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There’s a stat floating around that doesn’t sit right with many, and if you even dare to say it out loud, prepare to get dogpiled. But here it is:

Nearly 1 in 3 US veterans now claims a service-connected disability.

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According to 2023 data, over 5.2 million veterans, which is about 30 percent of the total veteran population, are receiving monthly checks for injuries, illnesses, or conditions supposedly linked to their time in the military. That number has skyrocketed in the last decade alone and is projected to go even higher.

So, is it okay to ask why?

The question was raised thanks to a TikTok video, where a podcaster just happened to mention that nearly every vet he speaks to happens to be on disability. It’s become like a running pattern. This got him—and a lot of folks—wondering about this fast-growing number of vets on disability.

Watch:

When everyone is disabled, is anyone actually disabled?

Disability used to mean you lost a limb, your spine got shattered, or you were in a warzone and came back permanently broken. Today, it could mean anything from mild anxiety to back pain to a case of tinnitus you barely notice unless you’re bored in traffic.

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Of course, if a veteran is truly injured or struggling with a legitimate service-related condition, they absolutely deserve the full support and compensation they’ve earned. That’s not even up for debate. But with over 5 million veterans now receiving disability pay, it’s fair to ask whether the system has become too broad. And also, keep in mind that a growing network of legal firms, advocacy groups, and consultants now specialize in helping veterans maximize their disability ratings, sometimes pushing claims that are difficult to verify. It’s all legal, but it raises important questions about the long-term sustainability and integrity of this system.

And sadly, there’s an unspoken incentive to milk the system, and it’s all thanks to an outdated rating system and very little oversight. As it stands now, the VA hands out disability benefits like candy, often for conditions that are:

  • Hard to disprove (PTSD, insomnia, chronic fatigue)
  • Mild but exaggerated
  • Or completely unrelated to any combat service…

And here’s the kicker: the monthly tax-free payments don’t go away when the vet gets a six-figure job or retires. It’s a lifetime payout, sometimes worth thousands per month.

The uncomfortable truth is that this isn’t just a cultural issue; it’s a fiscal time bomb, and the fuse is already burning fast and furious style.

Christian Science Monitor:

The United States has been paying benefits to battle-wounded soldiers since the Revolutionary War, but those figures have risen astronomically since the turn of the 21st century.

Today, nearly 30% of military veterans get disability pay from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

In the past year alone, the volume of new veterans’ compensation claims has “exceeded even our most aggressive projections,” Joshua Jacobs, undersecretary for benefits at the VA, told lawmakers this week.

This surge in spending forced VA officials to go hat in hand to Congress this week, requesting $3 billion for a 2024 budget shortfall and a projected $12 billion next year. They were granted the money Thursday to meet this year’s needs in an emergency spending bill, now headed for President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law.

But lawmakers predicted this will not be the last time the department struggles with its ballooning budget, which currently stands at $370 billion.

Between 2000 and 2022, the share of veterans in the U.S. decreased by one-third. Yet the VA’s budget nearly tripled during that time. This has been driven by an aging veterans population, rising health care prices, and what are widely agreed to be much-needed improvements to VA facilities, including hospitals.

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Another big driver of the latest soaring VA costs has been a law passed in 2022 called the Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics, or PACT Act. It provides health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances like the jet fuel-ignited pits used to burn plastic water bottles and medical waste, among other things, on U.S. bases during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Since the PACT Act went into effect, more than 710,000 veterans have enrolled in VA health care – a 34% increase, according to the agency.

The VA spent an average of $14,400 per veteran in 2022, versus $4,300 in 2005, adjusted for inflation, according to USAFacts, a nonprofit that analyzes government data.

The problem now is that questions are not allowed.

The moment you bring this topic up, people will accuse you of “attacking the troops” or “not supporting veterans.” But questioning government waste, fraud, or inflated entitlements doesn’t make you unpatriotic; it makes you awake and engaged.

Yes, fraud happens, and sadly, our current system makes it easy.

Stars and Stripes:

An Army veteran admitted to stealing more than $100,000 in disability benefits after investigators discovered Instagram videos of him performing 800-pound leg presses—despite telling the VA he couldn’t bend, squat, or lift more than 25 pounds.

Charles Adams, a 50-year-old certified personal trainer from Missouri, claimed his service-connected conditions left him barely able to get out of bed or stand for long periods. Yet during the very same time period, he was posting videos of intense workouts, including on the day of a disability hearing.

He ultimately pleaded guilty to theft of government funds and now faces up to 10 years in prison, along with an order to repay the money.

Now, to be clear, no one is suggesting that all or even most veterans are gaming the system. But it’s also not unreasonable to acknowledge that fraud does exist, and in some cases, it’s shockingly blatant.

Cases like this don’t mean we stop supporting veterans. But they do show that the system, as it stands, is vulnerable to abuse and that asking for oversight isn’t an attack. It’s just common sense.

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Nobody wants to say it, but the system is likely being gamed by some folks. And if we don’t talk about it now, we’re just letting another sacred cow devour billions while real disabled vets get lost in the shuffle.

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