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

Sometimes though with even thing like PTSD it doesn't always show up right away, one of My buddies who did two tours in Vietnam was already into His late 50s before He started having flashbacks etc. He had two purple Hearts on His second tour and had spent some time in the hospital while still on active duty from those wounds. He handled that though then had a career in Law Enforcement and was ok. I found Myself some things I had no memory off but another buddy I served with that later died due to Agent Orange exposure mentioned another friend of ours We saw get badly hurt during a rocket attack, I had even served with that guy stateside as well a Vietnam and He, His name and face plus the event were blocked out of My mind until He mentioned it then all that memory came back. I guess I was told that is one way of coping but I wasn't even aware that was happening and didn't have any problem functioning. Not sure I understand that having never had flashbacks or anything like that but blanked it out instead. In both the Military and Police I seemed to be able to handle the stress ok and remember just about everything so don't understand how I blanked that out. I've been told by other Veterans that not too uncommon, those blanks in memory over some serious events in combat but then if that My problem and I coped with it in any manner, ever that, I guess that's ok.

SMSgt Lawrence McCarter - .....
Read The Last Sentence Of Your Post......
" but then if that My problem and I coped with it in any manner, ever that, I guess that's ok."
It's NOT Ok.......But If You Need Some Mental Health Assistance, I'd NOT Recommend The VA.......If Possible Use A Different Health Care Service;
And No Matter Which You Use,The SECOND You feel They're Wrong.. Leave And Go Somewhere Else IMMEDIATELY......I'm Speaking From Experience!...Do NOT Allow Them To Convince You To Stay...
VA Caused MY Mental Health Problems...9 Years Of Being A Basket Case...For But ONE Reason,... THEY Were WRONG...... But At MY Expense.

So, let's say you volunteered to drive a 12 PAX van full of people to an event as a civilian. You get hurt while doing this. In your eyes, you shouldn't be compensated because you volunteered. You are still doing a job regardless if you're getting paid or not. In the military, you're paid to perform jobs (your duties). Therefore, you should be compensated if hurt during the performance of any job/task/training (work) related duties; while on duty.