Should veterans and retirees be "Triple Dipping?"

People don’t understand what it’s like to serve. Spend a few years in the infantry, going to the field for 60 days at a time working over 12 hours a day. Being deployed, going on mission after mission, years at a time. Living in substandard conditions. Lord forbid you get hurt. I could go on and on. So, with being said, we never received comp time or overtime. But as much as we hate it, deep down we love it and we stay in. But for all we go through, we deserve something. Hey, if you could triple dip, I applaud you.

This is actually a misnomer the VA disability rating doesn't add to your retirement it replaces your retirement income with non taxable income dollar-for-dollar it's actually a better thing for retirees if they are 100% VA Disabled it takes that retirement and switches it over into something that cannot be taxed. Some states however like Texas and Florida do not tax retiree income anyway. Some people retire from the military work 20 years at another job and retire from there also and some go on and work another job when I first saw the heading that said triple dipping this is what I thought. I didn't take it as VA and Social Security and military retirement quite honestly it's just VA or military retirement and or Social Security no big deal. It's not like they're getting rich.

I have 20percent from the VA and it gets deducted from my military retirement so anybody that Uncle Sam gives this too that meets all that requirements god speed.

These are separate issues. Military Retired Pay is part of the “enlistment contract” for serving 20 years or more(15 for TERA). VA disability pay is for being injured or incurring an illiness as a result if military service. Social security payments originates from deductions from our pay checks plus contributions our employers make. Each is “earned” and are legal payments to those who earned them.

If people are saying that we are triple dipping. They are obviously ignorant and don’t know what the hell they’re talking about. Retirements for serving over 20 years. Compensation is for disabilities that occurred during military service has nexus continue to bother you while your life and is a problem now. And Social Security we all paid into and if your Social Security disabled and you qualified and that’s why the benefit is there. Three separate issues some narrow minded ignorant people might not be able to tell that .

So if someone qualifies they shouldn’t do it ?

I don't think you would be able to get 100% unemployability AND SSI. the 100% might put you out of the income bracket

I guess I’m going to be considered a “Double Dipper”, but I personally don’t see it this way. Started receiving VA disability in 1977 after enlistment was over. In 2011, (at 58) I was awarded both VA 100% P&T and SSDI. The SSDI automatically switches over to regular SS next February when I turn 66. I’ve paid into my SS for 45 years until I could no longer work, so now I’m getting back SOME of what I’ve put in. This is far from being a type of “Welfare”.

#1 Retired Navy with 24.5 years Active Duty.(wish I was still Active Duty) #2 Rated by the VA at 90%. (Wish I had my heath) #3 Retired from the VA GS10. (no regrets) #4 Draw Social Security (wish I wasn't so old) quadruple dipp

Considering that after retirement you can serve in another civilian capacity and feasibly retire from that job. I think that scamming the system is wrong. If it is due you and legal then you should get all the benefits that you deserve. Govt. civilians get all the benefits and the added benefit of most sitting on their asses figuring out how they can get over on govt. Vets have never had that mindset and have sacrificed the equivalent of years away from their family.