[CPEO-MEF] VOCs, VETERANS: "Search for justice" at Camp Lejeune, NC

[Lenny Siegel <Lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Search for justice for Camp Lejeune water contamination continues for Marine stationed at base in 1980s

By Annette Weston
WUNC (North Carolina)
January 13, 2026

More than three years after lawmakers gave the go-ahead to people sickened by decades of toxic drinking water aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville to sue the federal government for illnesses caused by the contamination, thousands are still waiting for their cases to move forward.

Marvin Cox served in the United States Marine Corps from 1981 to 1985. His last duty station was Camp Lejeune. He has since been diagnosed with cancer and was unable to get his care and treatment covered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

“So of course, I was there during the time that the water contamination happened,” he said, “The interesting part is that the VA has acknowledged that I was exposed to contaminated water. I meet the time requirement and they said I was in a toxic exposure risk activity. However, since colon cancer is not on their presumptive list, they will not offer any compensation.”

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For the entire story, see
https://www.wunc.org/2026-01-13/search-for-justice-for-camp-lejeune-water-contamination-continues-for-marine-stationed-at-base-in-1980s


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Lenny Siegel
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Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org)




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