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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Almost every ex-military gets some sort of disability now.  PTSD is common.   There was a small scandal about how mamy airlines pilots with military background were collecting VA benefits for mental health issues yet not reporting it to the FAA as required by law.  VA wasn’t talking to the FAA so directly.

People can’t afford to retire so apply for benefits. Especially older Americans in their 50’s and 60’s who have trouble finding work or people living in poor areas where jobs are not easily available.[/quote]

Correct. Just fill out the form and some former practicing doctor at Walter reed approves it via his laptop. More benies for life.[/quote]

Is this really a thread dissing on vets?  I am not pro military. I would like to see the defense budget cut significantly.  I would like to see the size of our military shrunk. But snakes alive, who shits on kids who signed up at 18 and worked hard giving up their rights and freedoms for enough years to qualify for benefits to deal with harm done to them in service of the country? [/quote]

Like everything, there are definitely vets who claim to be disabled when they are not to get paid higher benefits. I’m not sure exactly how to prove who is actually disabled and who is not. I know some very healthy looking retired vets who claim a percentage disability. [b]Maybe we need a better definition of disabled.[/b][/quote]

This. We also need better ways to find out about side income and side hustles. If you make more on the side than your benefits are worth, you clearly aren’t disabled and shouldn’t be getting the benefits. I also believe parents of disabled minor children should be income-tested. [b]We don’t need to subsidize wealthy disabled children with private health insurance. But we currently do.[/b] [/quote]

What program are you referring to?

Currently SSI (needs based) is the only federal disability program for disabled children (under age 18). If you are above basically the poverty threshold, your child does not qualify for SSI. Medicaid is also largely income-based.

Resources for families of disabled children are actually quite limited. Add in the fact a parent may need to stop working to provide care. Having a disabled child can be financially terrible for most middle and even UMC families with little taxpayer funded support. I’m not sure why anyone would think we’re subsidizing wealthy disabled kids.[/quote]

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