Posted on Mar 23, 2016
Should veterans and retirees be "Triple Dipping?"
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We hear about how all these Vets are triple dipping, but I don't think people are educated on how hard it actually is to do this, and how very small of a percentage of people can qualify to do this.
You have to meet all of these requirements: Serve over 20 years, receive a 50% or more VA Rating, be deemed unemployable or 100% disabled by the VA, AND qualify for SSI benefits.
You have to meet all of these requirements: Serve over 20 years, receive a 50% or more VA Rating, be deemed unemployable or 100% disabled by the VA, AND qualify for SSI benefits.
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Posted 8 y ago
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Your 20 year retirement is an earned benefit. VA disability is granted based on medical issues that developed while serving. SSI you pay into your whole life.
I'm sorry, since when did we start shunning people for using what's they earned?
I'm sorry, since when did we start shunning people for using what's they earned?
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Those who are legally able to, deserve what they get and the PFC who got blown to hell by an IED and some how survived deserves only what he made as a PFC? Come say that where we can discuss it further
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It always sickened me how many guys are fine until they go to their retirement briefs and hear about what they can get on disability. The next day they come in acting like they were hit by a bus and suddenly have PTSD.
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I was medicaled after 16 years, VA rated me 100%, unemployable, and Social Security Rated me 100% disabled. So explain why if I can't work, I'm 47, I'm suppose to live off on the economy that unlike a near a military base, add 5% to everything.
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Here is my thought, use it while it's there cause there is no guarantee it will be there later.
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Over 20 years, the ass kicking that you're going to take whether it be physical, mental, emotional or all three, you're never going to be compensated for all you deserve. Quite frankly, most won't so no, I don't have a problem with people beating the very same system that beat them two and in this case three times over.
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If a veteran served 20 years, they earned that normally by age 40. That's still working age. I don't see an issue if they are injured and can't continue to work. They should qualify for additional compensation. They can't work to earn it.
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If you served as a grunt than I say fuck the system get every penny you can, the green weenie fuck you now it’s time to do the fucking
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I've paid into my social security since the age of 16. I would like to know I can use it once I hit the age requirement.
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When I saw that a retired sherriff in FL is getting 7k a month for a pension, I realized my 23 years E9 retired pay is not very good.
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