Legislation Would Force VA to Address Burn Pit Exposure Claims

By Marcari, Russotto, Spencer & Balaban | Published September 30, 2019 | Posted in Veterans Claims | Tagged Tags: Afghanistan veterans, Agent Orange illnesses, burn pits, burn-pit illnesses, iraq veterans, lung disease caused by burn-pit exposure | Comments Off on Legislation Would Force VA to Address Burn Pit Exposure Claims

Many military families have suspected for years that individuals who served in the Middle East suffered illnesses linked to burn pit exposure. Unfortunately, the Department of Veterans Affairs still has not accepted that a connection exists, so veterans stricken with lung illnesses and other problems potentially associated with incinerated garbage don’t automatically receive compensation to Read More

‘Blue Water’ Vietnam Veterans Will Finally Get Agent Orange Benefits

By Marcari, Russotto, Spencer & Balaban | Published June 30, 2019 | Posted in Veterans Benefits, Veterans Injuries | Tagged Tags: agent orange benefits, Agent Orange illnesses, blue water navy veterans, cancer, diebetes, disability benefits, leukemia, myeloma, Parkinson's disease | Comments Off on ‘Blue Water’ Vietnam Veterans Will Finally Get Agent Orange Benefits

More than 50 years after the U.S. started using Agent Orange in Vietnam, service members who were exposed to the dangerous herbicide while on offshore vessels can start collecting benefits. Though Congress passed a law in 1991 creating a presumption of Agent Orange exposure for “brown water” service members who worked on boats within the Read More

VA Undersecretary Torpedoes Blue Water Vets Benefits Bill in U.S. Senate

By Marcari, Russotto, Spencer & Balaban | Published November 15, 2018 | Posted in Veterans Injuries | Tagged Tags: Agent Orange illnesses, Blue Water Vets, stalled legislation for Agent Orange compensation | Comments Off on VA Undersecretary Torpedoes Blue Water Vets Benefits Bill in U.S. Senate

Just when it looked like Blue Water veterans would finally receive benefits for illnesses due to Agent Orange exposure, the Department of Veterans Affairs launched an attack seeking to kill the legislation. In late June, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill that would extend VA benefits to about 90,000 sailors who served Read More

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