3/15/2017
Paralyzed Veterans of America Applauds VA’s Action for Veterans with Service-Connected Diseases as Result of
VA to provide disability benefits for related diseases
WASHINGTON – Paralyzed Veterans of America (Paralyzed Veterans) today commended the VA for the long-awaited rule to establish presumptions for the service connection of eight diseases associated with exposure to contaminants in the water supply at Camp Lejeune, N.C.:
“Paralyzed Veterans welcomes this new regulation establishing presumptive conditions for service members exposed to contaminants at Camp Lejeune,” stated Associate Director of Veterans Benefits Peter Gaytan. “Those who have suffered from these conditions have waited too long for this regulation and we applaud VA for recognizing the link to exposure for these deserving veterans.”
According to the VA, the presumption of service connection applies to active duty, reserve and National Guard members who served at Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River for a minimum of 30 cumulative days between August 1, 1953 and December 31, 1987, and have been diagnosed with adult leukemia, aplastic anemia and other myelodysplastic syndromes, bladder cancer, kidney cancer liver cancer, multiple myeloma, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, or Parkinson’s disease.
For more information on this or to file a claim, veterans should visit www.eBenefits.va.gov.
Article Credit: Paralyzed Veterans of America
