Injury law firms advertise their ability to help Marines and sailors assigned to Camp LeJuene to resolve claims resulting from exposure to the water at the North Carolina base.
The VA has a well-written website that details the claims process without the aid of those attorneys. According to Elizabeth Hartman, a former chairman of the American Legion National Legislative Council, attorneys can collect up to 60-percent of the settlement given to veterans.
From the 1950s through the 1980s, people living or working at the U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, were potentially exposed to contaminated drinking water. Industrial solvents, such as trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (PCE), from drycleaning waste and benzene from leaking underground fuel storage tanks were detected in the water on the base.
Marines and sailors who served at Camp LeJuene can learn more about this at this link. Former spouses and dependents are also eligible for medical care.
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