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This is the first I'm hearing of that. Though I admit I don't use sm. I was given 100% for PTSD after going through an extremely stressful evaluation where the examiner deliberately triggered me several times. I say deliberate, but it was very subtle, if someone was faking it they wouldn't have noticed or even reacted.
On the flip side, I have a friend who is missing 10% of his brain to an IED, can't hear for shit, and can't walk very far because the part of his brain that is missing controls autonomous breathing - he has to think about it or he doesn't breathe. He was only given 30% and he honestly doesn't have the resources or mental fortitude to keep trying to get the VA to take care of him.
It's not a knock on everyone. It's just what I've noticed in my life with the military, in civilian DoD and contracting, those I know working at the VA. The ones with serious medical issues are very noticeable but there's a huge amount of people that did 4 years, saw no combat, not even seen the desert in Qatar or Bahrain, but got themselves to like 70-100% disability rating and will see major benefits for life. Various states give discounts on property taxes and whatever else they squeeze through throughout election seasons
It's a very unpopular opinion of mine but I hold it. Military benefits are sacrosanct along with the defense budget so they can never be lowered unless the US accepts a role as a regional power rather than a global power and/or it's GDP starts to flatline or declines adjusted for inflation making debt payments a larger percentage of GDP. Someone who's most trialing duty station being Stuttgart can get 100% disability and it's smart on them to do so but it's definitely an anchor on the country's ability to finance a potential war against Russia, China, or I'd say even Iran would be incredibly problematic.
US casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan are not close to Korea or Vietnam but the financial cost is far greater. It is morally good to take care of veterans but it's not something that will get major scrutiny because of political optics. Screw insurance companies but would private insurance companies determine disability ratings like the VA? Radar technician in Sacramento, air force tech in Colorado - you can get a high disability rating and go on to work full time without issue. It's a lax system attractive for abuse. There's probably an in between between the VA and private insurers that would be more sustainable and accurate. Maybe it should be a lot closer to SSDI
https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/11/28/american-veterans-now-receive-absurdly-generous-benefits
https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/4304058-how-runaway-disability-compensation-is-straining-veterans-affairs/