
Having A Mental Health Condition Due To The Loss Of A Child May Qualify To Apply For A Camp Lejeune Water Settlement
Losing a child can be the most devastating mental health trauma a family can suffer
Thursday, December 29, 2022 - Mental health issues from the trauma of losing a child may be among those damages that qualify for filing a Camp Lejeune Justice Act claim. The dollar amount of damages one has suffered is not readily apparent and an attorney with expertise in legal matters like this can help to arrive at a number. For example, if you had been pregnant while living on the Camp Lejeune military base or worked there or on the Naval Air station, you may have had a miscarriage, given birth to a stillborn child, a child who suffered a birth defect, or even had a child who developed cancer at an early age. Their death could have occurred decades ago, yet the trauma of losing a child may have impacted your entire adult life. You may never have been able to engage in a successful relationship, raised your family as you once intended, or worked in the career of your choice because of the mental disability caused by the death of a child. To demonstrate an alleged mental health disability one must obtain the medical records of having been diagnosed with a mental health condition by an accredited psychologist or psychiatrist, and also a record of the prescription drugs one has been taking. Your lifetime earnings could have been impacted by millions of dollars by the mental disability suffered as a result of the trauma of losing a child.
The Camp Justice Act is intended to make it easier for people who were injured by drinking its contaminated tap water to receive a lump-sum financial settlement. Amounts that one can apply for include replacement for lost income, reimbursement for past and future medical expenses related to the disease, and also the pain and suffering you and your loved ones have had to endure. Punitive damages are not allowed, however, there is no limit to the amount of compensatory damages applied for. Lump sum benefits can be in the millions of dollars therefore it is imperative to hire a Camp Lejeune water attorney so that you apply for every penny you are entitled to. The process for applying for a Camp Lejeune lump sum settlement is straightforward. According to the US Navy Judge Advocate General's Corp. "On August 10, 2022, the Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxins Act (PACT) of 2022 was signed into law. This Act includes a provision known as the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 (CLJA) that specifically addresses those who had been stationed at Camp Lejeune and allows any individual who believes they were (1) exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune for at least 30 days between 1953 and 1987, and (2) have suffered injuries due to exposure to (or ingestion of) contaminated water may file a claim with the Office of the Judge Advocate General of the Navy's Tort Claims Unit (TCU) in Norfolk, VA."