The Navy JAG Has Not Processed A Single Camp Lejeune Justice Act Claim And Marines Are Dying As A Result

Many Camp Lejeune water cancer victims can not afford medical treatment without financial assistance

Tuesday, May 9, 2023 - US marine veterans with cancer and the loved ones of those who have died are filing Camp Lejeune Justice Act claims CLJA) with the US Navy Justice Advocate Group (JAG) seeking the funds to buy medical treatment for their disease, or to be reimbursed for what they have already spent. Others simply need to purchase medical equipment and supplies to live out the remainder of their lives in comfort and dignity. Some cancer or Parkinson's disease victims need ongoing chemotherapy, in-home nursing care, home improvements to accommodate their handicap, and other reasons to need the financial assistance that the CLJA promised them. Bloomberg Law (BL) tells the story of a US Marine veteran whose frustration with receiving funds not only caused financial hardship for his family but also cost the marine veteran his life. The Navy JAG has not processed a single Camp Lejeune Justice Act claim nor paid a single one. Spokespersons for the JAG told BL that the reason that claims have been allowed to pile up is that the online portal they are building to process the claims has not been finished and may not be finished by the time the first anniversary of the CLJA passes in August 2023. " Bloomberg writes about US marine Terry McClure, a baker at Camp Lejeune for three years, far exceeding the 30 days on the base the CLJA requires. " As a Marine, Terry McClure lived at Camp Lejeune from 1976 to 1979, where he was a baker at the mess hall. He bathed, drank, swam in, and cooked with the water. In recent years, he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, prostate and skin cancer, dementia, and possible lung cancer. The Kentucky couple hoped a Navy settlement would enable them to buy a bigger house that could accommodate him using a wheelchair." according to BL. McClure died last month at age 65, a time when he should have been at the peak of his enjoyment of retirement. His case is typical of thousands of US marines that have been given a Camp Lejeune water contamination death sentence. Those who are dying of Parkinson's disease or water cancer, and the surviving loved ones of those who have died now have to file a Camp Lejeune Justice Act lawsuit and wait even further. Even if successful it could take five to ten years slugging through the overcrowded North Carolina court system for anyone to receive a penny. Thousands more Camp Lejeune Justice Act claims are expected to reach the 6-month expiration date before the August anniversary. The Navy must live up to the letter of the CLJA and process each claim promptly and expeditiously but has not done so. No effort has been made by the courts in North Carolina to consolidate thousands of CLJA lawsuits into multidistrict litigation since each lawsuit was filed with them directly. The scope and volume of Camp Lejeune Justice Act claims has overwhelmed the JAG which to date has shown no indication they intend to pay a single one.

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