{"id":1618,"date":"2017-03-23T11:26:10","date_gmt":"2017-03-23T15:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/veterans\/?p=1618"},"modified":"2024-02-13T08:32:27","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T13:32:27","slug":"vas-rule-establishes-presumption-service-connection-diseases-associated-exposure-contaminants-water-supply-camp-lejeune-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/veterans\/vas-rule-establishes-presumption-service-connection-diseases-associated-exposure-contaminants-water-supply-camp-lejeune-2\/","title":{"rendered":"VA’s rule establishes presumption of service connection for diseases associated with exposure to contaminants in water supply at Camp Lejeune"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
 <\/td>\nWASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) regulations to establish presumptions for the service connection of eight diseases associated with exposure to contaminants in the water supply at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, are effective as of today.<\/p>\n

WASHINGTON \u2013 The Department of Veterans Affairs\u2019 (VA) regulations to establish presumptions for the service connection of eight diseases associated with exposure to contaminants in the water supply at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, are effective as of today.<\/p>\n

\u201cEstablishing these presumptions is a demonstration of our commitment to care for those who have served our nation and have been exposed to harm as a result of that service,\u201d said Secretary of Veterans Affairs,\u00a0Dr. David J. Shulkin<\/u><\/a>. \u201cThe Camp Lejeune presumptions will make it easier for those Veterans to receive the care and benefits they earned.\u201d<\/p>\n

The presumption of service connection applies to active-duty, reserve and National Guard members who served at Camp Lejeune for a minimum of 30 days (cumulative) between Aug. 1, 1953, and Dec. 31, 1987, and are diagnosed with any of the following conditions:<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Adult leukemia<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Aplastic anemia and other myelodysplastic syndromes<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bladder cancer<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kidney cancer<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Liver cancer<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Multiple myeloma<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Non-Hodgkin\u2019s lymphoma<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Parkinson\u2019s disease<\/p>\n

The area included in this presumption is all of Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station New River, including satellite camps and housing areas.<\/p>\n

This presumption complements the health care already provided for 15 illnesses or conditions as part of the\u00a0Honoring America\u2019s Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012<\/u><\/a>. The Camp Lejeune Act requires VA to provide health care to Veterans who served at Camp Lejeune, and to reimburse family members or pay providers for medical expenses for those who resided there for not fewer than 30 days between Aug. 1, 1953, and Dec. 31, 1987.<\/td>\n

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