Camp Lejeune Justice Act Claims Continue To Pile Up

More than 25000 claims and 300 lawsuits have been filed by service members with cancer who drank contaminated Camp Lejeune water

Monday, April 24, 2023 - One would expect that filing a Camp Lejeune Justice Act claim would be relatively straightforward and that the payouts would have begun just weeks after the first claims were made in August 2022. That is not the case, however, and experts now say that not a single penny has been paid to date to about 25,000 people that have filed a claim. There is a presumption of causation for many types of cancer and all that is required by the US Navy JAG would be the medical records showing the service member was diagnosed with one of the types of disease. A person's service record would also prove their presence at Camp Lejeune for at least 30 days from 1953 to 1987. The requirements of physical training presume the consumption of large quantities of water to stay hydrated. The VA's original list of presumptive illnesses was inclusive of most types of cancer that could be expected from drinking contaminated water. According to the VA, " You may be eligible for disability compensation payments on a presumptive basis if you meet all of these requirements. These requirements apply to Veterans, Reservists, and National Guard members. Both of these descriptions must be true: You served at Camp Lejeune or MCAS New River, North Carolina, for at least 30 days total between August 1, 1953, and December 31, 1987, and You didn't receive a dishonorable discharge when you separated from the military. And you must have a diagnosis of 1 or more of these presumptive conditions: Adult leukemia, Aplastic anemia and other myelodysplastic syndromes, Bladder cancer, Kidney cancer, Liver cancer, Multiple myeloma, Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and Parkinson's disease. Evidence shows a link between these conditions and exposure to chemicals found in the drinking water at Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River during this time." Thousands of claims fall into one of these categories of illness and claims should have been paid. Camp Lejeune Justice Act lawyers are asking for a lump sum of over one million dollars as reimbursement for lost wages, medical expenses, and particularly the loss of consortium that children may have suffered due to not having one or more of their parents being able to provide for them.

The Navy JAG has six months to respond to a Camp Lejeune Justice Act claim after which time a person becomes eligible to file a Camp Lejeune Justice Act lawsuit. The first hearing was held on April 5, 2023, to get the ball rolling on the first lawsuit. " Notes of the consolidation hearing, which was held at the US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, were provided by trial attorney Mikal Watts. Judge Dever asked the DOJ lawyer how many administrative claims have been filed and how many have seen an offer made which resolved the case. About 20,000 and none resolved, was the reply," according to Lawyers and Settlements.com. It is widely expected that the tens of thousands of Camp Lejeune water lawsuits may be consolidated into a multi-district litigation (MDL) and organized into groups of thousands of plaintiffs with similar illnesses who met the other qualification to file a claim listed above.

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