Proposed cut to disable vet’s benefits

[Darqhelmet]

Heads up to my fellow vets. The congressional budget office is recommending that they cut benefits for disabled veterans.

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Links:

End VA’s Individual Unemployability Payments to Disabled Veterans at the Full Retirement Age for Social Security | Congressional Budget Office

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides disability compensation to veterans with medical conditions or injuries that were incurred or worsened during active-duty service. The amount of compensation depends on the severity of their disabilities (which are rated between zero and 100...

www.cbo.gov

Reduce VA’s Disability Benefits for Veterans Who Are Older Than the Full Retirement Age for Social Security | Congressional Budget Office

Veterans with medical conditions or injuries that occurred or worsened during active-duty service receive disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). By law, VA's disability ratings (the basis for disability payments) are to be based, as far as practicable, on the...

www.cbo.gov

Reduce Spending on Other Mandatory Programs | Congressional Budget Office

Background Mandatory spending on programs other than Social Security and the major health care programs (referred to as other mandatory spending in this option) accounted for 50 percent of mandatory outlays and 36 percent of all outlays in 2021. Most of the outlays for other mandatory programs...

www.cbo.gov

So screw the disabled vets. Send money around the world.

 

[wakosama]

do you really expect anything else from the scum running the show right now.? vets are 'forgotten' folks, always have been. My brother worked at a VA hospital in the 70's after he served. Nothing's changed. everyone seems so gung ho about going to war, no one wants to pay for the consequences.

 

[Darqhelmet]

Start yelling at them now. It helps. I’ve emailed the senators/congressmen, hell I reached out to hot wheels to make noise about this shit. Literally cutting this right as the GWOT guys are hitting the age where the injuries are going to get bad and that money is needed.

 

[toddnjoyce]

To be fair, that’s part of CBOs duty, when asked by Congress to explore ways to reduce the deficit. The subject report is one of a dozen and a half or so from back in Decemeber, 2022. The whole of the report is here:

Options for Reducing the Deficit, 2023 to 2032--Volume I: Larger Reductions

CBO issues a volume describing 17 policy options that would each reduce the federal budget deficit by more than $300 billion over the next 10 years or, in the case of Social Security options, have a comparably large effect in later decades.

www.cbo.gov

What’s not said is that neither the Congress nor the President is required to do anything with it.

 

[Darqhelmet]

To be fair, that’s part of CBOs duty, when asked by Congress to explore ways to reduce the deficit. The subject report is one of a dozen and a half or so from back in Decemeber, 2022. The whole of the report is here:

Options for Reducing the Deficit, 2023 to 2032--Volume I: Larger Reductions

CBO issues a volume describing 17 policy options that would each reduce the federal budget deficit by more than $300 billion over the next 10 years or, in the case of Social Security options, have a comparably large effect in later decades.

www.cbo.gov

What’s not said is that neither the Congress nor the President is required to do anything with it.

Cool cool. “Wargame” cuts to vets send billions to Ukraine and line the pockets Lockheed / Raytheon.

Yell at the politicians so they don’t “forget it’s in the budget” shit like this gets slipped in and. No one pays attention. Screaming now means they know we know.

 

[OutlawStar]

Might be some sensational clickbait, but the VA secretary had something to say about it. I'll let you guys decide.

VA Secretary Swats Down Idea to Cut VA Disability Pay for Wealthier Vets

The concept was floated as an idea by the Congressional Budget Office but was not a formal recommendation.

www.military.com

 

[Coyote9]

Yes this sucks, however, IF it is approved AFTER many other more logical budget reduction ideas, such as limiting congressional staffers and zero retirement benefits for congress and term limits and social security reductions and many other cost savings in popular programs then maybe this is only fair. Every retiring person sees a reduction in income

 

[Darqhelmet]

Might be some sensational clickbait, but the VA secretary had something to say about it. I'll let you guys decide.

VA Secretary Swats Down Idea to Cut VA Disability Pay for Wealthier Vets

The concept was floated as an idea by the Congressional Budget Office but was not a formal recommendation.

www.military.com

“Wealthier vets”. **** military.com.

