What do you do if Vets get angry due your status of SSDI VA rating or your ability to act the way they want you?

PO3 Aaron Hassay — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 23:02:54 -0500

As if you have not followed orders pushed beyond your maximum enough, as if your energy reserves coping mechanisms are now minimal, as if your In service SSDI and VA medical history and symptoms do not exist which leads to interactions with those that probably mean well who get angry say things that are personal when you are overwhelmed slow to respond or fail at orders which just makes some other vets angry which is not what you ever wanted or anticipated. Somehow your supposed to go from not having medical care for some 15 years plus of chronic poverty homelessness and finally some SSDI VA benefits to instantly socially developed as if you had 15 years of positive social development with the VA there since day 1.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 6 at 2019 11:43 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 23:43:19 -0500

If I understand your post, you believe Veterans get angry because of your SSDI and VA rating.
Do you mean they are angry because you're getting benefita?
If so, hang around other Veterans.
If you mean they get upset with your behavior, continue to work on that.
Many VAMCs and VA CBOCs have group counseling, in addition to individual counseling. If you're in those, continue going.
Granted, I understand the struggle to obtain benefits, and although I don't have personal experience with homelessness, I've been around folks who have been through that struggle.
However, if you believe another Veteran is going to tolerate much unsocial behavior with them because of what you went through, that's the audience. They may be your brothers and sisters in arms, but expect blunt responses and a maximum range of an excuse to be less than a yard.
If I've misunderstood what you were asking, or read into it in error, excuse me.
If not, continue treatment, minimize behavior that offends those Veterans you're around.

Response by SFC William Farrell made Feb 6 at 2019 11:48 PM

SFC William Farrell — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 23:48:58 -0500

Be well PO3 Aaron Hassay its good to see you on here. Its been awhile.

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Feb 7 at 2019 6:58 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 18:58:13 -0500

I have seen some Veterans are angry because they did not get certain entitlements.

Response by CW4 Craig Urban made Feb 14 at 2019 2:45 AM

CW4 Craig Urban — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 02:45:01 -0500

The va is still a mess