Should veterans and retirees be "Triple Dipping?"

I'm a retired 1SG 23yrs Active, 100% Disabled, before concurrent receipt was passed into law the VA disability system just didn't make sense. Example: an E3 with 1.5 years of service rated at 80% would make the same retirement that an E7 with 20yrs and 80% disabled . Not fair to flush the E7s pension down the drain. I'm not familiar with the term triple dipping, but one things for sure. I earned my Army pension.

I am retired with 23 years. I have had multiple back surguries that were not successful. I have days I cannot get out of bed. I can't walk without a bad limp. I have bad migraines. Severe joint pain. Dizziness. Ptsd. Bleeding ulcers. Messed up feet. Had my pelvis cracked in 2 places. And that is not all. I retired. Claimed va benefits and rated at 100%. I tried to work. I could not with all the pain. I also get SSDI. I earned all 3. I am NOT triple dipping. I am claiming and getting what I EARNED AND PAID FOR. if people don't like it let them do what I have done. And get what I have.

After doing 20+ years and all the combat tours getting injured i think triple dipping is the least they can do

I think if you qualify you deserve it.

i haven't applied for SSI benefits but i get the rest, there is also a bigger, less known, area where you can buy back all your milutary time without losing military retirement pay if you were medically retirrd from wounds from war. that will equate to anothr government retirement after 5 years of work, well worth the pain i feel everyday trying to get mobile eniugh to go to work

You absolutely should make more money retired than while working thats the whole point of working away the best years of your life so you can at least be comfortable in your later years and if you are smart with your money you should easily be able to make more money retired with out triple dipping

If a few people scam karma will catch up. Too many actually need these benefits. I would never want to have a non-working disability rating. A non working rating means that SSI agencies will be always investigating in case they see you cleaning your gutters. I wouldn't wish that on anyone.

My VN vet dad was “triple dipping” before he died from complications of his service connected disability(120% VA rating). If you qualify for it, you earned. I am 50%, getting disability and Chap 31 right now.

A local marine veteran who served in vietnam was on 100% disability, he had agent orange, ptsd, and stints in his heart. I don't know exactly why, but his disability was taken from him.

I retired without disability compensation from the Army Reserves even though I may qualify due too knee and ankle injuries, along with skin problems and conditions from various chemical and environmental exposures acquired on while Active Duty. Later I retired from a DoD Civilian Firefighter's position under FERS. Thus I have two Gov't Retirements. I can always seek to have my knee and ankle injuries re-evaluated to see if I qualify for VA disability, currently I don't see the need for myself though I do have some recurring pain. If I wasn't doing a volunteer gig currently for no pay, I could go back to work and further pad my Social Security, and build another 401K for future fun. But when you consider that Service members may be medically retired and qualify for benefits, they earned. It is up to them to file for and to collect. but there may be offsets to medical retirement pay based upon earned income that depends upon the era the person was in service. Under CSRS rules you cannot have 2 gov't pensions. Under FERS rules since one is a 407K plan you can have 2 gov't pensions. A medical retirement may not be taxed at the same rate as regular retirement (it is generally a lower amount if at all depending upon jurisdictions). But ultimately I am not a Medical Practitioner, qualified to rate the level of disability some one receives, gets treatment, and compensation for. But I have seen the nature of the injuries other service members received, some are well deserving of the "Triple Dip" as you put it. I don't begrudge them it. Are some riding the system, possibly. The ones who do get caught out, generally become all the more poorer for their actions. But as long as it is legal. No issues from me.