Victoria Renae Tamayo

Victoria representsthe definition of a polished, accomplished, successful attorney. She works dilligently for her client, always driving toward the end goal; a successful outcome for the client. Her asistant, Vanessa, is on par with Victoria in her work ethic and responsiveness with the client. I can...not stress how well they worked over a period of YEARS to bring the desired resolution to my claim with the VA. I had another firm prior to Victoria representing me and they produced, over a period of YEARS, exactly... NOTHING. Victoria brought aout immediate results and continued to work on my case until the best possible outcome was achieved. In short, Victoria and Vanessa's services are unmatched in all aspects of representation. Consult with them and then RETAIN THEIR SERVICE! You will be ecstatic you did!

Prior to hiring Victoria and her team at Centonzio Law, I was using one of those "popular" veteran companies from social media to handle my case for several claims. After all of my claims were denied, the said company began dragging it's feet on the appeal process. As time was cutting close to the a...ppeal deadline, and not knowing where else to turn to, I began to look somewhere else. I didn't have to look far as Javier Centonzio and I served in the same Marine unit in Iraq. As soon as we talked about the case, Victoria and her team jumped on it and filed the appeal prior to the deadline. Their dedication and attention to detail is unparalleled. They are compassionate and very knowledgeable about the law. But most importantly, they understand what we went through, can articulate it, and apply it to the law. I highly recommend Victoria and her team. No doubt, they will fight your case!

I hired Ms. Tamayo after a number of years fighting with the Veterans Administration over the level of my benefits. I tried reaching out to service organizations, and even another law firm. The representation I had before hiring Ms. Tamayo and Centonzio Law did not wish to take my case to the CAVA.... When speaking to me initially about the case Ms. Tamayo was honest and forthright about my chances and about the risks. She reviewed the case thoroughly and had a firm grasp on the entire case file which spanned roughly 12 years and a mountain of medical files. She had the timeline of events down solid. Initially, I thought that it would be a better strategy to approach the case from a different angel. I was worried that the VA was going to respond to our argument in a specific way. Ms. Tamayo heard me out completely and we had a few conversations about which approach to take over the way the case would be addressed in Court. She listened to every concern and did not dismiss any thing that I said. She consulted with her colleagues obtained information I had asked about or sought second opinions on questions that I had asked. At no time did ego or hubris enter into this dialogue. She was happy to ensure that everything I asked for was answered. She also fully explained to me the position she wished to make in my case before the Court. She explained the argument in terms and by means which I understood and was able to interpret. I want to be clear here she did not dumb anything down. She worked with me till I understood what was going on and even offered to ask her boss to explain things to me concerning my case. I eventually went with the advice of counsel, and we proceeded. When we arrived at the CAVA the VA representative agreed with Ms. Tamayo and the case was awarded in my favor and remanded back to the BVA to be corrected. Ms. Tamayo’s effort in my case was a 10/10, her support and how she listened to me was a 10/10. Availability was 8/10 (but there was always someone in her office who could update me on my case). Follow through till the case was fully completed 10/10 (we had to file for a higher-level review because when the VA gave me my award, they, purposely in my opinion set the wrong back date) The higher-level review was sent up very quickly and while it took longer than I or anyone else wanted, the higher-level review was awarded in my favor (the difference of 2 months of back pay vs. 8 years of back pay roughly). At every step during this process Ms. Tamayo and Centonzio law were right there updating me on a regular basis. They also never complained if I called them for an update or question about progress. I had a number of questions throughout the case and the process and Ms. Tamayo’s willingness to answer them and get back to me was 10/10. Mine was a long complicated (or somewhat complicated) case that I had been arguing before the VA for 12 years. I truly believe that they were hoping I would just go away and take what they gave me. I almost did before I found, Centonzio Law and Ms. Tamayo’s representation. If you are a Veteran and want solid dedicated representation before the BVA or the CAVA or at any other level of disabled Veteran awards I cannot recommend this law firm to you highly enough. Ms. Tamayo in particular, the lawyer I dealt with from the Centonzio Law Firm, was outstanding and always in my corner. This is truly an outstanding law firm and Ms. Tamayo is truly an outstanding lawyer dedicated to her clients!

I had been denied (ANY) VA benefits since my discharge in 1986. I finally got a VSO to file a service connected disability claim 9 years ago that the VA rubber stamp denied over and over. I had never thought about hiring an attorney as I just figured I would never get anything out of the VA regardles...s what I did. I asked an attorney I had for a different matter if he knew of any attorneys that dealt with Veterans matters and he recommended the Centonzio Law Firm. I called the firm and expected some kind of a money grab or a run around of some kind. BOY WAS I WRONG! Victoria took ahold of my case and within a month I was assigned a disability rating and was paid retroactively from the date of the initial claim. I was put on the VA healthcare system and get a monthly compensation. Victoria continues to fight for increased compensation in my case and does not accept the VA trying to just throw me a menial amount and then drop my case. She is a fighter for you as a client! I am not embellishing when I say, Victoria is hands down the Best Attorney that I have ever retained!!! Sincerely, Myril A