If you served at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune or Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River in North Carolina, you could have had connection with contaminants in the drinking tap water there. Scientific and medical evidence indicates an association between exposure to these contaminants during military service and development of certain diseases later on. When you have qualifying service at Camp Lejeune and a current diagnosis of among the conditions listed below, you may be able to obtain disability benefits.
What kind of benefits can I get?
Healthcare
Compensation (payments)
How do I get these benefits?
You'll need to file a claim for disability compensation and provide this evidence (supporting documents):
Your military records showing you served at Camp Lejeune or MCAS New River for at the very least 30 days from August 1953 through December 1987 while on active duty, or in the National Guard or Reserves, and
Medical records stating that you've 1 or even more of the 8 illnesses on the presumptive conditions list (see above)
You can file a claim in any of these ways:
File a claim online on VA.gov, or
Get help from an accredited representative, just like a Veterans service officer (VSO), or
Get help at a VA regional office
Note: Whenever you file, make sure to suggest that you're applying for more than one of the presumed Camp Lejeune illnesses, and upload evidence (like a doctor's report or medical test results).
How can I get these benefits as a relative?
You'll need to file a state for disability compensation and provide this evidence (supporting documents).
You should provide this evidence:
A document proving your relationship to the Veteran who served on active duty for at the least 30 days at Camp Lejeune (like a marriage license, birth certificate, or adoption papers), and
A file proving that you lived at Camp Lejeune or MCAS New River for at least 30 days from August 1953 through December 1987 (like utility bills, base housing records, military orders, or tax forms), and
Medical records that show you have one of many 15 conditions listed above (as well whilst the date the illness was diagnosed and that you're being treated or have already been treated before with this illness)
And you may need to offer evidence that you paid health care expenses for your claimed condition during one of that time period periods listed below.
You should provide proof of payment during one of these brilliant time periods:
Between January 1, 1957, and December 31, 1987 (if you lived on Camp Lejeune during this time period, we'll reimburse you for care received on or after August 6, 2012, and as much as 2 years before the date of your application), or
Between August 1, 1953, and December 31, 1956 (if you lived on Camp Lejeune during this time period, we'll reimburse you for care received on or after December 16, 2014, and up to 2 years ahead of the date you apply for benefits).