This won’t be popular, but serious question for the Vets on disability

[akmike47]

I keep seeing videos where people teach Vets how to get more disability, how is this open fraud tolerated? People get pissed off at government spending but every cook and supply guy has 100% disability. I’ve worked with guys claiming 100% but doing heavy manual labor and they talk about making claims of issues they don’t have for more money. Obviously you get a bad injury you get something, but it seems like it’s turned into another racket for people similar to how people treat welfare.

There’s a financial channel on YouTube and every guest who’s a vet is “100%” disabled but most were POGs

How do y’all feel about all the disability stuff?

 

[TheHorta]

Sacred cow, bro.

Check yosef b4 u rek yosef.

 

[akmike47]

Sacred cow, bro.

Check yosef b4 u rek yosef.

That’s what it feels like hence curious to see what people involved think.

 

[918v]

It’s not just vets. It’s all government employees. Disability retirement has tremendous tax benefits.

 

[akmike47]

It’s not just vets. It’s all government employees. Disability retirement has tremendous tax benefits.

But I only keep seeing stuff with Vets, hence the question

 

[918v]

But I only keep seeing stuff with Vets, hence the question

Get a job with the government. That’s all they talk about at work.

 

[akmike47]

Get a job with the government. That’s all they talk about at work.

Sounds terrible lol

 

[Ledzep]

The system is extremely "YMMV" as far as I can tell-- really depends on the person that sees you at the VA. I know a guy that broke a bone in his hand and got a 100% rating, another that broke a finger and got 60%, and I know people that are almost completely broken (back, hips, knees, shoulders) with 0-20% ratings.

I got 20% for hearing, back, and broken bones in my feet (really got off pretty light for injuries, honestly for being in the infantry) and I've had several people tell me that I could easily get more and there are very few things that I care less about, personally. If there wasn't a pipeline to get guys to the VA on EAS I probably wouldn't have a rating, and IMO the post-9/11 GI bill is an insane benefit. Most of my problems can be handled with stretching and a chiropractor. I think I've got more than enough and the process was pretty seamless in my situation. However, I know some old guys that had to fight for years and years to get anything after they got F'd up pretty bad. I'm happy for people that genuinely need it to get help, but the shitbag whiners will always milk the system. I don't know what you do about it.

 

[232593]

Easy way to fix the problem, stop sending people to wars that have jack shit to do with us.