Should veterans and retirees be "Triple Dipping?"

I'm not following you where you said they will stop one and start another. I'm retired after 21years. I get 52%, I'm disabled through VA at 70%, and I'm 100% with social security. No one has stopped or anything of mine. SSN told me because of my mil. Retirement that 70% VA was all i would get. But they passed a bill that said you can draw disability from VA and Social security also.

I won't ever blame a Soldier for finding the easiest possible way to accomplish something, including making a living.

All of the "triple dip", is earned. SSI everyone pays into (that's employed), so everyone has this "dip", 20+ year retirement = earned (although only 17% of active Duty serves 20+). VA benefits are also earned thru sacrifice and are payable to anyone who serves one day on AD if injured, exposed, or killed. But I am speculating concurrent receipt is what SSG Hendrix is really asking about. As I explained above, each portion is earned separately by those who qualify, so why should anyone be denied a benefit simply because the earned and are receiving something. That is discrimination...

It's called "earned", not "entitlement".

Triple dipping ? If You worked for each of the requirements and qualify individually for each just how is that receiving more than Your entitled to ? If these are plans You earned those then retire from one job and take on another then get less retirement than You earned from the 2nd job. Add social security, which You paid into and earned. that completes a triple dip ? It at one point years ago wasn't considered so but then in the early 1970s suddenly was. Well Government mismanaged and the money has to come from somewhere, that's You !

You earn it - you deserve it. They didn't make the rules.

Don't hate the player, hate the game. If you're unemployable, you deserve whatever you can get. I'm at 100% service connected. I'd give it all back if I could have my health back and be able to work on aircraft again.

Service members are not the only ones who can do this. If a civilian works for more than one company long enough they can earn a pension or retirement at some rate or level and move on to another. Once they move on they can start all over again. If you earn your "dip" for meeting a set requirement or standard then it is yours to keep.

When my dad passed away in 1999, he was a quadruple dipper. He drew a military retirement check, drew a 59% VA disability pension, federal civil service retirement and SSDI. He served in two wars, WW II, and Korea. He also got credit for Vietnam. He served 21yrs in the Army, 5yrs in a civilian job, and 20yrs federal civil service. He earned every damn dine that he received from Uncle Sam
As for me, I am a double dipper, I draw a 40% VA disability check and Social Security retirement.

Before making any comments people need to understand the words that they use. Pension by VA standard is for military service during war time with no disabilities this is barely enough to get by based on other income including spouse. Compensation is for injury, illness for diseases incurred while on active duty These are the only two incomes from the VA. SGM Dawson claims 40% rating I presume that’s from the VA. YOU CAN NOT LOSE THAT RATING IF YOU WORK. If you back is part of that rating MAN get your but back before the rating board and get an increase. Your pension (not sure what you mean) but regardless of income you will not lose your 40%. Go see a veterans rep. Either DAV, VFW OR AMERICAN LEGION. HAVE them help you to understand what’s going on. I myself am a quadruple getter and don’t care I earned every bit of my money.