Camp Lejeune Justice Act

1. The individual, including (but not limited to) Veterans, must have resided, worked, or was otherwise exposed to water at Camp Lejeune between August 1, 1953 and December 31, 1987 for at least 30 days. This includes children who were exposed in utero before birth.
2. The individual must produce evidence showing a relationship between exposure to the water at Camp Lejeune and harm the individual experienced.
3. The individual must file a claim within 2 years of the law’s enactment.

• Adult Leukemia
• Aplastic Anemia
• Bladder Cancer
• Kidney Cancer
• Liver Cancer
• Multiple Myeloma
• Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
• Parkinson’s Disease
• Esophageal cancer
• Breast cancer
• Kidney cancer
• Multiple myeloma
• Renal toxicity
• Female infertility
• Scleroderma
• Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
• Lung cancer
• Bladder cancer
• Myelodysplastic syndromes
• Hepatic steatosis
• Miscarriage
• Neurobehavioral effects

Symptoms of Children Exposed in Utero:

• Leukemia
• Small for gestational age
• Low birth weight
• Major heart defects
• Neural tube defects
• Oral cleft defects (including cleft lip)
• Chronal atresia (nasal passages blocked with bone or tissue)
• Eye defects
• Major Malformations

• Trichloroethylene (TCE) – is a chemical used to make refrigerants and as a metal degreaser. 

• Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) – is a synthetic chemical that is widely used for dry cleaning fabrics and for metal-degreasing operations 
• Vinyl Chloride (VC) – is a colorless toxic gas used in the production of polyvinyl chloride and other commercially important polymers. 
• Benzene – is used in the manufacture of plastics, detergents, pesticides, and other chemicals 

Finally, in 1985, the military shut down two wells that contained the contaminated water. The move came only after heavy pressure from veterans, families, and veterans advocacy groups.