Bone Cement Failures in Knee Replacements Could Harm Veterans

By Marcari, Russotto, Spencer & Balaban | Published July 15, 2019 | Posted in Veterans Benefits, Veterans Injuries | Tagged Tags: aseptic loosening, bone cement, disability benefits, knee replacements for vets, surgical injury | Comments Off on Bone Cement Failures in Knee Replacements Could Harm Veterans

Hard physical work performed by members of our armed forces can take a serious toll on their knees. Whether directly attributable to their military duties or not, many veterans wind up requiring single or double knee replacements to relieve pain and restore mobility. Once the operation is completed, recipients expect years of relative comfort, but 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

Injured Veterans Seek Relief for Burn Pit Exposure

By Marcari, Russotto, Spencer & Balaban | Published April 15, 2019 | Posted in Veterans Benefits | Tagged Tags: Afghanistan veterans, bronchiolitis, disability benefits, iraq veterans, lung cancer, military injuries, toxic burn pit exposure | Comments Off on Injured Veterans Seek Relief for Burn Pit Exposure

During the American military engagements in Afghanistan and Iraq, pits of burning trash have been common sights near bases and other installations. With little ability to cart garbage away, everyday refuse and large items, such as vehicles, wound up in these “burn pits.” Now, veterans of these conflicts are suffering from aggressive cancers and other Read More

Attorney Helps Marine Corps Veteran Establish Service Connection Between Brain Cancer and Contaminated Water at Camp Lejeune

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

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

Digitizing Records & Eliminating Massive Claim Backlog

By Marcari, Russotto, Spencer & Balaban | Published June 4, 2013 | Posted in Veterans Benefits | Tagged Tags: disability benefits | Leave a comment

The Federal Gov’t doesn’t have the money to buy computers, scanners and manpower to digitize records Veterans need in order to file claims. It now takes nearly 18 months to get records from the Roanoke or St. Petersburg Regional offices for example. Earlier this month the Washington Post reported that the Obama administration estimated and Read More

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Thank to Mr. Spencer I was able to get my VA disability claim re-reviewed and given another chance to receive disability. By far he is one of the most professional lawyers I have ever dealt with. So Veterans if you are looking for help with your VA disability claim I would suggest that you hire Macari, Russotto, Spencer, & Balaban. Thanks again for everything.

— Alfred Daye
As a disabled veteran trying to navigate the complexities of the Veterans Administrations regulations, I turned to the law firm of Marcari, Russotto, Spencer and Balaban. They helped me understand what I needed to do and prepared and presented to the VA an excellent presentation of my case. I recommend them for your legal needs.

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I was very satisfied with the excellent and professional manner the law firm handled my claim. I highly recommend any veteran who needs help with his or her claim to use Marcari, Russotto, Spencer & Balaban P.C. Special thanks to Mr Spencer for being very professional and courteous during the appeal process. Again Thanks to the entire firm for a job well done!

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Amanda Medina-Morales was our point of contact and she kept us up to date on the progress of our case. It was a pleasure and relief knowing that someone truly competent and professional was handling this and fighting for us.

— Michele DeZayas