VA Secretary Shulkin Proposes “Choice 2.0”

By Marcari, Russotto, Spencer & Balaban | Published March 15, 2017 | Posted in Veterans Benefits | Tagged Tags: Choice 2.0, Secretary David Shulkin, VA benefits | Leave a comment

In February, Dr. David Shulkin, the new Secretary of Veterans Affairs, spoke publicly for the first time on his plans to reduce red tape and make the VA more responsive to veterans’ needs. As reported in Stars and Stripes, Dr. Shulkin told an audience at the annual Disabled American Veterans conference in Arlington, Virginia, that Read More

Obesity and How It’s Related to VA Benefits

By Marcari, Russotto, Spencer & Balaban | Published February 21, 2017 | Posted in Veterans Benefits | Tagged Tags: denied service connection, disabled veterans, obesity, VA benefits, veterans benefits | 84 Comments

By: Ryan Spencer, Veterans Disability Benefits Attorney Periodically, I have some veterans who would like to be service connected for obesity because of another service connected condition that prevents them from exercising. For example, being handicapped or having a bad back can substantially impede on the ability to maintain a healthy lifestyle for most. Even Read More

VA Center for Innovation Releases Report on the Veteran Appeals Experience

By Marcari, Russotto, Spencer & Balaban | Published April 15, 2016 | Posted in Veterans Claims | Tagged Tags: Department of Veteran’s Affairs, VA benefits, veterans appeals process | Leave a comment

In January 2016, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Innovation released a findings report entitled Veteran Appeals Experience: Listening to the Voices of Veterans and their Journey in the Appeals System. The stated goal of the study was “to better understand how veterans experience the appeals process and how the process fits into Read More

Tennessee Disabled Vets Face Staggering Tax Increases

By Marcari, Russotto, Spencer & Balaban | Published December 6, 2015 | Posted in Veterans Benefits, Veterans Injuries | Tagged Tags: disabled veterans, Gov. Bill Haslam, Save the Tax Relief Act, taxes, VA benefits | Leave a comment

Tennessee has altered a long-standing property tax relief program which benefits disabled veterans and the elderly. The changes mean that totally disabled veterans who are unable to find or keep gainful employment could see their tax bill double in 2015. After Gov. Bill Haslam’s office determined that the tax relief program was unaffordable, the state Read More

VA Slow to Dispense Benefits for Camp Lejeune Toxic Victims

By Marcari, Russotto, Spencer & Balaban | Published November 12, 2014 | Posted in Veterans Benefits | Tagged Tags: Camp Lejeune, VA benefits, VA claims, veterans administration | Leave a comment

In another example of administrative foot-dragging, the Veterans Administration has only now begun to honor the claims authorized in a law the President signed back in 2012. Given that the law was meant to serve veterans who sustained life-threatening illnesses due to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, the delay has led to unconscionable and unnecessary Read More

VA Fails in Its Commitment to Female Veterans’ Medical Care

By Marcari, Russotto, Spencer & Balaban | Published July 10, 2014 | Posted in Veterans Benefits | Tagged Tags: Afghanistan veterans, Department of Veteran’s Affairs, female veterans, iraq veterans, VA benefits, veterans administration, veterans affairs, veterans benefits | Leave a comment

In the midst of the controversy surrounding recent revelations regarding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ long wait times for medical care, another problem has surfaced: The organization is falling short of its commitment to provide adequate medical care for its female veterans. While most female veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq are of childbearing Read More

Failure of the Department of Veteran’s Affairs to Carry Out its Mission: The Causes and Possible Solutions.

By Marcari, Russotto, Spencer & Balaban | Published June 10, 2014 | Posted in Veterans Benefits, Veterans Claims, Veterans Injuries | Tagged Tags: Department of Veteran’s Affairs, VA benefits, VA claims | Leave a comment

By Adam Russotto, 18 year high school senior and son of attorney David Russotto. “If an 18 year old can figure this out than how come our Congress can’t seem to find a way to finally fix the VA’s problems after years of talking about it. As an example, this paper shows that shows that Read More

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