Should veterans and retirees be "Triple Dipping?"

Why would somebody be against it? We did our 20 years in the military that was our contract. The VA says from the smallest injury to the most serious, you came get service connected to get compensation payments. I have been paying in SSI even before my service through my service and still paying why shouldn't I get it.

There's nothing scummy about it. If you qualify, then use it.

I'll be happy if I live long enough to single dip.

I served 21 years in the Army. I currently work for MSC, and I recieve 20% disability. So to quickly answer this, YES!!!

I never liked the term double or triple dipping. It sounds condescending. I collect Retirement for 29 years active duty, 80% VA Disability that does not reduce my retirement and Social Security retirement because I am 63 years old and paid into it. If that is triple dipping, I am surely for it.

First off, if you retire from active duty and you are the VA 100% permanent and total disabled. Then the govt. is most likely going to adjust one or the other. This is what I was informed from the VA. Concerning the SSI, if a SM has paid into the system for X number of years, then the SM is considered invested and will receive a monthly stipend base on how much was paid in. This is where it gets tricky, because I am 100% P&T and when I initially put in my claims, the VA informed me that I had to apply for SSI benefits as well. The SSI benefits kicked in before the VA decided to do anything concerning my claims. This was after I had been turned down 3 times and had to go before a SSI judge. Which they say is normal. The VA did not do anything for another 3yrs. The issue is I have 13yrs AD/13yrs guard time. So, I can't draw my retirement until I am closer to 60.
So, yeah if everything is on the up and up and by the book, let them get all they can. They have earned it. Especially, if they have deployed, been wounded, retired, medical or otherwise, and paid into the system.

The laws are written this way. If you qualify under the existing laws then I'm all for it. I served 23 years in the USMC. I GET 90% from the VA and 55% from the corps. If I find I rate more legally I'd be a fool not to take it.

The amount of bullshit we put our bodies through in service to our country the very least the government could do is make us as financially stable as possible. In the past two years since I got boarded I have maxed three credit cards trying to support my family because every service that is supposed to help disabled veterans; even social services like TANF has shit on me and said I don't qualify. I have an autoimmune condition and have nearly no feeling in my legs or feet and so can't drive myself. The VA in it's infinite wisdom has decided that a hand control modification is not warranted in my case. I am either forced to take public transportation or use my wife as a chauffeur. It's my opinion that you should take everything you are entitled to. It's the people that are still fully functional that have a problem with this in the first place. FUCK THEM, as soon as they are in the same position their attitude will change in a hurry.

due to our political system playing fuck fuck games. I don't look at it as a permanent guaranteed money and benefits. Both of my Grandfathers(army air corpWWII), grandmother(navyWWII), and great uncle(Army Paratrooper WWII) are proof of that. As soon as they needed their benefits the political system pulled the rug from under them. I spend what I can of my benefits on shelters for homeless vets. I was homeless for short bit after I got out and they helped me out. I like to give back to them with what I can when I can. If you can they need Socks and underwear(mens and womens). Not many people donate those items. they donate blankets, soap and shampoo, clothes. But no one thinks about socks and underwear

If you retire healthy you earned your retirement benefits, If you are injured in the line of duty you also earned your disability, you pay SS from the time you start working till the time you are old enough to collect it or become disabled, it is an insurance mandated and forced upon you by the government similar to a ponzi scheme that they put others in jail for. If you become disabled before you are the legal age to collect your SS benefits that you paid for then you collect the SSDI that you paid for, how anyone can think any of this is wrong they must be jealous or addled.