Our law firm can help you file a Camp Lejeune lawsuit. If you or someone you love was stationed at, worked, or lived at Camp Lejeune between 1953 and 1987 and suffered an injury as a result of the contaminated water on the base, call us today to see if you have a claim for compensation.
What has Changed to Allow Veterans to File a Claim for Compensation?
On August 10, 2022, President Biden signed new legislation, the Camp Lejeune Justice Act, which allows for recovery by injured veterans exposed to contaminated water at the base between August 1, 1953 and December 31, 1987. Accordingly, those who have suffered injuries as a result of exposure to toxic chemicals in the drinking water can bring claims for compensation.
Requirements to Assert a Claim:
Eligible claimants include service members, veterans, civilian employees, and family members who spent at least thirty days on the base between August 1953 and December 1987.
When was the Contamination Discovered at Camp Lejeune?
In the 1980s the water at Camp Lejeune was tested for the first time in response to new environmental regulations. This revealed that the water supply was heavily contaminated with several toxic chemicals, including perchloroethylene (PCE), trichloroethylene (TCE), vinyl chloride and benzene. These chemicals are all known to cause cancer and other health effects. The drinking water at Camp Lejeune contained up to 300 times the acceptable levels of these toxic chemicals.
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a branch of the CDC, conducted a study at Camp Lejeune. The ATSDR study compared health histories and mortality data for thousands of former Marines stationed at Camp Lejeune with those from another group at the Marine Corps base at Camp Pendleton. Those living at Camp Pendleton had clean water. The results show that employees and residents from Camp Lejeune had significantly higher mortality rates from cancer, which correlated to the length and intensity of their exposure to the contaminated water.
Correspondingly, the new legislation was formed to allow injury victims to file a Camp Lejeune Lawsuit to receive compensation for the effects of the toxic drinking water.
After the passage of the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022, individuals who were exposed to toxic water at Camp Lejeune may seek financial compensation for their injuries, illnesses, or death.
What Types of Illness Could be Related to Exposure to Contaminated Water?
- Leukemia (all types)
- Bladder cancer
- Breast cancer
- Kidney cancer
- Lung cancer
- Liver cancer
- Esophageal cancer
- Hepatic steatosis
- Aplastic anemia
- Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
- Renal toxicity
- Female infertility
- Miscarriage
- Multiple myeloma
- Myelodysplastic syndromes
- Neurobehavioral effects
- Birth defects
- Parkinson’s disease
- Scleroderma
Recovering Damages from a Camp Lejeune Lawsuit
Under the newly passed legislation, anyone who lived or worked at Camp Lejeune for at least 30 days between 1953 and 1987 can bring a claim for their injuries related to the contaminated water.
Our law firm can help you file a Camp Lejeune lawsuit. Likewise, if you or someone you love was stationed at, worked, or lived at Camp Lejeune between 1953 and 1987 and suffered an injury as a result of the contaminated water on the base, call us today to see if you have a claim for compensation.