He is calling any vet who obtains disability, a person who is gaming the system.
I served for 20 years in the Navy at five training commends, on four submarines and two maintenance facilities. I was injured in the line of duty and have a permanent limp as a result. When standing or walking my ankle always hurts little a little bit, except when it hurts a lot.
When a VA representative went through my medical record to assist in filling out a disability claim, there was a long list of injuries and other conditions that were filed with the claim. All of them were determined to be service related, and all of them were 0% disability except for my fused ankle, that was worth 10%. This means I get about $175 a month disability. This is deducted from my retirement pension. But the disability is not taxed.
My experience is not exceptional at all. Many vets have some disability related to their service. Some are severely disabled.
Those VA benefits are there for vets to apply for and obtain. They are legal entitlements that every vet should not feel bad about receiving.
Hegseth says,
"To me the ethos of service, is I served my country, because I love my country, and I'm going to come home and start the next chapter of my life, and if I have a chronic condition, mental, physical, otherwise, the government better be there for me. But otherwise I don't want to be dependent on ....." "And right now a lot of groups are convincing vets to give get take more from the system, as oppose to just what you need for the service you gave."
VA disability is not based upon the service you give. It is based upon your disability rating.
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