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

I just spent a week at Fort Bennng. The hospital was full of new soldiers
that had been injured while jumping out of airplanes. Years from now,assuming they survive in the service, those issues will probably come back to haunt them. If a civilian gets hurt on the job, he/she has workman's comp. However, what we do is dangerous and we accept that but we do it to be prepared to be able to defend our country, civilians don't have that requirement.

Never should you be ashamed ass the disability was earned while serving and preparing for combat. I am one of those combated rated individuals and can do without some of the memories and problems faced with VA,

No they shouldn't. If it was sustained while wearing that uniform & the circumstances were out of control of the soldier then hell no. Injuries happen. Some ppl bodies can't handle smcertain stresses. We aren't all built the same. Nothing wrong with that.

Now if the soldier was at fault or the issue could have been prevented easily. Then yes they should feel bad if they get them at all.

First off if you know anything about claims, the VA just don’t award you a claim because you said so. First it best be in your military medical records and even then it’s not a shoe in. The process is mentally grueling. So judge anyway you like but try a claim yourself and see how easy its not.

VA awards or compensation is based solely upon medical issues as a result of performance of duty assignment. Actual geographic location of said duty, war zone, combat related, CONUS, reserve or active, is immaterial to the compensation claim or its merits.

Why? I broke my ankle in BCT in ‘76 and get a 20% Compensation for it, not embarrassed at all

No one should feel bad for any service connected disabilities. The differences that come into play are with regards to Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC) and Concurrent Retirement Disability Pay (CRDP). CRSC is a special compensation for combat-related disabilities. It is non-taxable, and retirees must apply to their Branch of Service to receive it. CRDP is a restoration of retired pay for retirees with service-connected disabilities. It is considered taxable income.

Absolutely not.....we all were checked out physically before entering service.....we were qualified or we didn’t get in......that physical set the standard for what we “should be” when we leave military service....I KNOW NO ONE WHO didn’t sacrifice something......We all wrote a blank check for upto and including our lives.....but the VA disability program is suppose to provide compensation and benefits to those of us who had something “happen” physically while serving......COMBAT is irrelevant to the conversation because like all things, we break more equipment, hurt more people during training.... many folks are exposed to chemicals, radiation, noises, ect that later cause additional health issues.....

Numerous navy nukes have issues ionized radiation causing brain tumors, diabetes, loss hormones, strange illnesses years after military separation....we all know gulf war syndrome, agent orange issues, weapons techs and radiation exposure is as damaging as nuclear power workers.....Electronic Technology has been damaging tissues, birth defects due to unknown phenomenon....none of these are “combat” related but.....how do we do our jobs without air cover? Without ships transporting equipment, personnel, etc.....weapons assembly.....radar work?
Combat related issues are of easy diagnosis.....always have our respect for the guys and gals on front lines but each military member has an assigned job and NONE OF THEM ARE ANY LESS dangerous.......GUYS KILLED ON NAVY SHIPS, Air Force techs have issues for their roles in combat and bomb assembly, radio and radar workers ....ALL ARE NEEDED AND REQUIRED FOR SMOOTH OPERATIONS....

MMC USN ret

No! Bad Landing at Bragg and limp for life. Job requirement to "currency jump". Bad radios results in hearing loss. ALL firearms bad on the ears with limited hearing protection. Doctor prescription(s) that turn out to "screw you up" (wife @ 100 % VA Dis due to bad chemistry). A combat related "kicker" would not seem unreasonable to me.

No. I am one of those veterans. I was in engineering and worked many long hard hours and always gave my all. My body did not do well because of it and am paying for it in many ways. Because of one of my injuries I was removed from the military. I wanted to do 20 and could not because I had to make a hard choice to leave because one dr said I could deal with my injury and work because football and baseball players did it all the time. I had to decide I did not want to have a screwed up knee for the rest of my life and always have a limp which would lead to many other problems. My initial dr agreed I should have gotten it fixed and not gone back to a ship because that would have totally ruined my knee. I don't feel bad for getting my compensations, I do feel for those who obviously should have them and for some reason do not.