Should veterans and retirees be "Triple Dipping?"

If you meet the requirements and have done your time then yes.

I know guys that retired with 20+ years in service that when their va became more than their retirement, they no longer receive their check from said retirement.

If you meet the qualifications then go for it. We're all entitled to it so why not use it? We fought for it and some of us even lost limbs, eye sight, etc for it. A smart man would stop rating himself against other vets and use the benefits offered. You can't possibly tell me that no vet could use more money.

Military retirement VA Disability compensation, and SSI/SSD are three completely separate things. Each is earned on its own merits.

I wish those who earned less than 50% could at least receive their full retirement. Luckily I get both, but a large majority do not.

If you qualify you should be able to get it. I retired from Army 30 years ago (38 yrs old) and my retired pay with COLAs is close to my pre-retired base pay now.

If someone is using the system when they are actually relatively fine then shame on them but I know some guys who are extremely fucked up in every sense of the word, for these guys, I think the government should carry them and their families through the rest of their sub par existence. I say existence because I'm not going to kid you or I by calling it living. Being in pain (both physical and mental) every day of your life is an unenjoyable life. So yes, pay those men what they deserve and give them some sort of comfort instead of daily struggle to survive.

As long as the disability issues are legit, I say go for it.

Ok, so, one of the benefits of the military is that you can retire and still collect your retirement if you work in the civilian sector. Many civilian jobs pay disability if you are hurt while performing your job. If you are physically unable to work due to a disability, you can collect Social Security Disability. Given all this, I don't see what the problem with triple dipping is. Just because you were hurt while you were in the military disqualifies you from doing this? How stupid. The very few people that qualify for this are very likely deserving an need it. They are three separately funded and independent benefits with their own criteria to qualify. One has no bearing on the others.

I almost forgot to mention, the military can and will get what it wants from you before you get to go home, (hopefully with an Honorable discharge), when you swear in, you're giving up everything that you are to become all that they want you to be and more often than not, you're broken somehow when you get out. I strongly feel that you should be able to get what you earn, if that means you can triple dip or quadruple dip, go for it.