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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One, it is not double or even triple dipping. Two, it is what the servicemember earned during service to their country. They joined up and were in some kind of physical, mental and medical readiness. The military improved upon that to a degree to prepare the member for the rigors of serving. During that service those members are likely to have seen and done things that leave a lasting impact on the servicemember. They EARNED that retirement. They earned any VA disability they got or are getting. They earned that SSI through being disabled.
If the member qualifies for the payment, go for it. It is not always easy to get and they often have to fight tooth and nail to get it and what they get, they need.
If the member qualifies for the payment, go for it. It is not always easy to get and they often have to fight tooth and nail to get it and what they get, they need.
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If you earned it and qualify for the benefits, then you should apply for any and all benefits!!!
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You earn retirement pension for time served. you qualify for disability compensation by sacrificing your health. If after all of that you can still carry a government job, good on you! You earned it all you should be able to get it all! If you cna't continue to work, you paid into SSA you should be able to collect that SSDI as well.
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It's not dipping. It is the receipt of entitlements earned and authorized by law. Concurrent receipt righted a long standing wrong.
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I think they should make it easier to collect from the multiple sources. For one, those in pain are still in pain no matter how much they make, they should at least be compensated for it. Secondly, I don't know if anyone who retires at 20 years and never has to work again. Those disabilities still effect the second careers and again there should be compensation.
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VA has me rated as 50% and Social Security has me as 100% disable and I'm collecting both. Would it be any different if you were collecting retirement pay from the military and Social Security? One you earned and the other you pay into
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First, military retirement is unpaid overtime; disability from the va only shields a portion of your retirement pay from taxes. As far as SSI, you have paid for that out of your salary your whole life so that is your money that you rightly deserve. I have served and worked my ass off for the last 52 years and deserve every penny I am entitled to.
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If we're part of the 2-4% that served, many voluntarily, I say yes, especially to the wounded. We definitely earned it.
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