Katrina Johanna Eagle

I was referred to Katrina Eagle by a past commander who spoke very highly of her professionalism and tenacity in seeking benefits earned by veterans. Just from our first conversation on the telephone I knew that she was the real deal and was going to walk the walk for me. She has a great team that... built a solid case for me getting my 100% rating with a first time "GO". She succeeded where other agencies have failed. I will recommend her to all of my brothers and sisters in arms. You want her in your foxhole when up against the VA bureaucracy! Katrina is MY Hero! She is an All American Golden Eagle!

I am eager and honored to recount my experience with Katrina Eagle ESQ. My husband, Danny Russ, passed way in May of 2021 from Bile Duct Cancer. Danny had served in Vietnam as a young man. He worked in the air strip where planes, carrying agent orange, took off and landed many times a day. However..., Bile Duct Cancer is not listed as a presumptive condition related to agent orange. Yet, it was evident that he had been exposed and it had poisoned his bile ducts and liver. So, I contacted the veterans administration and filed for survivors benefits. He had only lived three weeks after being diagnosed so there was no time for him to file himself. I was denied the benefits and had one year to appeal. I called 4 (four) veteran administration attorneys, each one declined handling my appeal. Each one said my case had merit, but they just didn’t have time to take it on. Upon receiving the call of denial from the fourth attorney I had contacted, I now had one month left to appeal. I was hopelessly sitting at my computer when my phone rang. Being it was a unknown number, I almost did not answer. However I did answer to discover on the other end was a representative from the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation ® (the medical term for bile duct cancer). She gave me the name of a person who turned out to be my own private angel. Katrina Eagle. Katrina called me herself after reviewing my case which I had sent to her via the Internet. Not a screener, not paralegal, the actual attorney, Katrina Eagle, called me herself. She told me she had reviewed my case already and she was glad to take it on. This was June of 2022-I was approved for my appeal and received the backpay from when my husband had passed away by October 2022. Obviously what I’m about to say is what I believe, but cannot proof. That is my case was a comparatively small case so the lawyers fee was not as large as some other cases might be. This is why, I believe, the other attorneys turned me down. Without hesitation Katrina Eagle stepped in and did a fantastic unbelievable job. Katrina is concerned about the vet and his or her family, not how big will her commission be. I will always call her my miracle worker.

When we were told of his terminal diagnosis from cholangiocarcinoma, my husband, a Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veteran, said to me adamantly and repeatedly. ‘You contact the VA. They’ll help you.” I was unprepared for the challenges that I encountered over the next ten months. Following the claim proces...s on the VA.gov website, I spent hours, days, weeks carefully completing the multiple VA forms, gathering and submitting ( uploading) the required documentation. No matter how much I submitted, there was always something else needed. It was nearly a year into the process that I became aware of Katrina Eagle, through a chance encounter with another Veteran widow, who had such praise. I submitted the information questionnaire on Katrina’s website. Within 48 hours she called me. Just hearing her calm demeanor gave me a sense of peace I hadn’t felt from the time I started the VA process. When she agreed to accept my case, it was as if the weight of the world was lifted from me. She managed ALL communication with VA, forwarding copies of everything to me. When another denial was issued by VA, she was aggressive in her rebuttal to VA, all the while positive and encouraging with me. In the course of the next year, she did an amazing job. She discovered several errors VA had made in my case and responded to them immediately for correction. Without her , I would never have known of the VA errors, and the denials would have been ongoing. She got results. My DIC claim was approved a little over a year after Katrina took on my case. It's clear that each case is personal to her, as evidenced by the pure joy in her voice the evening she called me about the approval. She is a fierce advocate and a true fighter for benefits for Veterans and survivors.

Like many Veterans, I filed a claim with the VA for a host of illnesses, to include two bouts of kidney cancer, which resulted in the removal of half of my right kidney and complete removal of my left. As a result, I have been on daily dialysis for the past two + years. After receiving the VA rejec...tion letter, I spoke with an old Air Force buddy and close friend who several years ago also filed and was rejected. He told me that after fighting the VA for nearly five years, he reached out to Attorney Eagle. Attorney Eagle took his case and began the appeal process which resulted in a 100 % service connected ruling from the VA. I put off calling her and my buddy kept pestering me to pick up the phone and to give her a call. Finally, I quit stalling and gave her a call. I knew within the first minute of speaking with her that she was a fighter and that her mission in life is helping Veterans like my buddy and I to get the benefits we deserved. We talked for a good 30 minutes and then I heard her say “You have a case “. That’s all I needed to hear. She went right to work on my appeal and within a reasonable amount of time, I got the call that the VA had reviewed my appeal and I was rated 100 percent service connected disabled. I could hear in her voice how excited she was to be able to tell me that. So, if you are looking for someone to help you appeal the VA denial of your claim, you should look no further than Attorney Katrina Eagle! If she takes your case, she will work her heart out to get you the benefits you have earned and deserve. She will stay in touch with you every step of the way and will always respond to your calls or email. She is simply an amazing Attorney and a real champion for Veterans and their families. Give her a call - you won’t be disappointed!

I served in United States Air Force from 1970 – 1974. I was stationed at Anderson Air Force Base in Guam from 1971-1973, as fuel specialist. During that time, I was exposed to many different toxic chemicals including Agent Orange. I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2011 and then two years late...r with thyroid cancer, the residual effects dramatically affected not only me but my family. After speaking with a representative for the Missouri Veterans Commission, I submitted a claim for exposure to Agent Orange. That claim was immediately denied. After this denial, the representative suggested I seek legal representation and was given the name of Katrina Eagle, Esq. Veterans Law Attorney. Little did I know then the dedication, tenacity and compassion this woman would show me for the next ten years! Over the course of the last ten years, numerous denials, frustrations and moments of utter disappointment and lack of the energy to continue this fight occurred, however Katrina was always there never wavering in her support and encouragement to not give up the fight. The Board of Veterans Affairs (BVA) denied our claims several times, the cases were then submitted to the US Courts of Appeals not once but twice and both times the Courts sent them back to the BVA for review. Thanks to Katrina and Jim Radogna’s continued support, knowledge and empathy for me, I am now at 100% disability. Never could I have imagined this outcome and will forever be thankful for their continuous support and encouragement to never give up the fight!