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New conditions recognized by the VA due to the Camp Lejeune exposure.
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The Veterans Affairs Department has determined that eight medical conditions are linked to service at Camp Lejeune, N.C. from 1953 to 1987, and veterans with these diseases who were stationed at the sprawling Marine Corps base are eligible for disability compensation.
VA officials said Thursday that these eight diseases that have been determined to be service-connected to consuming contaminated drinking water at the base: kidney cancer, liver cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, leukemia, multiple myeloma, scleroderma, Parkinson's disease and aplastic anemia or other myelodysplastic syndromes.
I remember seeing a program featuring male veterans who developed breast cancer after serving there. If I remember correctly the va wasn't owning up to anything. Horrible.
Does anyone know how many total deaths have been caused by the contaminated water (1953 thru 1987)?
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The purpose of this (morality) study (of Marine and Naval Personnel) (by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)) was to determine whether residential exposures of Marine and Naval personnel to contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune increased risk of mortality from cancers and other chronic diseases.
The study evaluated specific causes of death in 154,932 Marines and Navy personnel who began service during 1975-19851 and were stationed at Camp Lejeune anytime during this period.
This study doesn't say how many died from the Camp Lejeune exposure other than it had higher mortality rates than Camp Pendleton for some conditions.
The ATSDR also did a study to determine if Marines who were exposed to contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune were more likely to have male breast cancer.
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The study included 71 men with breast cancer (called “cases”) and 373 men who had other types of cancer (called “controls”).
The ATSDR also conducted a "morality study of 4,647 full-time civilian workers who were employed at Camp Lejeune during 1973-1985. During 1979-2008, there were 654 deaths in the Camp Lejeune group of civilian workers."
I remember seeing a program featuring male veterans who developed breast cancer after serving there. If I remember correctly the va wasn't owning up to anything. Horrible.
That may not necessarily be true as the ATSDR uses the VA's cancer registry to identify the male breast cancer cases.
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ATSDR used the Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA) cancer registry to identify these cases and controls. ATSDR selected the controls from cancers that are not associated with solvent exposure; this included 270 men with skin cancer, 71 with mesothelioma, and 32 with bone cancer.
The VA’s cancer registry maintains information from eligible veterans who were diagnosed with or treated for cancer at a VA clinic. Eligible study members were male Marines born before January 1, 1969 and diagnosed with cancer or treated for cancer at a VA medical facility from January 1, 1995, (the start of the VA’s cancer registry) to May 5, 2013 (the latest date that complete medical records were available).
Per your information we should assume that 14% to 19% of all persons stationed at Camp Lejeune will die from the contamination? I used the small studies as a base number.
I was stationed at Camp Lejeune for a year back in the mid 70's. I get all kinds of stuff from the Marine Corps and the VA. There's also a private web site that I used to monitor.
I was unaware of this till I saw the National News tonight.. this from what I gather has been on the back burner for awhile.. just simmering.. the current figure is 900,000 or more effected.. over the years.
This also includes workers at the base..
i had prostate cancer in 2015 witch i believe came from Camp Lejeune when i worked there from 1965 to 1994 and i did not qualify for any help so i am filing a class action federal lawsuit on behalf of all people who had prostate cancer or loved ones with deceased person who died from Prostate cancer from Camp Lejeune who worked or lived on Camp Lejeune from 1950 to 1989
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