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

wait... You have feelings? I missed that CIF station

No. My Corps (V) was not selected for combat even though I trained for it every day. I did serve through Crohn's Disease undiagnosed by the Army. But I served honorably, made my promotions, got to certificates of appreciation and one AAM for participation during live Missile training in Crete.

If it's "work relate" What's there to feel guilty about? I mean, in the civilian job I now have, if I don't get shot, but end up with carpal tunnel (I HATE paperwork and there's always so much of it), my employer has to pay the expenses of surgery and recovery time. Same exact thing.

Absolutely not! All of the health issues for which I receive VA compensation were incurred on AD, and even though not in a "combat MOS", I came to within an inch of losing my life when our vehicle was blown up. As far as I know, the enemy doesn't differentiate between MOS's when attacking US-uniformed troops...

I'm a Nam Vet, Nothing Service connected with Me, but the VA has done some things for me over the years. Ya, it's cost me some money, by no means was it Free. I've seen abuses along the way, some guys that deal with PDSD out of the VA Hospital. No, their playing the game for themselves ! I've had friends over the years that said I've got that stuff, but my life lead me to wear it well. There are those who will play the System, Justly thinking, the System is Screwing US over also.

Lots of words, thin air. What happens is whats real. Ragging on about it doesn't help. You must realize, They have already "Used" us. The VA System is what it is, look at what they spend $$$ it's limited.

Yes

The answer to the question should Veterans feel bad about being awarded and receiving VA disability compensation for non-combat related injuries?" is NO
My question is should the veteran feel BOHICA ed when he finally is awarded comp only to have it deducted by DFAS from retirement pay!@?

phc.amedd.army.mil says "Almost 50% of military experience 1 or more injury each year.
They result in over 2,000,000 medical encounters annually across military Services." Updated 13APR23.
I would gamble that the vast majority of those injuries are not combat related. If a Soldier is pinned between two LMTVs at the motor pool due to poor training, or rolls an ankle on the run route because of an unseen/unimproved pot hole they deserve to have their medical needs met. If those I juries result in continued issues down the road, they should be treated and compensated. There's plenty of blame/punishment to go around, so that root problems can be addressed, but you can't sue the LMTV driver and you can't sue the installation or their public works. They were executing their duties when injured.

No they shouldn't

Nope.