Did Iraq and Afghan Burn Pits Produce an Agent Orange Effect?

By Marcari, Russotto, Spencer & Balaban | Published February 1, 2016 | Posted in Veterans Administration, Veterans Benefits, Veterans Injuries | Tagged Tags: agent orange, benefits claims, burn-pit illness, veterans illnesses | Leave a comment

Could the burn pits of military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan have released toxins that now threaten the health and very lives of American veterans? That’s the question many ill veterans are asking, while others are asserting the military has another Agent Orange situation on its hands. That toxic herbicide, used to defoliate Asian jungles Read More

Female Vietnam War Vets Still Suffer Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

By Marcari, Russotto, Spencer & Balaban | Published January 18, 2016 | Posted in Veterans Administration, Veterans Benefits | Tagged Tags: benefits claims, female vets, PTSD, Vietnam War | Leave a comment

The Veterans Administration recognizes that as the percentage of female active-duty service members rises, there will be a greater need for services sensitive to the needs of female veterans. The stress of combat missions, sexual trauma, isolation and worries about family have produced an estimated 20 percent rate of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in female Read More

As TDIU Grows Among Older Vets, GAO Considers Revising the Benefit

By Marcari, Russotto, Spencer & Balaban | Published November 22, 2015 | Posted in Veterans Benefits | Tagged Tags: benefits claims, disability benefits, TDIU, Total Disability Individual Unemployability, unemployability, veterans affairs | Leave a comment

In a recent report to the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, the Government Accountability Office called for reforms that may eliminate disability benefits for older veterans. The GAO noted that the number of veterans receiving Total Disability Individual Unemployability (TDIU) benefits increased 22 percent from fiscal year 2009 to 2013, and in Read More

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