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

Ptsd is rated non combat. Why

No veteran should feel the least bit bad about any valid disability compensation. Combat versus non-combat is irrelevant as long as it was service connected or service aggravated. I suffered permanent hearing loss and related issues from direct exposure to artillery during my year in Vietnam. For this I was awarded 10% disability. I was in the 101st Airborne, serving in a combat theater of operations. Was this combat related or not? Doesn't matter. It was determined to be service related. FWIW, the amount I get monthly from the V.A. is minimal, and that dollar amounted is deducted from my military retired pay, so the only "gain" I receive is that this small amount is not taxable income. I don't feel in any way ashamed about this.

No one with a legitimate claim should feel ashamed. If the military broke you they should take care of you. I have an issue with those getting a medical retirement also getting VA compensation.

Tell anyone who chaistied you to call me.

Salient issue-- I used to blow myself up with c4 as a stress relief joke in order to help a fellow Tank Commander. He would flash back sometimes and wake up choking his wife, but toss off a 1/4 stick TNT equivalent c4 and throw yourself on the ground and he would split his sides laughing. IMHO, if you shot Grandma or a buddy by mistake or some whack job capped you with a LAW on the moving range or busted your PLT LDR's spine in half, shoved him into a foot locker, and tossed him out the third floor barracks window in order to protect mil spec drug ring or brewed-up a fellow Tank by 105mm through rear turret wall in order to protect a mil spec drug ring-- whatever-- put in for your disability. Not everyone is Sergeant York, 82 INF DIV WW I Pall Mall TN.

While I have a problem with people being capable of serving right up to their discharge date yet the day after their discharge they file for and receive disability. I do not understand or support anyone being looked down on because of the duty they were performing at the time of disability.

No.

No , they should not

No they should not. Anyone who served in combat, should be entitled to compensation. However combat related injuries should have priority over non combat related injuries. But if you were and are willing to serve your country without burning our flag, yes, do not feel ashamed...

For years I was feeling bad/ashamed on this issue due a despective comment toward Veterans here in Puerto Rico (from a person I considered a friend). But a conversation with a fellow Veteran at work and most recently Lt Col John Cristensen comment on this site help me to take away that feeling. Now I'm on my proccess of evaluation for my compansation all do it's happen during my basic training. Thank you Lt Col John Christensen. Carmen A Lebron-Ralat