 

[Darqhelmet]

Yes this sucks, however, IF it is approved AFTER many other more logical budget reduction ideas, such as limiting congressional staffers and zero retirement benefits for congress and term limits and social security reductions and many other cost savings in popular programs then maybe this is only fair. Every retiring person sees a reduction in income

Do I get full use of my body back after I retire? Does my buddy get his arm back? Hell maybe my other buddies eye will grow back?

 

[Darqhelmet]

The VA fucks with us already. If you’re not in the system or haven’t had to deal with it you don’t understand. My money goes to out of pocket care because it’s months / years to get help from them.

 

[contender buff]

 

[jimbo]

The VA fucks with us already. If you’re not in the system or haven’t had to deal with it you don’t understand. My money goes to out of pocket care because it’s months / years to get help from them.

I have tried to get help with the VA and spent months on paperwork and found three reasons why I get no help:
1. I make too much money. (Anything over $25K is too much)
2. My service records was destroyed in a fire in St Louis. (Yes I have a DD214 but that doesn't matter)
3. A doctor must be assigned to you to order benefits for you. I was refused when I asked for a doctor.
This is from my personal experience. Some of you may get great benefits and I am happy for you.
When I served in the US Army in the 1960's, ear plugs were not issued or required. I was too young and stupid to request them. The constant ringing in my ears increases every year.

 

[Darqhelmet]

I have tried to get help with the VA and spent months on paperwork and found three reasons why I get no help:
1. I make too much money. (Anything over $25K is too much)
2. My service records was destroyed in a fire in St Louis. (Yes I have a DD214 but that doesn't matter)
3. A doctor must be assigned to you to order benefits for you. I was refused when I asked for a doctor.
This is from my personal experience. Some of you may get great benefits and I am happy for you.
When I served in the US Army in the 1960's, ear plugs were not issued or required. I was too young and stupid to request them. The constant ringing in my ears increases every year.

I’m sorry man that sucks. You can always reach out to DAV they have helped me get through some of the BS before.

 

[toddnjoyce]

…
2. My service records was destroyed in a fire in St Louis. (Yes I have a DD214 but that doesn't matter)
…

Have you written to the National Archives and started the process to have your records reconstructed?

Reconstruct military records destroyed in NPRC fire | Veterans Affairs

In 1973, a fire at the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis, Missouri, destroyed the records held for Veterans who were discharged from the Army and Air Force during certain periods of time. Find out if your records may have been destroyed in this fire, and how to reconstruct...

www.va.gov

 

[Tnhawk]

We gave 100% when our Country when we took an oath to serve. Our Country should honor it's obligation to us now.

FJB

 

[bbbass]

"A promise was made"

I'm not service disabled, but I did qualify for Tier 8 VA medical benefits. The Walla Walla VA hospital is very good; the Portland OR VA hospital is very bad.

I'm lucky that we have a local VA clinic, but I don't get seen often enough for a diabetic, and the doc/NP/PA turnover is such that often I am w/o a medical provider. The Choice/Community Care program is something I couldn't do w/o, but lately it takes forever to get things approved and they often get lost in the works. This is since the VA switched the program from private mgt to in house; and they are seriously understaffed!!

 

[jmohme]

How about this. Lets reduce benefits to POS politicians. Benefits to those fools is 100% wasted tax dollars.

 

[no2gates]

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[rotor]

My MIL received a huge check years after her husband had died from disabilities suffered in Viet Nam war. Came like 20+ years later. On the other hand I know many people with virtually no disability getting big checks for nothing. You know for example, an active duty female that has a hysterectomy gets disability for loss of fertility when they are out. Active duty beg for the surgery.

 

[jimbo]

Have you written to the National Archives and started the process to have your records reconstructed?

Reconstruct military records destroyed in NPRC fire | Veterans Affairs

In 1973, a fire at the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis, Missouri, destroyed the records held for Veterans who were discharged from the Army and Air Force during certain periods of time. Find out if your records may have been destroyed in this fire, and how to reconstruct...

www.va.gov

Thanks for this info. A couple of years ago I submitted some forms that were supposed to recover/restore my records but it did not work out.
I'll try this and see if it works.