Posted on Dec 27, 2017
Should Veterans feel bad about being awarded and receiving VA disability compensation for non-combat related injuries?
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Absolutely NOT. Its a quality of life issue and the compensation is just an attempt to rectify there service. Look at the million receiving SS disability who have never paid in 1 dime. Or the illegals receiving SS who have never paid in 1 penny
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Not at all, they served and so they had a problem they still deserve their compensation.
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I’ve been in a war zone. No injuries from that. All mine were from training accidents or PT. Something about ‘the more we bleed in peace, the less we die in war’. More service members die or get wounded from training accidents.
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ABSOLUTELY!
Jail... fraud against the Government, negligence stealing funds that could actually save lives.
It's like Stolen Valor
They should shrip them down to nothing, resind their MOS orders & locked them up
Jail... fraud against the Government, negligence stealing funds that could actually save lives.
It's like Stolen Valor
They should shrip them down to nothing, resind their MOS orders & locked them up
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No. Thojgh I've never gotten any comp for a broken arm suffered at Ft.Sam Houston Tx, nor my tinnitis, I think that any service connected medical problem is compensable. If you wouldn't have had the injury as a civilian, it is covered I'd think.
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SFC Joseph Behmke
You can still apply for compensation for that tinnitus. If it's bad enough to affect you correctly hearing words, sounds and high-frequency noises you could get as much as 20-30 %. Although the average is 10-15%; for 2022 10% is about $166/month. It doesn't affect anything you get from Social Security, SSD or SSDI. You will not get total back pay; only back pay from the day you apply for the compensation.
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SP5 Wick Humble
[~16206Thanks, Sarge; I'm playing phone=tag with our local VSO on that issue right now. The local VA tech was encouraging; she said since they'd given me hearing aids, it might not be a hassle. Wish I'd known!! Bad ear-plug day at Ft. Lewis, I guess!! 73: SFC Joseph Behmke] -
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I don't.. but I did before I started the process. I got out in 2006 and could have signed up for disability back then but I didn't. Through the years I kept hearing about vets with actual combat related injuries getting denied. I don't know why they did, but it seemed like maybe it was paperwork issues or the doctors they say or some places are just harder to get accepted. Not really sure. But I eventually did it about 5 or 6 years ago once my injuries were really starting to take a toll on my daily life
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