Should Veterans feel bad about being awarded and receiving VA disability compensation for non-combat related injuries?

SGT (Join to see) absolutely not. I know I got injured during non-combat events such as airborne operations. Why feel bad about doing your job?

I am a VSO in my county and i hear this alot from all spectrum of veteran. Keep telling them you got a honorable 214 you got benefits.

No. Despite all of us being warriors, not all of us go to war. But all of us train as warriors for the moment we get tagged in to replace someone else. If you get hurt, you get hurt. It's one thing to feel bad if you were gaming the system in your favor. It's a completely different story when you get hurt in the line of duty. Hell, I got injured training in hand to hand combat with a friendly opponent. Should I feel bad because my opponent was on the same team? My intent was to fight an enemy combatant. My duty was to prepare to fight an enemy combatant. My rotten luck was getting hurt by someone I was training with.

No. I can agree with the majority of this group, they’ve stated it very well for me. Thank you.

If it is a disability as a result of military action, whether combat or at a military post while perfoming their duties they should not feel bad. However, I also feel that if they are able to work in any capacity this should also be taken in consideration as to the percentage of disability they receive.

No because they were still serving and willing to give their life or serious injury in battle for the country, and non-combat injuries do happen that were accidents and not caused deliberately, so why should they feel bad that their injury wasn't caused by an IED, bullet, etc.
It's not like they wanted to become disabled. I wanted to make a career in the USCG, but due to a peacetime injury was retired on disability after 1 year and 11 months active service. I am now rated by the VA at 110% disability, 80% Compensable, and 100% unemployable due to service connection. I was injured on October 27, 1962 and due to age (I'll be 75 on 04/30/2019) and deterioration of injuries a barely able to get round. When I enlisted, nothing was on the papers stating that any injuries incurred outside of combat would not be eligible rated for any VA disability compensation. I even wanted to stay in during my physical board of evaluation and would have been willing to serve at a non physically demanding position such a a desk job, but was denied that option and was given temporary retirement, than later full retirement for disability. Semper Paratus. I took my oath, and never have I considered myself to be released from it. I'm a Coastie til death and in Heaven. Period!!!

Excellent question. No Veteran should feel ashamed. Because there are many times that an individual gets hurt in garrison, and I don't see why that individual can't put in a claim for that injury when He or She seperates from the Military. Ironically, there are a lot of individuals that never get to deploy, and that shouldn't stop Him or Her from putting in a claim just because of a guilty conscience of not beimg deployed.

the issue is the army beats up and breaks down your body. So even though your injury may not have occurred while on active duty, it is most likely "service related".

They should feel nothing negative, an on the job injury is just that. If they worked on a road crew and had a backhoe run over their foot and crush it , should they feel bad to claim workmans comp for disability ? No !

I never feel bad that anyone that has service connected disabilities receives compensation for their disabilities. They have more than deserved it. Times have changed. It's now much easier to deal with the VA and receive compensation that it was is years past. My son just retired after 22 years in the Army and just qualified for 100%. It was not always that easy! My military career spanned across 36 years in several branches of service finally retiring from the Army in 2001. I left the Navy after being diagnosed with multiple sleep disorders and declared "non-deployable". Coming from NSW (what is now called SW/CC, I was allowed to jump to another branch if they had a suitable position. The Army offered me a good slot in Light Infantry as a "Ranger Squad Leader". I took that position for 5 more years before again being declared "non-deployable" and forced into retirement. In the end, Army Medical refused to allow me a "medical board" that I had requested and refused to award any disability. All disability was documented by civilian doctors, specialists, and later by Social Security doctors. I have twice applied fr VA disability with the help of a VSO and both times the applications were always "lost" somewhere in the processing. I did got to VA Hospitals for treatment a number of times, but always at my expense. I finally gave up and accepted Social Security Disability and Tri-Care for Life from the military. I get all my medical now at Ft Sill and other military and civilian facilities. Mine is just one of many stories that I have encountered from people that started their military career back in the days of VietNam.