Posted on Nov 3, 2023
Guard, reserve troops get fewer veterans disability claims approved
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MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.
. . . and make sure you join every vets service organization for which you're eligible. When I was taking my P&C physical in San Francisco back in late '91, I started leafing through the different vets magazines lying around and it dawned on me that the only thing Congress responds to is pressure from voters. Over the next two years I became a life member of MOPH, DAV, MOAA, VFW, and VVA. I later added the Combat Infantryman's Assn., OCS Alumni Assn., Americal Div. Vets Assn., and the Officers' Christian Fellowship to my membership list.
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I know this, if you are a reservist unless you get a VA rating of 50% or more they take your VA rating out of your reserve retirement, is this the case for active duty as well??? I would like to know. Because I find this to be so wrong.
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COL Randall C. - I had a congressman from my state trying to get legislation to change this but back in 2021 Pelosi would not let it come up for a vote.
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COL Randall C.
SSG (Join to see) - There have been lots of attempts over the years to do away with any restriction. CRDP only got enough on-board to pass it because it was phased in over 10 years.
According to DoD's 2021 "Valuation of Military Retirement" they estimated that it would cost $55.7 billion if the offset was completely done away with.
With the Trillions the federal government throws around, surely they can find what amounts to a rounding error to treat all veterans right.
According to DoD's 2021 "Valuation of Military Retirement" they estimated that it would cost $55.7 billion if the offset was completely done away with.
With the Trillions the federal government throws around, surely they can find what amounts to a rounding error to treat all veterans right.
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MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.
COL Randall C. - Roger that! Damn them all to hell if they ever reverse this practice! . . .
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MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. - I think it stinks, VA disability is for your injuries, your pension is for the time you served and qualified for it. They should have nothing to do with each other.
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Don't know too much about the Reserve side, but part of the issue with the Guard is that the Big Army and the Guard system didn't communicate very well when I was still around. When I came out in 95 to the IRR, I found out that HRC had almost nothing of my Officer Records while I was Guard. No one told me anything about that problem. The State HQ had a section that kept your records, I was able to get everything important and mail it to HRC.
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