“There are multiple lawsuits against the military regarding veterans who got prostate cancer from the camp,” she said. Civilian female who lived at Camp Lejeune in early 1960s. Was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in 2002. This is a very, very rare cancer (angiosarcoma) of the liver It is estimated that only 1,000 to 1,200 worldwide are affected by this cancer. I just learned of the contaminated water. No history of cancer in my family. “I had my children at the base hospital, 1982 and 1985. Civilian female who lived at Camp Lejeune from 1967-69 and 1976-2000. I am at 16 months plus now (485 days plus) and waiting and waiting … still waiting in Florida. “In the last year, I've had to have my thyroid partially removed due to low grade cancer and have now been diagnosed with cancer in the prostate. I have prostate cancer, high blood pressure, leaking heart valve, diabetes, arthritis in my back and legs, gallbladder removed, ankle replaced and a mass removed from my chest and cannot hear out of my left ear. I been going through this fear ever since I heard of being poisoned with this water and now my blood pressure have changed and I take water pills and pain pills for my aching body. VA has established a presumptive service connection for Veterans, Reservists, and National Guard members exposed to contaminants in the water supply at Camp Lejeune from August 1, 1953 through December 31, 1987 who later developed one of the following eight diseases: Adult leukemia; Aplastic anemia and other myelodysplastic syndromes; Bladder cancer She literally drowned. A new study finds a higher death risk for Camp Lejeune Marines, probably from contaminated water. They come and they said they were migraines. Built in 1941, Camp Lejeune is still an active Marine Corps Base today. The study released late Thursday by the CDC's Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry is based on a small sample size and cannot prove exposure to … “I was diagnosed with Esophageal Cancer five years ago. In 1981, my daughter was born with a heart defect and passed.Then in 2016, I was diagnosed with stage 3C breast cancer. She spent many sad days with the wives left behind to cope with sickness and lost babies. Filed a claim in 2012.”, Active duty male stationed at Camp Lejeune from March 1983-September 1985. I also had five eye witnesses that saw the tumor developed in 1981 and also three additional eye witnesses that saw the progression of it until it was diagnosed in 2000. She loved being a Marine wife. ", Active duty male stationed at Camp Lejeune in 1978 and from 1980-85. 2014-5-16: A second denial letter to my application for disability was sent to me. Our blog often discusses Camp Lejeune, a 246 square-mile Marine Corp base in Jacksonville, North Carolina and the large-scale water contamination there. No one really wants to listen, but it is a way of venting the frustration of waiting and waiting and still waiting.". We knew the water smelled bad and tasted bad but we thought it was OK to drink it. 2013-11-5: Meeting with the Disabled Veterans of America who agreed to formulate an appeal to my claim denial. As for myself, I have suffered with migraines, skin cancer, pain, for years until I was finally diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2014. In the meantime, his problems mean he can no longer use power tools for his woodworking hobby. I also have Non-Alcoholic Steatosis with probable NASH, which was on the list for free VA healthcare, but because I have no cancers, I receive no compensation. was also stationed at Camp Lejeune for three years during the mid-1980s. Have been told not to cancel the appeal and apply again as many are doing. Active duty male stationed at Camp Lejeune from August 1969-February 1972. Diagnosed with high grade carcinoma in situ (CIS) of the bladder at age 48. Eats away my skin on my hands until they bleed then repair themselves in a cycle continually causing pain and inability to use my hands for everyday activities. Going to a hospital now for unexplained severe headaches. * Your genes; My other medical issues are: total body rash that ‘itches to the bone’; neuropathy in my feet and hands; degenerative disc disease; chronic fatigue; joint pain; sleep apnea; memory issues; muscle spasms during sleeping; chronic kidney stones (passed 500+ stones since 1980). Denied. My husband has been fighting to try and get me help. It takes too long to type it all. All rights reserved. He had been diagnosed with FTD (fronto temporal dementia) a year before the ALS diagnosis. The DVA is opaque in its communications. I lived there for one year on tarawa terrace ii and knox. In 2010, my mother was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia and died within five months on Nov. 25, 2010 at the age of 80. The VA waits for us to die.”