On January 13, 2017, the VA published the final regulations to
officially add 8 diseases related to exposure to the contaminated water at Camp
Lejeune to the VA Presumptive List.
While veterans are currently able to receive medical care
for conditions related to their exposure, this new ruling means that veterans
as well as active duty and National Guard members who served for at least 30
days at Camp Lejeune, NC between August 1, 1953 and December 31, 1987 are now
eligible for full disability benefits for 8 diseases related to that exposure.
The 8 conditions being added to the Presumptive List are:
Adult
leukemia
Bladder
cancer
Kidney
cancer
Liver
cancer
Multiple
myeloma
Non-Hodgkins
lymphoma
Parkinson’s
Disease
Aplastic
anemia and other myelodysplastic syndromes
All conditions on the VA Presumptive List are presumed service-connected and thus eligible for full VA Disability Benefits, including both
healthcare and disability compensation.
This new ruling will be effective on March 14, 2017, but if
you feel you have a condition related to this exposure, you can go ahead and
submit a VA Disability Claim and it will be held until the ruling is in effect
and the claim can be approved.
Check out our Lejeune Presumptive List for further details
on these conditions and how they are rated.
For more information about healthcare benefits related to
Camp Lejeune exposure, please visit http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/camp-lejeune/index.asp.
To get more information about reimbursement for out-of-pocket
healthcare expenses for eligible family members, visit https://www.clfamilymembers.fsc.va.gov.
It's about time that reality caught up with the VA and our very own government.
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