim those ailments when you left the service, it will now take an "Act of Congress" to get compensated for them.
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1SG DeyShuan Shepherd
1SG DeyShuan Shepherd
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Awesome comment!!!!
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Sgt Kelli Mays
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yes...absolutely...just because you serve 20 or more years and you retire shouldnt mean that you should not receive VA disability pay...
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MAJ Ken Landgren
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Yes if it service connected. That is what right looks like.
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