Should veterans and retirees be "Triple Dipping?"

I have been out for 26 years, since 1993, and get nothing due too being told from 93 to 95 that the VA was not able too locate my medical records, that they were lost, been thinking of trying too have the VA try again since i live in pain on a daily basis, but not sure if I wanna hear the same thing i heard back then and watch my hopes get destroyed

Why not, if earned!

I am getting every dollar I earned from the US government! I could care less about what someone thinks. I thank God I qualify for them

SSI is welfare, SSDI is based on work credits per year. Basically SSDI is SS retirement but if you're disabled you can draw it before you're 61 and 3/4. So if you did your 20 you've paid into the system that's yours. It's no different than someone getting a pension from a civilian employer and receiving SS retirement.

Retired 22 years Army; Retired 20 years Post Office; started drawing Social Security at 64; started 100% disabled VA at 69 (Prostate Cancer - Agent Orange Vietnam); plus working temporarily at 70 for the Census Bureau (no benefits). What's the problem?

Why the hell not. As an enlisted serving 20 years and retiring on 50% of base pay just doesn’t cut it. You have marketable skills and you should use them. Look at the politicians who send us to war. They retire with full benefits for life. They don’t contribute to a 401k and they don’t pay for medical. For life. How is that fair?

I am a disabled Vet in a wheelchair. I was medically retired and am no longer able to work (although I would give anything to be able to again) and I was raised in a military family. My father retired with 20+ and finally qualified for "triple dipping" and I say good for him, he definitely earned it and so much more! He is now 72 and able to live comfortably after 28 years of sacrificing for his family and country, so yes he and anybody else eligible should ABSOLUTELY have all that is available to them for their honor, duty, and sacrifice!

Hey I've got a working phone.
Absolutely, I dont care what you call it, it ain't gonna be around forever, and to those recieving, which is slim to none, they deserve it.

I am a retired veteran of 20yrs national guard will be receiving my pension next year, also I have been working for the loma linda veterans hospital for 15 yrs.

Less than 2 percent of all that serve make it to retirement. By then we have beat our bodies to death. Most of us are in constant pain. Most of us are sporting injuries sustained in those 20 years. So if you qualify then you qualify. If you do not qualify then you do not. Let the system weigh your issues and see what becomes of it. You should not have to be embarrassed, feel less than, or guilty because you qualify. That’s why we have laws or regulations.