The Survivors Of US Marines Who Have Died From Cancer Are Waking Up To What May Have Caused The Disease

People are being informed, many for the first time, that they may be able to sue the federal government over the cancer death of their loved one

Sunday, September 4, 2022 - Large numbers of people are calling their local veterans organizations with questions about the Camp Lejeune Justice Act looking for information on how they can find a reputable Camp Lejeune water contamination lawyer. Callers want to know if they qualify to file suit under the Camp Lejeune Justice act as a surviving loved one of someone who served at Camp Lejeune and died from cancer. As a general rule, one must be a part of the immediate family to pass the first test for being eligible to file a Camp Lejeune water cancer lawsuit. The surviving spouses, parents, children, or siblings of someone who died from cancer and served at Camp Lejeune for at least 30-days from 1953 to 1987 should call and speak with a Camp Lejeune water attorney for further information. Lawsuits must be filed within two years from the date the HOPA was signed into law on August 1, 2022. Experts think that more than one million marines, civilian employees and contractors, and also their young families lived or worked at Camp Lejeune during the time and all should consider seeking legal counsel if they have been sickened. Camp Lejeune family services included a child care center that was populated with thousands of children over the years that drank the contaminated water. Most lawsuits will fall into the category of personal injury or wrongful death. TribToday lists a comprehensive list of presumptive conditions that have been covered by the VA in the past regarding Camp Lejeune drinking water. This list is not a be-all and end-all as many more illnesses may be attributed to drinking toxic water. "According to the VA, those conditions are adult leukemia, aplastic anemia, and other myelodysplastic syndromes, bladder cancer, breast cancer, esophageal cancer, female infertility, hepatic steatosis, kidney cancer, leukemia, liver cancer, lung cancer, miscarriage, multiple myeloma, neurobehavioral effects, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Parkinson's disease, renal toxicity, and scleroderma," Trib Today reports.

The Camp Lejeune Justice Act is part of a larger overall bill titled the Honoring Our Pact Act. The Honoring Our Pact Act increases health care and disability income benefits to veterans who have been exposed to toxic, carcinogens in the air and water by burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan. Burn pits were used to dispose of toxic chemicals, rubber tires, all types of plastics, hazardous medical supplies, and human waste. The residue and toxins were free to leach down into the military base's water table and directly into the drinking water. Before the new law was signed into law, the Veterans Administration (VA) had rejected nearly 70% of disability claims involving exposure to the pits according to TribToday.com. The HOPA expands the number of presumptive illnesses caused by exposure to burn pits to include many types of cancers and respiratory diseases. Military veterans may now receive disability benefits without having to provide proof that their condition was a result of their service making it easier to receive medical treatment and increase their monthly income.

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