Case Overview
This military base in North Carolina is the center of the water contamination lawsuits.
What is Camp Lejeune?
Claimants must first file this type of claim before moving forward with a lawsuit/ filing in EDNC.
What is Filing with the Navy?
One example of a cancer linked to Camp Lejeune exposure.
What is bladder cancer? (other answers may be accepted)
To qualify, a person must have lived, worked, or served at Camp Lejeune for at least this many days.
What is 30 days?
The contamination period at Camp Lejeune stretched from 1953 until this year.
What is 1987?
Victims may expect a waiting period of this many months during administrative review.
What is six months?
Parkinson’s Disease, kidney cancer, and leukemia are examples of diseases in this category with the strongest scientific link.
What is Tier 1?
Eligibility includes children who were in this stage of development when exposed.
What is in utero?
This Act was signed into law in 2022 to give victims the right to file claims.
What is the Camp Lejeune Justice Act?
This is the primary federal agency that first receives claims related to Camp Lejeune.
What is the Department of the Navy?
These are the main things people seek in lawsuits such as money for medical bills, lost wages, and pain & suffering.
What are damages?
Exposure must have occurred between these dates
What is August 1, 1953, and December 31 1987
The Defendant in the Camp Lejeune Case
Who is the US Government?
This program offers faster payouts to claimants willing to accept fixed settlement amounts.
What is the Elective Option?
Under the Elective Option, payouts depend on two key factors: length of exposure and this.
What is the type/severity of illness?
Days don’t need to be consecutive; only this total number is required.
What is 30 total days?
Monthly compensation if you are at least 10 percent disabled as a result of your military service
What are VA benefits?
Many lawsuits will be consolidated here in North Carolina federal court.
What is the Eastern District of North Carolina?
KP groups diseases into tiers based on the strength of this connection between toxic water and illness.
What is scientific evidence?
To bring a claim, you don’t need to be a veteran or family member you just need this.
What is proof of being present at Camp Lejeune?