Camp Lejeune Water Contamination
Military Members, Their Families, and Civilian Staff May Have Been Exposed
**AWKO is no longer accepting cases for Camp Lejeune Water Contaminination.**
What is Camp Lejeune?
Camp Lejeune, located in North Carolina, is a U.S. Marine Corps military installation. The water was contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and other chemicals, which the residents drank, bathed in, and cooked with. As a result, numerous adults and children have suffered from severe chronic health conditions and even lost their lives.
If you or a loved one spent more than 30 days at Camp Lejeune between 1953 and 1987, you may be eligible for compensation for injures and medical expenses incurred in the past, present, and future due to the Camp Lejeune water contamination.
What Are the Side Effects of the Water Contamination?
There is suggestive evidence that exposure is linked to severe illnesses, such as:
- Kidney Cancer
- Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
- Multiple Myeloma
- Leukemia (all types)
- Liver Cancer
- Bladder Cancer
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Kidney Disease
- Systemic Sclerosis/scleroderma
- Cardiac Defects
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Breast Cancer (male & female)
- Rectal Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
- Esophageal Cancer
- Brain/CNS Cancers