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Current Events => Politics => Topic started by: SSG Snuggle Bunny on January 31, 2009, 06:50:06 PM

Title: Remember All That Liberal Rage About Bush Supposedly Cutting Vet Benes?
Post by: SSG Snuggle Bunny on January 31, 2009, 06:50:06 PM: Quote
A recent report from the Congressional Budget Office details just one proposal that would increase out of pocket expenses for medical care for Military Families and Veterans, while others would lose their VA benefits altogether. Other proposals would raise Tricare fees, co-payments and deductibles. Veterans whose medical condition isnâ€™t service related could end up no longer being eligible for VA medical care at all. While nothing has been approved at this juncture, the Congressional Budget Office director at this time is President-elect Obamaâ€™s choice to be his director of the Office of Management and Budget, and who led the work on this proposal, Peter R. Orszag, so it very possibly will have a very real, very devastating affect on our Troops and our Veterans.
http://soldiersmind.com/2009/01/07/proposed-tricare-cuts-could-cause-problems-for-military-families-and-retirees/

The demanded that we conservatives abandon Bush for supposedly cutting vet benefits. There never were any cuts but I wonder if their outrage endures with this latest slight to America's warriors?
Title: Re: Remember All That Liberal Rage About Bush Supposedly Cutting Vet Benes?
Post by: rich_t on January 31, 2009, 07:00:00 PM: I spent years thinking that only retired and disabled vets for elegible for VA medical benefits.
Title: Re: Remember All That Liberal Rage About Bush Supposedly Cutting Vet Benes?
Post by: Zeus on January 31, 2009, 07:15:14 PM: Quote from: rich_t on January 31, 2009, 07:00:00 PM
I spent years thinking that only retired and disabled vets for elegible for VA medical benefits.

I hadmy teeth worked on & an oral surgery performed by VA. Got a Digital hearing aid from VA also. I am not retired military or disabled military.

If I experience a little more stiffness/soreness of my leftside of the body I may just put in for disability bennies.
Title: Re: Remember All That Liberal Rage About Bush Supposedly Cutting Vet Benes?
Post by: rich_t on January 31, 2009, 07:22:32 PM: I personally don't think I would be comfortable in applying for disability benefits for non-service related medical conditions. But who knows what the future holds.

When somebody willingly leaves one job to go to another, they don't expect to keep getting uncontracted benefits from the job they willingly left.

As a vet, I'll have to ponder in it some more.
Title: Re: Remember All That Liberal Rage About Bush Supposedly Cutting Vet Benes?
Post by: Zeus on January 31, 2009, 07:28:57 PM: Quote from: rich_t on January 31, 2009, 07:22:32 PM
I personally don't think I would be comfortable in applying for disability benefits for non-service related medical conditions. But who knows what the future holds.

When somebody willingly leaves one job to go to another, they don't expect to keep getting uncontracted benefits from the job they willingly left.

As a vet, I'll have to ponder in it some more.

I think getting all shot up the side ,even if it was almost 25 yrs ago is more of a service contected disability than Diabetes is or a bunch of other things considered service connectted.
Title: Re: Remember All That Liberal Rage About Bush Supposedly Cutting Vet Benes?
Post by: rich_t on January 31, 2009, 07:31:24 PM: Quote from: Zeus on January 31, 2009, 07:28:57 PM
I think getting all shot up the side ,even if it was almost 25 yrs ago is more of a service contected disability than Diabetes is or a bunch of other things considered service connectted.

In your case, I would consider it to be a service related medical issue.
Title: Re: Remember All That Liberal Rage About Bush Supposedly Cutting Vet Benes?
Post by: Zeus on January 31, 2009, 07:37:05 PM: I do think it's bullshit they way liberals like to spend money and are only willing to cut spending on national defense and veterans issues.
Title: Re: Remember All That Liberal Rage About Bush Supposedly Cutting Vet Benes?
Post by: rich_t on January 31, 2009, 07:39:21 PM: Quote from: Zeus on January 31, 2009, 07:37:05 PM
I do think it's bullshit they way liberals like to spend money and are only willing to cut spending on national defense and veterans issues.

In that, we are in full agreement Zeus.