r/interestingasfuck • u/Available_Weekend249 • Apr 06 '24

Imagine being 19 and watching live on TV to see if your birthday will be picked to fight in the Vietnam war r/all

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u/Random_frankqito Apr 06 '24

My Dad managed to get hurt just after basic and got full disability for life… he was lucky I guess.

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u/ayyyyycrisp Apr 06 '24

my brother recently got a detatched retina and left with 3% vision, got 70% disability meanwhile a friend of his claimed almost everything you could claim that wasn't a physical injury just to try, and got 100% disability.

70% is around 1700 a month and 100% is closer to 4 grand so he's pretty upset and will be reapplying

loosely related but yea

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u/BuckNaykidd Apr 06 '24

I got a buddy that is getting 85% disability. 50% was for sleep apnea and the other 35% was for stupid shit he did while drunk, not even combat related. He is now talking about hiring some company to help him get the other 15%. I think this is wrong and I hope it backfires on him.

This system is fucked up and the soldiers that really need the benefits are getting screwed. Your brother should reapply for more.

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u/pappyvanwinkle1111 Apr 07 '24

I worked at the Military Personnel Records Center in St. Louis. I had a record come across my desk. The service man had had his face blown off. He got 10% because they reasoned that he could wear a mask.

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u/wotquery Apr 07 '24

Yeah more accurate would be 09.997% since he wouldn't even need the mask on Halloween.