Veteran who scorns 'welfare queens' pads VA disability claim
DENVER — Former Marine Jacob Sellers, who regularly expresses disdain for low-income recipients of public benefits, has been eagerly padding his VA disability claim since being honorably discharged last month, sources confirmed today.
Sellers, who suffers no daily physical limitations to his quality of life, recently spoke with Duffel Blog reporters during a break from drafting a list of every minor illness or injury he ever experienced on active duty.
"My friend Mike told me I should file for every medical problem I ever experienced while I was in,” said the former artilleryman whose truck bears a bumper sticker that reads “work harder, millions on welfare depend on you.”
Sellers, who scorns “welfare leeches” for subsisting on “his tax dollars,” described how the claims process gives the benefit of the doubt to the veteran. “So if they can’t disprove that a condition is service-related, then, boom: free money.”
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