Should veterans and retirees be "Triple Dipping?"

I agree if you qualify do it. I know I am 2 of those catagories right now. and living with pain everyday sucks.

If you qualify, then you qualify. I wouldn't call it "triple dipping".

I had a big long rant, but really I could care less. If you try screwing the system you may succeed but you have to look in the mirror at yourself every day. I don't have to look at you. Vets get screwed lets not make it worse by pointing at other vets and saying why is that guy getting less screwed than the rest of us. Really? come on man.

Let me see, I receive a full retirement from the U.S. Army and the Postal Service and will pull Social Security beginning June, so I guess my answer has to be yes, however there has to be some limit. Would it be unreasonable to limit total Federal benefits to say $6K a month? I cannot say where the limit should be, but America cannot sustain some of the entitlement payments.

I'll add to this discussion. I spent 27 years in the Army, and was honored to do it. So, I'm over fifty when I retire, I have sleep apnea, missing a lone of my right lung, have bilateral anurrisms, a bad back, knees and ankles. I could fall over dead tomorrow, not supposed to lift anything over thirty pounds and if I drive for more than ten minutes, my right leg is killing me. I have a 70% rating. I have been told it should be higher, made the mistake of filling an appeal and after two years of waiting they send me a packet telling me to beg a little more. I'll not do it. The VA medically great, admin is horrible!!!

I am try to triple dip.

As a veteran, and combat Marine, when I joined, I was assured that I would be taken care of. I got laid off last year and when I talked to the VA, I was told I was ineligible for benefits. When is this acceptable?

Who cares I get my retirement from the army, the va pays my disability which I think is fair because of all the shit asked of me and givin by me for this country and since I paid my ssi tax my whole working life from 16 to 18 at my jobs while still in high school then my 25 yrs active duty plus my 2 yrs as a defense contractor and from my part time job I think that my ssi should be mine instead of given to those who didn't earn my money meaning any one else but me son any one who says different can kiss my ass

If you meet the qualifications to receive multiple types of compensation I don't see the issue. How can you be "scamming" if the entities that make the rules determine that you are qualified to be a "double" or even "triple" dipper? How is this any different than big businesses or wealthy individuals receiving tax breaks or using loopholes that are in place that others don't get. You will never have rules and regulations that will please everyone. It's a fact, there will always be someone getting more or less than someone else. I for one am thankful for my retirement pay and VA disability payments. I earned them. With cost of living these days, fortunately, it covers my monthly expenses.

If legitimate medical personnel determine that you deserve, need, earned, etc. these benefits, then those Veterans should absolutely get them. Why would be expect those Veterans who paid a higher price than the rest of us to live at, or below, the poverty level? And that's where many end up! If you don't believe me, go check out the homeless! Many of them are Veterans. Sure, there are some who abuse the system(s). But that's not reason enough to judge all Veterans for those rotten apples!