bootlace15
10-10-06, 06:36 AM
As usual some of us get the shaft again..Some Veterans with wounds related over 50% with under 20 years of service have been left out in the cold again.How long must we wait for what is owed to us.
To qualify for this pay you had to have served over 20 yrs of service and have a rating of 50% or more for your wounds. Some of us served a year in Government and had to be retired from the Military because of combat wounds. We were rated at 50% or more and had to waive the VA pay to get a more feesable pension so that we could survive. Some could work in the private sector for a while until the wounds became worse and had to take SSI or early retirement. The government took care of the Federal workers and allowed them to collect the money they waived from the VA,but the rest of us are left in the cold and have to settle for our Military pension without the money we had to waive from the VA. I believe it was called double dipping. Now I believe its called cow chipping. Whats fair for one is fair for all. It seems the wording in the budget was wrong and had to be corrected under Chapter 61. One sentence screwed us all,but no one seems to want to correct it.
This bill has been in committes for years and put on a back burner to cook and cook. It seems like all those who run for office will tell us they will help the disabled. Checkout how much the VA is under payed,check out how many VA hospitals are closing ,check out the brain related injury funds that are being under funded,check :evilgrin:out the cost of living we were promised and never got,check out the computers that are misplaced or unguarded.
If you think we have been treated fairly check out the 8 in Pendelton. We serve because we love a good battle and love our country and Corp. Just give us what is due to us. Vote the bums out in 07 and 08.
To qualify for this pay you had to have served over 20 yrs of service and have a rating of 50% or more for your wounds. Some of us served a year in Government and had to be retired from the Military because of combat wounds. We were rated at 50% or more and had to waive the VA pay to get a more feesable pension so that we could survive. Some could work in the private sector for a while until the wounds became worse and had to take SSI or early retirement. The government took care of the Federal workers and allowed them to collect the money they waived from the VA,but the rest of us are left in the cold and have to settle for our Military pension without the money we had to waive from the VA. I believe it was called double dipping. Now I believe its called cow chipping. Whats fair for one is fair for all. It seems the wording in the budget was wrong and had to be corrected under Chapter 61. One sentence screwed us all,but no one seems to want to correct it.
This bill has been in committes for years and put on a back burner to cook and cook. It seems like all those who run for office will tell us they will help the disabled. Checkout how much the VA is under payed,check out how many VA hospitals are closing ,check out the brain related injury funds that are being under funded,check :evilgrin:out the cost of living we were promised and never got,check out the computers that are misplaced or unguarded.
If you think we have been treated fairly check out the 8 in Pendelton. We serve because we love a good battle and love our country and Corp. Just give us what is due to us. Vote the bums out in 07 and 08.