Originally Posted by
Hawk 285
Unfortunately, some folks treat this separation physical as a "lottery ticket" and try to screw the VA (taxpayers) out of every penny they can get. I am all for folks getting compensated for their time and injuries sustained, but fraud is rampant, and there is very little being done to combat this.
This is true. Nobody's likely to do anything about in the mid-term because it would look like they were singling out disabled vets for budget cuts. If you think medicare is a third rail...
And it could be a double-whammy for honest folks...if the fed eventually decides to retroactively reduce our pensions, that accounting will be skewed in favor of those with disability ratings.