By Marcari, Russotto, Spencer & Balaban | Published December 21, 2015 | Posted in Veterans Claims | Tagged Tags: Camp Lejeune, disability benefits, veterans news, water contamination | Leave a comment
Law firm represents veteran in becoming one of the first to prove that brain cancer was caused by contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, allowing his claim for benefits to move forward. Partner David Russotto of the law firm recently assisted a veteran to become one of the first to be eligible for veterans disability benefits Read More
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Members of the Blind Veterans Association are making the case for additional research funding for traumatic eye injuries. Stars and Stripes recently picked up a story from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that gave an overview of the problem and criticized Congress for its tepid response. In recent years, eye wounds have become the second most common Read More
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An article titled, “VA Committee Chair: Unions Have ‘Stranglehold’ Over VA Secretary,” published last Thursday, outlines Rep. Jeff Miller’s interview with the Washington Free Beacon. Rep. Jeff Miller states in this interview that, “McDonald has refused to support legislation that would hold VA employees accountable for misconduct because of pressure from labor unions.” The rest Read More
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Although many veterans of the U.S. military are discharged and come back to seamlessly transition into civilian life, others are not so fortunate. There are numerous problems that plague veterans of all ages, including physical health issues, mental health conditions (especially post-traumatic stress disorder), lack of work and homelessness. If you are a veteran in Read More
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We recently covered the CBS News investigation of the Oakland VA, which revealed that the mismanagement of claims left many veterans waiting for years for the benefits they were owed, some dying before they ever received them. The full extent of that problem is staggering, as more than 14,000 cases of deliberately ignored veterans benefits Read More
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Each morning when you wake up you drink a glass of water, brush your teeth and take a shower. What do all of these things have in common? Well, if you lived at Camp Lejeune Marine Base, between 1953-1987, it meant you were ingesting contaminated water. You probably had no idea at the time that Read More
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On August 3, 2015, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it will begin “the process of amending its regulations to establish presumptions of service connection for certain conditions resulting from exposure to contaminated drinking water at USMC Base Camp Lejeune.” For those service members who have long been suffering from the effects of exposure Read More
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Unfortunately, the VA released that they still have no definite date for awarding benefits to those veterans who flew the C-123 aircrafts. Those who flew C-123 aircrafts between the 1970’s and 1980’s are not entitled to any benefits regarding Agent Orange. A recent study showed that these reservists may have been exposed due to leftover Read More
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More than 40 years after the Vietnam War, veterans are still seeing the side effects caused by herbicides such as Agent Orange. Agent Orange was used during the Vietnam War to help clear foliage in which provided enemy cover. Approximately 3 million Americans served during the Vietnam War and nearly 1.5 million were exposed to Read More
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The population of homeless veterans in the United States is shocking. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Develop (HUD) estimate that over 49,000 veterans are homeless on any given night in the U.S. But homeless veterans did receive some hope on February 13th of this year. The VA announced that $300 million dollars Read More
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