. “I had three kids to die, one at 5 months in 1970, one at 6 weeks in 1971, one at 6 days old in 1973.”, Active duty male stationed at Camp Lejeune from 1985-88. “Exposed at 23 years old, diagnosed cerebellar ataxia at 43 years, learned of chemicals at age 50.Now Parkinson’s. It also severely limited my condition during my service time also. They weren't sure that is what I truly had, but I met all criteria for the illness. I'd appreciate reading them. Again a high grade cancer followed by chemo. Two so far. Loss of smell and taste. “I've had hormonal and fertility issues while in and out of the Marine Corps. My oncologist forwarded my medical records. I constantly had bouts of diarrhea and stomach issues. I also have hypertension, thyroid issues, cholesterol issues, osteoarthritis. Servicemembers and their family members living at United States Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina between August 1, 1953 and December 31, 1987 may have been exposed to contaminated drinking water as they were drinking it, as well as cooking with it, bathing in it, and washing their clothes in it. 1996-October: Wife’s breast cancer had metastasized to other parts of her body. I never had any issues with getting assistance. To this day, I never drink alcohol, smoked or took illegal drugs. Between 1953 and 1987, however, nearly one million marines (and their families) stationed at Camp Lejeune were subjected to harmful chemicals that were found in the water. We lived on several parts of the base in base housing. It is better now at least with the people I interact with at the VA because I mention it to everyone I come in contact with.”. “In 2013, I was diagnosed with Stage 2 Renal Cancer. I was the first ever diagnosed. “I was young. My brother has had problems w polyps. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. “My only question is did the bad water make it to the school system? I had many embarrassing experiences during my service time and for years during my civilian life.”, Active duty male stationed at Camp Lejeune from February 1976-January 1981. He was also single then and lived on base and ate most of his meals on base. “I was unemployable.” In 1994, he started getting Social Security benefits. 1995. Sometimes I lay awake at night thinking of all the other diseases I may have in my life time, and I’m told this is only worth a little over a 100 dollars a month in about a year to a year and a half if I’m lucky. Cysts in eye, lung, kidney and liver. Sorry this was so long, but you want to hear the real stores this is what you get. The water supply was tainted by chemicals from a nearby dry cleaner and storage tanks that leaked industrial solvents. I still wait for the board to hear my appeal even though my kidney cancer is presumptive. This is a considerable amount of money. Everything else provided will remain confidential. My wife and two sons were also on the base. If they would have just stopped the wells when they knew something. Am J Epidemiol 141:850-62. “I have ms.”, Active duty male stationed at Camp Lejeune from 1978-79. I just can’t believe after serving this great country the rest of my life would turn out like this because of it.”, Civilian female who lived at Camp Lejeune in 1956 and 1967. Another child conceived at Camp Lejeune but born elsewhere died at birth in 1985. I lived in Tarawa Terrace also, summers of 1973 & 74, and a handful of weekends along with spring/Christmas break of those years. My mother died at 51, lived on base with me. I contracted bladder cancer again. Civilian male who lived at Camp Lejeune from 1959-64 and 1971-74. It was brutal. 2000. Agent Orange registry from catching a military hop on an Air Force Reserves Cargo Plane that had landed in Rota Spain enroute to Charleston, Air Force Base, South Carolina in 1973.”, Active duty male stationed at Camp Lejeune from 1962-64. I have filed a claim with the VA in August 2015 and submitted a great deal of evidence but yet I was still denied. “My wife and two sons lived at Midway Park (Camp Lejeune housing) for 1 1/4 years. * When you were exposed (e.g., as a fetus, a child, or an adult); “I have developed IBS, anxiety, depression, high blood pressure. Got out of the Corps in ‘85 after four years at Lejeune. My son gets unexplained swelling in his hands and he’s had neurological problems as myself and my daughter have gone through. Maternal exposure to trichloroethylene in drinking water and birthweight outcomes. I hope this testimony to our being stationed there in the late 1970s and mid 1980s and a brief mentioning of the kind of health problems we have today help you with your investigation and that our government will do the right thing and help and compensate all of the veterans who served their country.”. “I was in the infantry and we drank a lot of water. This base shared the same wells as Camp Lejeune. One was born at the old hospital on base. Since I exceeded this amount of days I was dropped from the school and reassigned to main side at Camp Lejeune. His wife of 34 years has tremors, neuropathy, diabetes and IPF of the lungs. Active duty male. I did that and they said that they found that I have an incurable kidney disease called Burger's Disease. As a military policeman, I worked on the front entrance and back gates, patrolled the base and worked for the animal shelter. Whether someone will or will not develop health problems depends on several factors including: I was blessed to not have to have a marrow transplant as it was caught early before it progressed to leukemia. Losing my teeth and neurological issues have prevented me from some employment that would have been profitable now. Arch Environ Health 55:188–194. First it was stomach problems and over the span of three years I ended up collapsing at my job. He has suffered as well. * Any other exposures to environmental or occupational hazards you have received during your lifetime; Now just put this