Should veterans and retirees be "Triple Dipping?"

You'd have to be pretty torn up medically to qualify. I'd rather have my health than money. I'm sure the recipients would too. Look how healthy of mind and body one is when they join up. Then look at what military life did to those bodies and their mind. You are exiting, older, less healthy, lost ground to civilians because of the time you spent in service....so if u qualify enjoy it!

They should change the requirements.

Finally one right up my ally and i don't have to worry about not making it sound like it is all about me. Because it isn't just about me. I was happy to ETS in 2003, tried to ETS, was told I could not just ETS because of my disability. 2 1/2 years later in 2005. I get out on a medical 30% from Army. 12 months later (2006) i get my Va 40%. So I don't qualify to get Army retirement since my VA is more, I apply for SSDI in 2007 and am denied because I can work. in 2012 after constant refiling I get 80 % and IU (Individual unemployablilty) from the VA. In 2014 I again file for SSDI and am told by social security that While I may be disabled by VA standards, I am not disabled by Sociel Security standards. However with IU, I am not allowed to work or i will forfeit more than half of my pay because I will be working. Besides I get IU because I am unable to keep a job due to my disabilities for more than 12 months consecutive. forward to 2016 after two denials and getting a lawyer I finally have a shot at SSDI. I will find out in June 2016. For the Record I am Service connected for Right eye blindness, by lateral panyuveituse, right hand, left elbow, both knees, both ankles, my back, right shoulder, both feet. But the State hinks I can work. I got no problem getting what I earned and deserve after being deployed overseas 3 times, serving in Desert storm, Korea, and Kuwait before and after 9/11. And more power to any of my brothers and sisters in Arms for getting anything they can get. Also what is neglected and not mentioned is you get Military Retirement, then you get VA it is all the same, If your VA is 1200 and you opt to get military retirement at say 600. You wil get 600 from Military retirement (taxable) and 600 from VA disability non taxable. Unless you do the smart thing and plan for the long term, knowing you will get more from the VA and waive all rights to Military retirement as I did.

Aa

I served 20 years and I'm 90% disabled. I haven't applied for ssi because I don't need it. But I wanted to to say, having disability has nothing to do with retirement.

I don't know how you could qualify for SSI if you are drawing retirenent. Retired pay should put you over the income level to qualify. SSI is for low income ppl.

People on welfare make more money and get more benefits. Illegals get assistant and they have never served. I say go for it....

Well here comes my weigh in on this. If you did 20 years you rate your retirement pay. If along the way you had disability created by the military service then you earned the VA disability pay. If those disabilities are keeping you from work and you qualified for SSD then the thing that you need to know is that was earned also. SSD is the same as your full SSA retirement meaning that is what you already paid into the system and you are drawing it earlier because you are now disabled. And SSI is a total different program that is the State funded for those that didn't work or didn't work enough to pull a certain amount (based off each State, Idaho is $733 per month maxed). So with that if it was earned then why do we get bent out of shape they are triple dipping? Retirement =earned, VA rating=earned, SSD= earned.

I think they all should be allowed to triple dip, they earned it with thier lives, go complain elsewhere, smh

Quit hating and step your game up by serving. Be a veteran you'll share the same understanding we do. God bless our haters!!!