Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Lawyer

Between 1953 and 1987 up to 1 million marines and their family members regularly drank and bathed in the toxic water at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. Tragically, these brave men and women who dedicated their lives to serve our country are today experiencing devastating and life-threatening health issues due to the contaminated water supply that contained large quantities of dangerous volatile organic compounds such as benzene and trichloroethylene.

Marine Corps veterans and their families who served or lived at Camp Lejeune between the 1950s and 1980s may be eligible for VA disability and healthcare benefits if they later developed health issues that can be linked to the contaminated drinking water.

Some of the most common linked medical conditions include: adult leukemia, aplastic anemia, multiple myeloma, liver cancer, bladder cancer, kidney cancer, Parkinson’s disease, and Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. If you are experiencing a different medical condition that you believe may be linked, you can still qualify to receive compensation as long as the appropriate evidence is provided to the VA.

Affected service members, Camp Lejeune residents, or workers, who had any of the below conditions may quality:

  • Infertility
  • Bladder cancer
  • Breast cancer
  • Esophageal cancer
  • Hepatic steatosis
  • Kidney cancer
  • Leukemia
  • Lung cancer
  • Miscarriage
  • Multiple myeloma
  • Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)
  • Neurobehavioral effects
  • Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL)
  • Parkinson’s disease
  • Renal toxicity
  • Scleroderma

Phillips Law Group is here to help veterans and their families receive the disability and healthcare benefits they are entitled to as victims of this devastating tragedy that spanned decades. If you were exposed to the contaminated water at Camp Lejeune for at least 30 days and are now experiencing health problems, our knowledgeable and passionate attorneys can help you appeal or open a disability claim with the VA so that you can start receiving the financial compensation you deserve.

We understand the high levels of stress you may be facing, so our clients don’t pay us anything unless we win. Contact us today for a free consultation.

What happened at Camp Lejeune?

More than one million service members and their families were exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune from 1953 to 1987. Many became sick or died. Some of the health concerns Marines and their loved ones dealt with as a result of the exposure include, but are not limited to:

  • Aplastic anemia and other myelodysplastic syndromes
  • Cancers including appendix, bile duct, bladder, brain, breast, cervical, colorectal, esophageal, gallbladder, kidney, liver cancer, leukemia, and more
  • Birth defects, fetal death, female infertility, miscarriage, and other reproductive health issues
  • Cardiac problems
  • End-stage renal disease
  • Hepatic steatosis
  • Hodgkin lymphoma (Hodgkin disease) and Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
  • Multiple myeloma
  • Neurobehavioral effects
  • Parkinson’s disease
  • Renal toxicity
  • Scleroderma

On August 10, 2022, President Biden signed the Camp Lejeune Justice Act as part of the Honoring our PACT Act. As a result, people who were negatively impacted by living and working at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, between 1953 and 1987 can now use their right to legal action against the United States government for toxic water exposure at that location.

Those eligible have two years to file claims. Camp Lejeune clients live all over the country, and our lawyers can help them get compensation for their injuries.

If you or a loved one were stationed at Camp Lejeune before 1988, please don’t hesitate to contact Phillips Law Group to learn about all of the legal options available to you.

From 1957 to 1987 it has been estimated that up to 500,000 soldiers and their family members regularly drank and bathed in the toxic water at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. Tragically, the brave men and women who dedicated their lives to serve our country are today experiencing devastating and life-threatening health issues due to the contaminated water supply that contained large quantities of dangerous volatile organic compounds such as benzene and trichloroethylene.

Marine Corps veterans and their families who served or lived at Camp Lejeune between the 1950s and 1980s may be eligible for VA disability and healthcare benefits if they later on developed health issues that can be linked to the contaminated drinking water. Some of the most common linked medical conditions include adult leukemia, aplastic anemia, multiple myeloma, liver cancer, bladder cancer, kidney cancer, Parkinson’s disease, and Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. If you are experiencing a different medical condition that you believe may be linked, you can still qualify to receive compensation as long as the appropriate evidence is provided to the VA.

Phillips Law Group is here to help veterans and their families receive the disability and healthcare benefits they are entitled to as victims of this devastating tragedy that spanned decades. If you were exposed to the contaminated water at Camp Lejeune for at least 30 days and are now experiencing health problems, our knowledgeable and passionate attorneys can help you appeal or open a disability claim with the VA so that you can start receiving the financial compensation you deserve. We understand the high levels of stress you may be facing, so our clients don’t pay us anything unless we win. Contact us today for a free consultation.