Veteran Who Served at Camp Lejeune Awarded $47K

Evidence shows a link between multiple debilitating health conditions and exposure to toxic chemicals found in the drinking water at North Carolina’s Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River military bases. 

In October 2023, A Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) VSO helped a veteran submit a claim for Parkinson’s disease resulting from exposure to drinking water at Camp Lejeune. In July, that claim was granted for a combined rating of 100% due to multiple secondary conditions, and the veteran received a retroactive payment of $47,878. 

You may be eligible for compensation if you served at Camp Lejeune or MCAS New River for at least 30 days between Aug. 1, 1953 and Dec. 31, 1987, didn’t receive a dishonorable discharge, and have a diagnosis of one or more of the following presumptive conditions:

• Adult leukemia

• Aplastic anemia and other myelodysplastic syndromes

• Bladder cancer

• Kidney cancer

• Liver cancer

• Multiple myeloma

• Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

• Parkinson’s disease

For assistance with a benefits claim, veterans can locate a Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) Veteran Service Officer here, or search for a VSO from another organization through the VA’s website where VVA doesn’t have VSOs. Enter your ZIP code or city and state, and you’ll see which VSOs serve your area.