Between 1953 and 1987, severely contaminated water at the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina led to hundreds of thousands of people being exposed to harmful chemicals. Many marines and their families working and living at Camp Lejeune during this period have developed cancer and numerous other diseases as a result of their …
Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Health Issues
After the discovery of contaminated water at North Carolina’s Camp Lejeune, thousands of Marines and their families have spoken out about health issues that they have faced. With new legal action, troops, families, and workers at Camp Lejeune can now sue the government and get compensation for their illnesses and pain. Our attorneys at John …
Camp Lejeune VA Health & Disability Benefits
For over 30 years, people were affected by toxic waste in the drinking water in Camp Lejeune. The families and workers at the base in Jacksonville, North Carolina unwittingly drank, cooked with, and bathed in the tainted water. If you lived, worked, or served on this base between August 1953 -December 1987, you may have …
What Happened at Camp Lejeune?
Veterans throughout the United States deserve respect during and after their service. Unfortunately, there are some instances in which the environment around active-duty marines negatively impacts their well-being. In the case of Camp Lejeune, negligence conducted between the 1950s and 1980s may have forced severe health conditions on base residents. In 2012 and 2022, the …