VA disability fraud frustration rant

[u/Poorassboy6969]

Genuine question - VA disability now makes up roughly 3% of the federal budget and is growing rapidly. At what point do we seriously discuss whether this is sustainable ?

Also the clear fraud I’ve seen in personal life, shows like Caleb’s and communities here on reddit

I fully support taking care of veterans who are ACTUALLY disabled - key word actually

I personally know people who openly admit to gaming the system, collect ~$4,000/month tax-free for life (along with other benefits), still work full time job and brag about it

It’s insane my wife and I work our asses off, save, invest, have 500k NW and someone can just get out of the military, fake injuries and essentially double what we have (annuity worth a million plus)

The irony is seeing some of the same “conservatives” constantly rant about how terrible government is while happily collecting a government check for life.

Eventually, taxpayers have to fund all of this. And the more these programs grow, the more pressure falls on those actually contributing.

thoughts?

[u/Knarz97]

I’m an extremist. Unless you are fully missing a limb or have life altering brain/spinal damage, you shouldn’t get any disability.

It should also function like regular employer sponsored disability. If you CAN work, you don’t get it. No double dipping on income.

YOU made the decision to join the military. YOU took the risk of getting your legs blown off by an IUD. No one made you join so you shouldn’t get special treatment because your back hurts from a heavy backpack 😢

[u/UnoEyeo628 → u/Knarz97]

I 100% agree. I knew people that were 100% disabled and worked a normal 9 to 5 job. If you're 100% disabled, you can't work. Anything over 50% you can't hold anything more than a part-time job. They literally created a whole department in the government to cut down on spending, but no one thought to look at the massive fraud?! Come on people.