[CPEO-MEF] HEALTH: Camp Lejeune (NC) vets "Fight for Benefits From VA"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Victims of Toxic Chemicals Fight for Benefits From VA

By Mike Magner
National Journal
November 2, 2014

Veterans who were exposed to toxic contaminants during their service  
are increasingly becoming casualties in a war with the government -  
particularly the Veterans Affairs Department - which they say has a  
record of delaying and denying benefits promised to them by acts of  
Congress.

The list of victims is growing, especially among former Marines who  
spent time at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina when the drinking water  
was tainted with carcinogens for decades from hazardous-waste dumping  
at one of the largest military bases in the country.

At least two men who were assigned to Camp Lejeune when the water was  
contaminated died in the past year from breast cancer, which is  
extremely rare in males; another is dying of lung cancer his doctor  
says was caused by the base's poisoned water; and another says he  
cannot afford treatment for liver cancer he believes stems from  
chemical exposure at Camp Lejeune.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.nationaljournal.com/defense/victims-of-toxic-chemicals- 
fight-for-benefits-from-va-20141102

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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