More sick veterans may be eligible for compensation due to the findings in a new government study related to Camp Lejeune water contamination.
The study tracked 400,000 service members and found that certain blood cancers as well as male breast cancer are connected to water at the North Carolina military base. Here are the types of cancer specifically linked to Camp Lejeune under the new study:
- All myeloid cancers including a type of blood cancer called polycythemia vera, myelodysplastic and myeloproliferative syndromes.
- Cancers of the esophagus, voice box, thyroid, and soft tissue, marginal B-cell lymphoma.
- Certain types of lung cancer.
According to a CNN news report, the new CDC study found military personnel who served at Camp Lejeune had at least a 20% greater risk of developing those types of cancer compared to those at Camp Pendleton in California. The full study is available here.
The lawyers at Alex Davis Law Office represent veterans and their families all over the country in the Camp Lejeune litigation. We previously shared some of the settlement values for other types of injuries including cancer of the kidneys, bladder and liver as well as Parkinson’s disease and leukemia and Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
The deadline to file a Camp Lejeune claim is August 2024. For a free Camp Lejeune consultation, call Alex Davis Law at 502-882-6000 or send an email to alex@acdavislaw.com.