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

HELL NO

Absolutely not ! My husband waited 15 years to finally have his claim acknowledged, having had pneumonia in service & many times over the years since 1956. Still being treated for his lungs.

I want to add to my comments on this subject... My granddaughter is attending George Washington School of Law in D.C. and they want the students to do an internship somewhere well she has her third interview coming up with the Department of Veteran Affairs Appeals Court. I could'nt be prouder. I told her how backlogged they are so she went down and applied. I wish she was there in 1990 to help me with my four year battle for TDIU that I won in 1994 but she was not born till 1999. Maybe she will be able to help one of you in the near future.

No. If I’m not mistaken the standard is “service related”.

In some places it might be a double edged sword... as my work supervisor and retired veteran feels he shouldn't issue cash awards or time off awards, because most members in the work place receive benefits under the VA....

NO. Disability is for service connected injuries NOT combat injuries. Although combat injuries can be included in disability compensation.

22 years active, 7 deployments, 13.25 years away from my wife and kids, never ducked a bullet and I get 90%. Considering I can neither stand nor sit for very long (major back issues) as a result of never giving less than 100%, I have zero issue with getting every penny of disability I get. Never forget that most of us are working in very high risk and undesirable places.

Not as long as service related.

I am fighting the VA now for an accident we had responding to an alarm into the B52 alert aircraft section and totaled the truck and I slammed off the dashboard but when you have Majors other officers question you almost blaming you for having an accident you don’t say I want to go to the hospital they should have brought all 3 of us there so no in service complaints but have accident report and buddy statement but they insist it happened 20 years after I got out even though I have medical records showing I went for MRI’s and CatScans and other doctors visits for back problems Constantly since getting out and 3 surgeries later still fighting the VA. No I don’t feel bad if I got anything from the VA for back problems because I live in chronic pain because of that accident. We sucked up our little bumps and sores and went on with life not knowing all those years later we will be affected. I’ll keep fighting and am in the appeal process now.

NO! I was in NAVY and the ships are industrial plants that MOVE. We had engineers hurt by rolling into hot pipes or hitting protrusions. Do you want to be like a WWII destroyer that WELCOMED duty off OKINAWA and KAMIKAZE attacks? WHY? The ship had nearly a DOZEN men killed on ship during convoy duty. The statement from one sailor, "NOW AT LAST WE DIE FIGHTING THE ENEMY! NOT FROM FIGHTING OUR SHIP!"