situation out a couple of thousand times and you will see a very high degree of frustration with the VA and them not being able to answer the simple question. My father was stationed at Camp Lejeune and I was just a child and my dad died of cancer. To start a new discussion in this community, please click here. “I have health issues, but registered with children of Camp Lejeune. VA denied both claims. ", Civilian female born at Camp Lejeune. She had breast cancer and colon cancer. … Each of us has battled cancer. There are too many of us out there, that there will never be anything done in my opinion.”, Active duty male stationed at Camp Lejeune from 1973-76. Fast forward to today, I'm total care bedridden amputee with Chronic Kidney Disease and loss of use in both hands and internal organ problems in nursing home. Water … “I bathed my children in that water and put it in their food and drinks for five years. The Navy is denying all remaining civil claims by roughly 4,500 people exposed to contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. I don't understand how prostate cancer isn't included in the eight diagnosed diseases. The VA should know better, especially when it comes to the protectors of themselves.”, Active duty male stationed at Camp Lejeune from 1979-85. May the Lord be with you.”, Civilian female born there in 1955. A very nice lady told me there was nothing they could do for me.”, Active duty male stationed at Camp Lejeune in 1986 and 1987. “I did not know water was contaminated. Also my bladder. After several biopsies and other testing, I was diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome based on the standards by the CDC. Youngest brother developed Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma at age 45, five years ago. Lost insurance as I was not working. Diagnosed with bladder cancer in 1998 at age 46. My mother died from cancer also. I was only informed of the exposure decades later. Lived in base until 1963. “I had colon cancer a few years ago. When it was determined that I needed a transplant, the VA kicked me out of the VA Health System due to me having a OTH. 1627), which will provide healthcare for those exposed to contaminated water while living at Marine Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. I just can’t believe the commander knew the water was contaminated and let his Marines drink the poison. This is such a sham and a shame.”, Civilian female who lived at Camp Lejeune. Saw a high number of appendectomies for his friends. I did not hear about Camp Lejeune water contamination until 2013. "I first contracted a high grade bladder cancer around 2005. They also have suffered miscarriages, thyroid conditions, tumors, cysts, skin diseases, and asthma — to name a few ailments, she says. This service is provided by Verizon and its subcontractors under the Networx Universal contract to CDC and ATSDR. “Our loss of a twin girl from my wife's having a miscarriage. An undetermined number … * The medicines you have taken during your life. I did submit a tort claim on 11/30/2017 for my out of pocket costs and am waiting to hear back to see what they have to say. Specifically, from 1953 to 1987, everyone living or working at United States Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina was exposed to a variety of toxins in the water. I cannot find anyone at the VA who will tell me anything or knows anything. How many women would knowingly feed their kids contaminated water?”, Active duty male stationed at Camp Lejeune from 1977-79. My health got worse til in 2003 at age 38 years old I had to go on disability. We supported the 8th Marines. Their 33-year-old daughter has Bachetts disease, fibromyalgia, liver disease, vasculitis and neuropathy. I had dizziness and fainting spells, was diagnosed with an enlarged liver, which got worse. I followed up with correspondence to the VA on March 20, 2016. My life has been altered as well as my wife having miscarriages and my son being born with birth defects called pectis. I underwent 35 treatments of radiation, had to have a feeding tube for one year along with chemo treatments I now have trouble swallowing and no longer able to eat some of the foods that I could normally eat.”, Wife of husband who was stationed at Camp Lejeune for four years in the 1960s. Each scope came back ‘atypical cells’ until a recent cytology came back ‘suspicious for cis’ however they couldn't visually find the ‘flat cancer’ in the bladder. No idea how many Marines, sailors or civilians were involved. I think that is a shame that what they did to us Marines and feel good about giving us a whole 100 dollars a month and there is nothing we can do and it took Congress to force them to do that. Active duty female stationed at Camp Lejeune from 1983-84. “I was there, my ex-wife was there, the youngest of two sons was born there. I got esophageal cancer in 2017, liver issues, and other health problems.”, Active duty male stationed at Camp Lejeune from August 1969-February 1972. She has found documentation that vinyl chloride can cause this angiosarcoma. Neither one of us have anyone in our families who have any problems with their esophagus so we know it is not hereditary. Many people exposed to these contaminants don't have health problems, but others do. IE 11 is not supported. Little did I know the permanent damage that it has caused me and