[CPEO-MEF] HEALTH, VOCs: "Lawyers are seeking clients for Camp Lejeune [NC] water claims. But veterans may be better off waiting."

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Lawyers are seeking clients for Camp Lejeune water claims. But veterans may be better off waiting.

By Jay Price
North Carolina Public Radio
September 26, 2022

It’s been more than a month since President Joe Biden signed a bill that makes it easier for people to sue the government for illnesses from contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, the military training facility in Jacksonville, N.C.

By some estimates, more than 1 million veterans, family members and civilian workers may have been exposed to the dangerous chemicals that leaked into the ground from sources on and off the base.

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But Murray said neither that deadline nor the urgent-sounding ads are a reason to rush to sign an attorney. He said for now, the VFW is advising veterans to consult an accredited veteran service officer at a group like his or a state veterans affairs office. Those advocates are trained to navigate the sometimes confusing bureaucracy of benefits.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.wunc.org/military/2022-09-26/lawyers-seeking-clients-camp-lejeune-water-claims-veterans-waiting-nc-biden

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
Voice/Fax: 650-961-8918
http://www.cpeo.org





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