Katrina Johanna 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.

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!

I was a Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune in the 1950’s. I drank and showered in the toxic water there for two years. As a result I developed 3 cancers linked to the chemicals in that water. I applied for VA disability benefits but was quickly denied, despite the fact that the VA admitted such cance...rs were linked to the Lejeune water. I appealed and was denied again. I was 81 years old at the time and didn’t have the energy to fight the VA any longer. As a last resort before giving up I googled up local attorneys in San Diego and chose one, namely Katrina Eagle. I had no idea at that time that I chose the best attorney in the country specializing in VA issues. Within a year and a half Katrina and her husband Jim worked diligently and tirelessly on my behalf, relieving me of the stress of dealing with a fettered VA bureaucracy. She appealed my case and got me rated at 100% for full compensation, which included tens of thousands of dollars in retroactive benefits. I can’t be more appreciative of Katrina and Jim. I highly recommend them to any veteran needing help with the VA to obtain the benefits they deserve and earned. My children and I thank you Katrina and Jim, God bless you both. Bill Bartsch

After speaking with numerous law firms who purported to “help veterans,” not one would take my case. Then a friend referred me to Katrina Eagle. Attorney Katrina Eagle demonstrated profound care and empathy for my case at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Attorney Eagle displayed incredible leg...al expertise in VA law as well as passion for helping veterans whose requests for benefits and treatment for injuries suffered in combat have been denied by the VA. When the VA denies a valid claim, or worse, grants benefits and then 6 months later reverses its decision for no apparent reason, veterans who fought at the sharp end of the spear feel angry, hurt, betrayed and confused. As enlisted infantry in Afghanistan, I had dealt with the Taliban up close, but was unprepared to cope with a VA that rather than support me, caused me more stress than a firefight with ISIS. Attorney Eagle provides a caring ear even as she represents veterans’ interests before the VA with a clear-headed and straightforward approach to the law. Katrina’s knowledge of the VA and her many contacts throughout the country make her singularly qualified to represent veterans. Attorney Katrina Eagle changed my life. She took my case pro bono without even meeting me, and began to achieve results almost immediately. While my case took nearly four years to resolve, she never stopped fighting (even when I was ready to give up) and achieved a positive outcome on all fronts. I recommend Attorney Eagle without reservation to any veteran who needs help getting the VA to do the right thing. Former Infantry Sergeant, U.S. Army)

Following my deceased husband's wishes, I contacted Katrina through a reference from the community page of Vietnam Vets & Cholangiocarcinoma. Immediately I knew I was in good, efficient, knowledgeable, professional and caring hands. We were successful 100% due to Katrina's unwavering perseverance. ...Thank-you from the east cost.