my children.”, Active duty male stationed at Camp Lejeune for four years. anxiety, claustrophobia, asthma. Heroes and Health Issues of 1,000,000 plus Marines “We lost our Mother in 1981 at age 47. My family ties to the water contamination started during the time mentioned above. He started having ED issues 30 years ago and then was diagnosed with Grade 8 Prostate Cancer in 2013. It is sad that I am being punished twice for being born on base. Maybe this will help other marines and their families.”, Civilian female who lived at Camp Lejeune from 1959-60 and 1963-65. I continued to work on base but lived in Swansboro for three years after graduation. I was 17 years old and in the prime of my life. At 19, I had elevated enzymes and today cirrosis. They all three were contaminated with the water there. Public drinking water contamination and birth outcomes. My wife at the time that lived on the base with me developed Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and my daughter that was born on the base has birth defects.”, Active duty male stationed at Camp Lejeune from 1975-88. We all suffer from depression and who knows what the future will bring from this water. (Turned 71 last July.) I had one of the eight presumptive conditions that the VA has now decided to pay out disability benefits. I remember, for approximately two years that I was there, at times when bathing and drinking the water, the water had a strange look about it. I started working in Law Enforcement in '88. I have lower back issues also. I have applied for benefits several times but have been turned down. If I did I would have to reapply. 2:28. My father had registered our entire family because of some of these problems. “He died from esophageal cancer, adenocarcinoma February 16, 2008.”. “ have P.A.D, fibromyalgia, sleep apnea,and a lot more.”, Active duty male stationed at Camp Lejeune from January 1968-September 1968. Active duty male stationed at Camp Lejeune from 1987-88. A son passed away at age 41.”, Active duty male stationed at Camp Lejeune from mid-1985-mid-1986. Dealing with Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. Wife of a Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune from 1985-86. I make too many red blood cells causing health issues such as stroke and excessive iron. Died 10 weeks after being diagnosed with esophageal cancer. The aftermath is my wife of 28 years died. However, I lost everything at that time. Subsequent surgery was performed to remove my left kidney. FTD had been coming on for years but FTD is very difficult to diagnose. “Now I have all sorts of neuro issues; tremors, leg jerks, tingling and numbness, memory issues, multiple sclerosis, severe neuropathy in upper and lower limbs, optic neuritis, gait issues, severe fatigue, and more. I have polycythemia vera and BPH. So, we thought maybe that was causing me to not get pregnant. My constant illnesses prevented me from graduating from Motor Transport School because the rule of the school was back then that you could only be absent from classes for a total of 4 days. I was always ill while there. He drank the water and bathed in it. Direct service connection for any disease alleged to have been caused by the contaminants in the water supply at Camp Lejeune requires evidence of a current disease or disability, evidence of exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, and a medical nexus between the two, supported by a sufficient medical explanation. The ATSDR website has more information on the health outcomes linked with TCE, PCE, benzene, and vinyl chloride exposure, both in workers and those who drank contaminated water. Just another sad story for being a proud U.S. Marine family. At this time, neither wife nor daughter have had any health issues.”, Wife of an active duty male stationed at Camp Lejeune in 1985. In most discussions in the media regarding Camp Lejeune water contamination, often the focus is given only to 4 core chemicals – TCE, PCE, benzene and vinyl chloride. Male active duty at Camp Lejeune from 1975-76. In 1993, my brother was diagnosed with Hairy Cell leukemia. I began putting water on my eyes and trying to sip so i could open my passageway. I finally gargled and spit out water until I could swallow small sips allowing me to breathe and stop wheezing. You can also contact the Marine Corps Call Center staff at 1-877-261-9782, Monday through Friday, between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. My family was stationed at 855 Inchon St., Tarawa Terrace II, where I was conceived and lived for several months after birth. I firmly believe the toxic and cancer causing chemicals in the drinking water at CL has taken my family members away from me, one at a time.”. “I knew nothing about the water till I signed up for VA health insurance in 2015. I would not want them fighting this war. I was unemployed and had to go to the VA. … After surgery I had to wear a catheter for about a week. Not even a clue when the VA will adjudicate the NOD. Since that time, I was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2014. He was also a teacher for Onslow County.”