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Update on Camp Lejeune Presumptive Conditions

Posted January 06, 2016 in Disability Compensation, Legal Update

Secretary McDonald recently revealed more details regarding VA’s plan to expand disability compensation eligibility to veterans who were exposed to contaminated water while stationed at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune from 1953 to 1987, including Reserve and National Guard personnel who would not normally be eligible for VA disability compensation benefits. The Department of Health and […]

VA Establishing Presumptive Service Connection for Camp Lejeune Tainted Water

Posted August 06, 2015 in Disability Compensation, Legal Update

The VA announced on Monday that it is beginning the process to amend its regulations and establish presumptive service connection for certain conditions from exposure to contaminated drinking water at U.S. Marine Corp Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. The VA already provides health care services to veterans who have any of 15 conditions and who were […]