Camp Lejeune Cancer Victims Or Their Survivors Must Fill Out A Claim Form Requesting Lump Sum Compensation For Injury or Death

A Camp Lejeune water attorney may help in fixing the maximum dollar amount to request as compensation

Sunday, October 9, 2022 - The survivors of those who died from Camp Lejeune cancer need to consult with a Camp Lejeune water attorney if they wish to file a lawsuit under the new law. The Camp Lejeune Justice Act allows the surviving loved ones of those who have died from cancer a two-year window to file a lawsuit seeking lump-sum damages from the federal government for the wrongful death caused by the negligence, carelessness, and recklessness of the US Marine Corps and US Navy. Documents indicate that leaders from both branches of the military knew about the water supply on Camp Lejeune being contaminated by the improper disposal of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from a local dry cleaning business and also contamination from other sources. Camp Lejeune water attorneys should be aware of the government's requirements to file a lawsuit which included first filing a request with the Department of the Navy for a specific lump sum monetary amount. Filing a formal lawsuit may only be necessary if the Navy formally rejects the request or does not reply within a specific time. According to AboutLawsuits.com, "According to the requirements of the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022, which was signed into law on August 10, a notice of each claim must be filed with the U.S. Department of the Navy, and a lawsuit can only be filed after the claim is rejected in writing or the government fails to make a final disposition within six months." Thousands of claims were previously denied in error by the Navy being automatically rejected by clerks who failed to ask the applicant for further information on the type of cancer they or their deceased loved one suffered from. Camp Lejeune water attorneys must fill out a form located at https://www.jag.navy.mil/organization/documents/CLJA_Claims_Form.pdf, which asks the questions required by the Camp Lejeune Justice Act.

Applicants need to specify the type of cancer the claimant suffered or died from. Those listed on the form include bladder cancer, kidney cancer or another kidney disease, liver cancer, adult or childhood leukemia, multiple myeloma, Parkinson's disease, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, cardiac arrest, systematic sclerosis or scleroderma, aplastic anemia, other syndromes. Most importantly the final box is titled "other" and asks one to explain. There are hundreds of types of cancer one may have developed from drinking contaminated water repeatedly and one should not be discouraged from filing a lawsuit if their disease is not one listed on the form. More than 5000 cases that were errantly rejected by the Navy have now been refilled under the new law. The claims also ask if the claimant resided at Tarawa Terrace housing, Hospital Point Housing, other on-base housing, or outside of the base. Those who worked on the base as civilians also may complete the form seeking monetary retribution for their lost wages, unreimbursed medical expenses, and pain and suffering.

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