VA Now Paying Compensation To Victims of Contaminated Lejeune Water

Today the VA begins providing disability benefits to Veterans, Reservists, and National Guard members affected by the contaminants in the water supply at Camp Lejeune, NC. Disability Benefits For Veterans Who Were Stationed At Camp Lejeune VA has established a rule stating that those who were stationed at Camp Lejeune, MCAS New River, all including satellite camps and housing areas.from August 1, 1953 through December 31, 1987 who later developed one of the following eight diseases can now receive disability benefits:: Adult leukemia Aplastic anemia and other myelodysplastic syndromes Bladder cancer Kidney cancer Liver cancer Multiple myeloma Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma Parkinson’s disease Presently, these conditions are the only ones for which there is sufficient scientific and medical evidence to support the creation of presumptions; however, VA will continue to review relevant information as it becomes available. See our Disability Compensation page for more information about including how to apply for VA Disability Compensation. Health Benefits In accordance with the 2012 Camp Lejeune health care law, the…

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