Everyone knows that in Washington, D.C., politics is a back and forth game. Unfortunately, this game does nothing but hurt those who need help. The latest example of this is the bill that includes the Camp LeJeune water contamination bill. The bill would allow veterans who served at Camp LeJeune in North Carolina for more than 30 days from 1953 to 1987 to sue the government if they have any of a long list of medical conditions. During those years, the government contaminated the drinking water at the military base. Veterans, their families, workers, and contractors had no idea of the contamination. Years and decades later, these harmful chemicals have started to manifest in the diagnosis of several medical conditions, including: Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, bladder cancer, kidney cancer, multiple myeloma, leukemia, liver cancer, kidney disease, esophageal cancer, cardiac defects, Parkinson’s Disease, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer (in men and women), rectal cancer, prostate cancer, brain cancer, and central nervous system (CNS) cancer. Based on investigations conducted by the EPA, these cancers and medical conditions are as likely as not to have been caused by the water contamination at Camp LeJeune. That means that it is a 50% likelihood that the water contamination caused the cancer. The government did this to our military members and their families.
The bill that was initially introduced and approved by Congress had bipartisan support. Now, however, a handful of congressmen have tried to revoke their support in helping our military members because they feel this is a game. They want to pull any strings they can, even if it means denying our veterans compensation for their life-changing injuries. Protests have begun and people with a platform, including Jon Stewart, are speaking out against this gamesmanship. The video of the latest protest from August 2, 2022, is above.
Once the Camp LeJeune Justice Act is passed out of Congress, President Biden has vowed to sign it the minute it hits his desk.
If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with any of the cancers or medical conditions above, and if you spent 30 days or more at Camp LeJeune from 1953 to 1987, contact us today for a free case evaluation.
