“Then there are those of us that did 20+ years in the military, served in the sandbox, retired, and collect no disability even though it is painful to walk.”
You are an honorable person. I keep encountering military personnel that when approaching retirement, attempt to get their disability rating jacked up really high. Which is not bad IF it is trully a service related condition. However, I see men and women that successfully claim disability for illnesses that ARE NOT the result of military service. For instance, claiming diabetes when you have a family history doesn’t wash in my mind. Just because you are on AD when the condition manisfested does not mean it is the result of military service. Many....many other medical conditions that are NOT related to military service get retiring personnel disability.
I am not sure this is really honest...but I don’t want to come across being anti-military retirees. I myself will soon be a “retired” reservist.