Should Veterans feel bad about being awarded and receiving VA disability compensation for non-combat related injuries?

I'm a Nam Vet, Nothing Service connected with Me, but the VA has done some things for me over the years. Ya, it's cost me some money, by no means was it Free. I've seen abuses along the way, some guys that deal with PDSD out of the VA Hospital. No, their playing the game for themselves ! I've had friends over the years that said I've got that stuff, but my life lead me to wear it well. There are those who will play the System, Justly thinking, the System is Screwing US over also.

Lots of words, thin air. What happens is whats real. Ragging on about it doesn't help. You must realize, They have already "Used" us. The VA System is what it is, look at what they spend $$$ it's limited.

Yes

The answer to the question should Veterans feel bad about being awarded and receiving VA disability compensation for non-combat related injuries?" is NO
My question is should the veteran feel BOHICA ed when he finally is awarded comp only to have it deducted by DFAS from retirement pay!@?

phc.amedd.army.mil says "Almost 50% of military experience 1 or more injury each year.
They result in over 2,000,000 medical encounters annually across military Services." Updated 13APR23.
I would gamble that the vast majority of those injuries are not combat related. If a Soldier is pinned between two LMTVs at the motor pool due to poor training, or rolls an ankle on the run route because of an unseen/unimproved pot hole they deserve to have their medical needs met. If those I juries result in continued issues down the road, they should be treated and compensated. There's plenty of blame/punishment to go around, so that root problems can be addressed, but you can't sue the LMTV driver and you can't sue the installation or their public works. They were executing their duties when injured.

No they shouldn't

Nope.

No, if the were incurred in the line of duty or through no fault or negligence of the veteran.

What a stupid question! Not when you spend time training. People get injured training for combat. I myself was hurt while on an Airborne Training exercise. Pilot missed the drop zone and I landed in the trees. It wasn’t a combat mission, but I was training for it. And I still think it’s a stupid question!

Heck no! I was a photographer. I saw stuff that still gives me nightmares and all the walking, bending, jumping, running and contorting myself to get a "shot". My body started breaking down at age 30 because of all that.

Only in a group such as this one, populated by people who spent years pushing themselves and others to strive for perfection of deed and character, can a question like this be asked without laughter.

It has a simple answer. No. No veteran should hesitate or think poorly of their ability to receive a VA disability. Veterans of any conflict, branch, MOS or era who meet the requirements for disability compensation are entitled to it. Does a chess player feel badly that their rook can move so many spaces while a pawn is limited? No, because the action is prescribed by the rules of the game.

Disability benefits are certainly a more serious than any game of chess, but so much more the reason why we shouldn't make artificial exclusions beyond what are in the existing rules.

Get the rating and care that you need. Encourage and support others to do the same. Pay attention to the matters of Congress and the Executive Branch that pertain to your care and other rights - and engage in that process as you see fit. Look after your fellow veterans with a compassionate heart - they have earned that.