
Camp Lejeune Parkinson's Disease Claims May Include Anxiety Tremors and Erectile Dysfunction
Neurological diseases stemming from ingesting contaminated Camp Lejeune water qualify for claims
Sunday, August 6, 2023 - Parkinson's disease is one of the more obscure types of diseases being blamed on ingesting water from Camp Lejeune. Parkinson's disease is officially a "presumed illness" and those suffering from the neurological condition may automatically qualify for lump sum monetary compensation under the rules of the Camp Lejeune Justice Act. The extent of the water contamination situation at Camp Lejeune was summed up nicely in an article the other day published by https://www.laurinburgexchange.com, which warned readers, "For nearly 35 years during the last century, the drinking water at Camp Lejeune abounded in toxic chemicals, including trichloroethylene, vinyl chloride, perchloroethylene, and benzene. As many as one million people were exposed to these harmful substances, and today, half of them are at high risk of developing crippling diseases. Two of the eight water supplies at the military base had particularly alarming concentrations of toxic chemicals. At Hadnot Point, the trichloroethylene level exceeded the safe limit by 280 times, whereas at Tarawa Terrace, the perchloroethylene level eclipsed it by 43 times. Furthermore, PFAS were also lurking in the drinking water at Camp Lejeune at a level 2,562 times over the safe limit." Parkinson's disease is a gradual, progressive degeneration of the nerves in the brain and the body leading to immobility, inflexibility, and forgetfulness. According to the National Institute on Aging, "Parkinson's disease is a brain disorder that causes unintended or uncontrollable movements, such as shaking, stiffness, and difficulty with balance and coordination. Symptoms usually begin gradually and worsen over time." Unlike certain types of cancer which can be fatal, Parkinson's disease usually is not. Doctors have coined the phrase that patients die with Parkinson's disease, not from it. A study released in May of 2023 found that people from Camp Lejeune had almost twice the probability of developing Parkinson's disease than Marines from Camp Pendleton.
Millions of people, US Marines, service members, and others such as civilian employees, and the families of all of the above may have been fatally contaminated with carcinogens and neurological agents by drinking the water on the base. If you or a loved one have developed cancer or suffer from a neurological disorder like Parkinson's disease, you should file a claim with a Camp Lejeune water attorney. The Marine Corps and Navy officials are accused of deliberately hiding the information they had on Camp Lejeune water contamination from the general public for decades. If your spouse has died while suffering from Parkinson's disease and served or worked at Camp Lejeune from 1953 to 1987, you may be eligible to file a wrongful death claim. Thousands of Camp Lejeune water lawsuits have been filed in recent weeks as the Department of the Navy has failed to process all claims within the six-month deadline established to do so. Thousands of Camp Lejeune Justice Act claims have been converted to lawsuits which have bogged down the Eastern District of North Carolina where all claims must originate.