. We drank it, showered in it. By my reckoning, only 5% of the 3,200 persons making claims. Camp Lejeune Water Contamination. I also submitted medical opinions from the VA doctor and a private doctor stating that it was at least as likely as not that the chemicals I was exposed to at Camp Lejeune were the cause of my cancer. In the critical timeframe, an unknown number of Marines, family members, including children, and civilian workers passed through Camp Lejeune, but estimates suggest that as many as one million people consumed the contaminated water. However, since the exposure to carcinogens is well documented, it may be possible to establish a nexus between the water supply at Camp Lejeune and thyroid cancer. After testing my urine, they found too much blood in it and said that I needed a kidney biopsy test. In 1978, I married a corporal. They just ignore the fact.”, Male active duty Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune from 1981-85. My weight at birth was 4.5 lbs. Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. “Prior to military life I was raised outdoors eating apples peaches, plums etc off the trees enjoying life. I have an 89 year old mother in better shape than me. Diagnosed February 2016 with metastatic liver endocrine carcinoma. 38 CFR 3.309(f); Disease associated with exposure to contaminants in the water supply at Camp Lejeune. We have never tried to use VA and I can't hold down a job due to my own health issues (undiagnosed) and having to care for my sick (adult) children. Went to Hines VA Hospital for help and was told that the cause is likely from being exposed to benzene and other contaminants in the water at Camp Lejeune. My whole family is dealing with something.”, Civilian male who lived at Camp Lejeune while in high school from 1966-68. Links are not an endorsement of these organizations or their programs by CDC or the federal government. I happened to have copies of my medical file, which I copied and sent in with my claim. My sister was pregnant and her son born there in 74; I lived with her while her husband was on Okinawa... then when he came back we transferred to 29 palms. Camp Lejeune Water Contamination: My #1 Key to Regaining My Health » Desperate To Be Well on Full List of Camp Lejeune Site Contaminants; jeffrey jukiewicz on Fort Ord Marina CA; The Forgotten Babies | Civilian Exposure on Summary of All 2014 ATSDR Studies and Impact “I now have an autoimmune disorder - Adult Onset Stills Disease.”, Active duty male stationed at Camp Lejeune from 1974-76 and 1979-82. Terminal liver cancer diagnosed in February 2016. Symptoms getting worse. Was declared in remission in 2004. Camp Lejeune Water Contamination: My #1 Key to Regaining My Health » Desperate To Be Well on Full List of Camp Lejeune Site Contaminants; jeffrey jukiewicz on Fort Ord Marina CA; The Forgotten Babies | Civilian Exposure on Summary of All 2014 ATSDR Studies and Impact; Jim Beardsley on Full List of Camp Lejeune Site Contaminants Until then, very few health issues, other than osteoarthritis in various parts of my body. “I have had to have all of my upper teeth extracted because the enamel wore away. Received all my out-of-pocket expenses for these two conditions and other conditions related to or exacerbated by them since doctor in 10/2013 after being administratively and medically approved. Did research, certain chemicals (TCE) can cause PD. Choose the plan that’s right for you. I was medivac from Vietnam suffering seizures, which was later diagnosed as the result of combat fatigue. My job, my home, my car, everything. My cancer is terminal, which no chemo will work on it. The ducks line the living room shelves. A lot,” said Rose, who was born in North Carolina and lived at the Camp Lejeune Marine Corps base when the drinking water … “I'm in good shape, early onset of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. “I have no family history of any kind of cancer.”, Active duty female stationed at Camp Lejeune in 1983. Active duty male stationed at Camp Lejeune from 1978-81. Even on small deployments we filled our potable water tanks with base water. Had rare autoimmune liver condition.”, Active duty male stationed at Camp Lejeune from 1980-84. I went to Vietnam as a combat soldier. “. If anybody can tell me what my next step would be to reapply I really could use the help. Shortly after my discharge, I was traveling to Ohio State Fair stopping along the way at roadside stands buying fresh fruits. I have almost all but given up. Active duty male stationed at Camp Lejeune from 1987-88. Both died in their 60s. Went through years of expensive and emotional treatments including IVF to no avail. He died in 2014 at age 57. Skin rashes. Cancer has wiped out half of my family while 7 of the 8 of us has fought some form or another of cancer. Time at Camp Lejeune is unknown. Suffers from psychiatric problems. “On active duty and living on base housing at Camp Lejeune with my family I developed a tumor in my right groin in 1981. I am currently awaiting a decision. Had no idea that water was contaminated. I was an unmarried female and lived in the barracks on base and ate all of my meals and bathed on base as well as washed my clothes there. He survived throat cancer twice - in 1977 and 1992. Wife of an active duty male stationed at Camp Lejeune from 1978-79. “We were stationed at Camp Lejeune for more than three years during my preschool age range. We drank directly out of the wells because we took water bulls to be filled up. Oldest brother died of Melanoma in 2012, at age 53. Year unknown. 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