“...because I feel that a dollar of benefit I take is a dollar that could be applied to some other veteran program, but...it is just me.”
I feel the same way. I got my VA doctor to switch me to exams every 18 months, versus yearly - for the same reason. When I go to the VA and see all the banged up Vets with REAL medical issues, or the YOUNG women in my Support Group with serious PTSD from Kuwait and Iran, I, too, feel our dollars should be going to those people, versus me - who is on a mild diuretic for slightly elevated blood pressure.
*Rolleyes*
I count my BLESSINGS to have survived a military career during a time in our History when it didn’t necessarily mean a death or dismemberment sentence. I’m no Hero. I got LUCKY. And that’s a plain and simple FACT. :)
It is the luck of the draw, isn’t it? For me, it was a privilege to serve, for others, it was a burden, and for some, it was death or dismemberment.
It is good that we appreciate all of those FRiend, but...not in the same amount, that is for sure.