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

Capt. James Skaggs shouldn't feel badly about getting disability.

No

My most was 94 B

It makes me wonder, who would bring up this up as a reason for discriminating due to the time you served. I have heard and told Peace time is a time of preparation. The success achieved came only because of those who did their job. Your Watch is your Watch. Many of served and we dealt with what was before us. Injuries happened and some died, got injured during these training and practice. We failed to realize their sacrifices.

They regulations do not specify that an injury be combat related.

Why? If you were injured doing your duty, there's no reason for any bad feeling. You are entitled to your nation's gratitude and the VA services they have provided. Believe me, those little things can add up to some real discomfort in later years. Take your benefits, and be proud of your service.

MSG(R) Steve L Gallagher
NO! In most cases those injuries occure during training. Training is made as realistic as possible and as safe as possible, but personnel still get hurt and even killed in training. So, to restate my earlier answer on "Should Veterans feel bad about being awarded and receiving VA disability compensation for non-combat related injuries?" NO!

No

I filed a claim in late 1970's and was told no I was disqualified from my carear field for bad knees and was turned since then I have had over 18 knee operations and the last 2 total replacement. I did file again and since not received anything back. I got a copy of my Military medical records and someone had wrote way up on the top of the first page I had bad knees before entering. Here's a good one my own Father swore me in in JCS in the Pentagon and now they say he was doing a sin against the Military for knowing I had bad knees but when the Cheif Medical Officer at Andrews AFB gave me my physical before entering and I was fine. Now as you see I was in the Military with an Honorable Discharge and had a good good life going. Then I had my own Corp. and doing really well and developed Epilepsy and since been doing nothing but help America find something to control Epilepsy and the GOVERNMENT still doesn't give a thought of giving me THANK YOU or even thanks for being the first helping others. What would you do AMERICA?

No