Veterans generally don’t need additional support or benefits. Disability is basically a second pension at this point. SCD for veterans under 45 has risen from 16% in 2008 to 39% in 2022 [0]. If you know any young veterans, then anecdotally you will see this is true. You can (and should) get partial disability for all kinds of aches and pains that in a normal career would go ignored.

[0] https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2024/demo/acs-5...

I actually completely agree with your last phrase. Who are you to tell them anything, particularly with such ironic condescension?