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I'd wager that a big part of the PR hazard is that American taxpayers supported the war(s) – and therefore there is a sense of obligation amongst them that vets

by 23B1 3y ago

I'd wager that a big part of the PR hazard is that American taxpayers supported the war(s) – and therefore there is a sense of obligation amongst them that vets should get whatever support they think they need. Not saying grift is excusable, but there's a lot of checks and balances on this system – not the least of which if a veteran is caught lying, he loses his benefits and may even have to pay them back.

justrealist 3y ago
> not the least of which if a veteran is caught lying, he loses his benefits and may even have to pay them back If you claim PTSD, trauma, or back/knee/joint pain without fabricating the material circumstances of your injury (lying about where you were stationed or what you were doing), there is a 0% chance you will be accused, much less convicted, of lying. Look for a single vet disability fraud case (and there aren't many, period) where the conviction was for anything other than outright fabrication of service record.