Feds probing roughly 5k pilots suspected of withholding major health issues

Re:Feds probing roughly 5k pilots suspected of withholding m... by 23B1 on Monday August 28, 2023 @10:37AM (#37294731)

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.

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Re:Feds probing roughly 5k pilots suspected of withholding m... by justrealist on Monday August 28, 2023 @10:46AM (#37294868)

> 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.

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