Should veterans and retirees be "Triple Dipping?"

Fuck yeah we should do whatever it takes so that we can get by!!!

Right now if you are under 50 per cent disabled and retired, your VA check comes out of your retirement. This vice those who do a single enlistment or what not and receive any disability free and clear. In my mind, this is 100 per cent wrong.

I’m guess I’m a little confused with the thoughts from the OP. I served for 21 years and retired in 2002. At that time I was given a 60% VA disability rating from the VA due to several surgeries that I went though as an active duty soldier. Fast forward to 2015 after I endured 17 additional surgeries that were all service related and Im now 100% P&T and I also collect SSDI that I paid into. First of all I live with pain each and every day and have days that the neuropathy in my feet make it almost impossible to walk across the street, so sorry but if you go through the process and it is granted then no problem. Also I would give it all back but my retirement in order to live a normal pain free life.

You can tripple dip. If you retire with twenty in the military and twenty as federal you collect both and then SSI when you hit the age requirement. There are instances were buying back military time can change that.

I have so many friends that are permanently disabled due to service related injuries. One very good friend is a so called "triple dipper". Believe me when I tell you, he deserves way more. I can assure you that he would trade places with any of us and give back any amount of monetary gain to have his full bodily functions back. My heart bleeds for these brothers and I wish they got more than they are getting.

I feel as though if they meet the requirements to get the different benefits then they should be entitled to them. It shouldn't matter what else they are getting. If you qualify to "tripple dip" then you sure as hell must have gone through hell to be qualified and deserve every single benefit you get.

I see nothing wrong with it if you qualify for it. Good luck getting all those benefits though.

Why do we even need to ask this question? I would like to know who/why/when this concept of double/triple dipping was initiated. When I was a MilTech/Reservist I was accused of double dipping. When the VA gave me a disability rating, my VA compensation was offset by my military pay. With VA/Government math, to get 100% disability rating, you have to be damn near dead. Today, if you don't meet certain prerequisites, your retirement is offset by your VA disability. For any Social Security you qualify/receive - we pay into that. As for the VA benefits received, if an individual had to pay for those services on the open medical market, they would be homeless. What a Veteran is put through to even qualify, believe me, they are earned and deserved. Comments from an 80% Medically Retired, 90% VA disability rating (trying to increase it - did the calculation, I would need to receive 50% just to get the 10%) and I have a Federal Civilian job.

I'm part of a dual medically retired household. My husband received a Purple Heart. He gets SSD, CRSP, 100% unemployability, served 15 years 1 tour Bosnia, 2 tour Iraq. I get 100% unemployability, could get SSD but haven't yet, 1 tour Iraq, 5yr service. We deserve every penny

Get what you can get from this government that doesn't care about us once they can't use us anymore