The August 9th deadline to file a claim against the US government is here and only a handful of cases have been resolved. Despite Congress having given direction to the Justice Department to handle Camp Lejeune claims, very little has been done. Thousands of lawsuits are pending while many settlements have been rejected or the …read more here
Category: Veterans
All Eligible Veterans Exposed to Toxins May Enroll in VA Healthcare March 5th 2024
Beginning March 5, 2024, all Veterans who were exposed to toxins and other hazards while serving in the military, here and abroad, may now enroll directly in VA health care. President Biden directed the expansion of VA health care, eliminating the phase-in outlined in the PACT Act. Consequently, millions of Veterans are potentially eligible for …read more here
Review of DOJ Elective Option
Review of DOJ (Department of Justice) Elective Option for Camp Lejeune Clients
Camp Lejeune cases reach Federal Court!…
Text: “On April 5, 2023, at 1 :00 p.m., the court will hold a status conference in courtroom one of the Terry Sanford Federal Building and United States Courthouse, 310 New Bern Avenue, Raleigh, North Carolina, to discuss various topics including: (1) procedures for preserving evidence; (2) procedures for initial disclosures; (3) fact sheets from …read more here
Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a progressive, neurodegenerative, age-related disease that affects a part of your brain called the Substantia Nigra. The Substantia Nigra is a part of the Basal Ganglia which is the section of the brain that is responsible for motor control, executive functions, and emotions. Worldwide over 8 million people are living with …read more here
Esophageal Cancer
What is Esophageal Cancer? Anatomy – The esophagus is the tube connecting the throat to the stomach. The inner lining of the esophagus is made up of mucosa and submucosa, which is where esophageal cancers can develop. This type of cancer occurs when cells lining the esophagus mutate and begin to grow out of control. …read more here
OVERVIEW OF THE CAMP LEJEUNE JUSTICE ACT OF 2022
In his Overview of The Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022, Howard Nations reveals how the government denied justice to 150,000 to 200,000 American military servicemembers, their families and civilians, until the current United States Congress, with strong encouragement from President Joseph R. Biden, provided a pathway to justice by passing the “Honoring our PACT …read more here
Camp Lejeune Claims Mishandled by VBA Lacking Experience in Processing
On August 25, 2022, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) published their audit of the Veterans Benefits Administration titled Improved Processing Needed for Veterans’ Claims of Contaminated Water Exposure at Camp Lejeune. OIG was able to conclude that approximately 21,000 claims, or 37 percent, were incorrectly processed for two primary reasons: 1) prematurely denying claims; …read more here
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
What is Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma? Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (also known as NHL or Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma) is a form of cancer that starts in white blood cells. NHL develops when a person’s body produces too many mutated lymphocytes, which are a type of white blood cell. With NHL, a person’s mutated lymphocytes do not die. The body keeps …read more here
Senate Passes Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our PACT Act of 2022
The Senate passed the Camp Lejeune Justice Act as part of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022 on June 16, 2022. The Act passed with a vote of 84-14. This historic legislation will allow people who were exposed to the toxic drinking water at …read more here
Vinyl Chloride Found in Camp Lejeune Water Supply
Vinyl Chloride is a colorless flammable gas. Under high pressure or low temperatures, vinyl chloride can be found in a liquid form. This VOC burns easily and has a mild, sweet odor. Vinyl chloride is a manufactured chemical that is not naturally found in the environment. Most of the vinyl chloride produced in the US …read more here
Benzene Found in Camp Lejeune Water Supply
Benzene (cyclohexatriene) is a VOC that was found in the Camp Lejeune water supply. Benzene is a naturally occurring chemical and can be manufactured by human activity. This VOC is colorless or appears as a light yellow liquid at room temperature. It smells sweet and is highly flammable. It is naturally found in crude oil, …read more here
TCE Found in Camp Lejeune Water Supply
Trichloroethylene (TCE) is one of the VOCs found in the water supply at Camp Lejeune. TCE is commonly used as a degreaser. This chemical is frequently used to degrease metals such as military equipment and make refrigerants, dry cleaning solvents, and paint stripping solvents. TCE is a colorless liquid that is manufactured through chemical synthesis …read more here
PCE Found in Camp Lejeune Water Supply
Perchloroethylene (also known as tetrachloroethylene or PCE) is one of the VOCs found in the drinking water in the Marine Base Camp Lejeune water supply. PCE is a non-flammable colorless liquid that has a faint sweet smell. This chemical is widely used as a dry cleaning solvent and metal degreaser. It has also been used …read more here
High Concentrations of Chemicals and Contaminants Found at Camp Lejeune
Concentrations of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) found in the drinking water at Marine Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina from 1953-1987 exceeded the EPA’s current maximum contaminant levels. Those who used the water on base were exposed to multiple kinds of VOCs. Investigators found that the drinking water was being contaminated through the disposal of …read more here
Illnesses with a Proven Direct Relationship to Toxins at Camp Lejeune
The Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has surveyed and studied the effects of exposure to toxic chemicals found in the water supply at Camp Lejeune since 1993. ATSDR has found substantial evidence to directly correlate toxic water exposure at Camp Lejeune from the 1950s-February 1985 to certain illnesses. In 2017, ATSDR first …read more here
Camp Lejeune Superfund Site
In October 1989, the EPA designated Camp Lejeune as a Superfund site due to the hazardous toxic waste that had been dumped into vacant lots sourced for water on base. The US Navy is the lead agency responsible for investigating and cleaning up contamination at Camp Lejeune. The Navy, EPA, and North Carolina Department of …read more here
Studies of Camp Lejeune’s Toxic Water
The water contamination at Camp Lejeune has been known by the US government for decades. The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a subsidiary of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has been studying the water contamination of Camp Lejeune through water modeling of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) since 1993. ATSDR …read more here
Help Bring Justice to the Veterans of Camp Lejeune
The Camp Lejeune Justice Act, which is a part of the Honoring Our PACT (“Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics”) Act is currently pending the US Senate. The Act passed the House of Representatives in March 2022 with bipartisan support. Once this historic bill is passed by the Senate and signed into law, those exposed to …read more here
Severe Illnesses Linked to Toxic Drinking Water at Camp Lejeune
Those who lived and worked on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune from the 1950s – 1980s never expected their time at the base could lead to untimely death and disease. Camp Lejeune brought new economic growth to North Carolina, but unexpected consequences of that growth affected the water supply to the Camp Lejeune barracks, base …read more here