How to Prove your Family Member was Exposed to the Contaminated Water at Camp Lejeune:
If you had a spouse or a family member living at Camp Lejeune in the past, you might have heard about the contaminated water discovered at the Marine Corps base in the 1980s. But if you have a sick family member who was exposed to the contaminated water, until recently there wasn’t much you could do about it until recently. But with the passage of new legislation, veterans, service members, their families and civilians and workers who were exposed may finally be able to obtain compensation. But how do you file a claim for a loved one at Camp Lejeune, and what do you need to do to prove it?
Who Qualifies for Compensation?
Before contacting a lawyer about filing a claim, you should make sure that your spouse or family member qualifies under the Camp Lejeune Justice Act. They may qualify if they were exposed to the contaminated water for at least
30 days between August 1, 1953, and December 31, 1987
. You’ll also need medical documentation that your spouse or a family member has a related medical diagnosis. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has a list of health conditions that are presumptively related to contaminated water exposure and may qualify for compensation.
How Can I File a Claim?
Your spouse, child, or family member must meet the statutory requirements to file a claim under the Camp Lejeune Justice Act and show that they lived or worked at Camp Lejeune during the time of the contamination. You’ll need documents such as:
- Military records that show a family member “served at Camp Lejeune or MCAS New River for at least 30 days from August 1953 through December 1987 while on active duty, or in the National Guard or Reserves”
- Medical records supporting your family member’s diagnosis of a qualifying medical condition, and
- If your sick family member is not the veteran stationed at Camp Lejeune, records showing that they were a dependent living on base during the qualified period
If your family member was working rather than living at Camp Lejeune during that time, you might also need to provide records from a former employer or the Department of Defense showing employment.
You Need an Experienced Attorney
If you have a family member or other loved one who is sick after exposure to the contaminated water at Camp Lejeune between 1953 and 1987, the time to act is now.
You must file a claim by the deadline of August 10, 2024.
There are strict eligibility and paperwork requirements in this complex water toxicity case. But you don’t have to figure out how to file a claim alone.The experienced lawyers at the Madeksho Law Firm can walk you through the process and the paperwork and represent you in the case. We can also help if the VA denies your initial claim. Give us a call at 1-888-910-6376 or contact us online. Your consultation is free, and you won’t pay anything unless we recover compensation for you and your family.
