Latest Update: The VA’s Final Rule to Consider Certain Diseases Associated with Exposure to Contaminants in the Water Supply at Camp Lejeune as Presumptive for Service Connection
As part of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) ongoing commitment to provide care toVeterans, the VA published regulations on January 13, 2017, to establish a presumption ofservice connection for eight conditions associated with exposure to contaminants in the watersupply at Camp Lejeune. The rule became effective March 14, 2017. Based on evidence from several […]
Questions, Concerns From the Department of Justice “Elective Option” settlement program.
We continue to have questions from our clients concerning the Department of Justice “Elective Option” settlement program. The updated statistics for the program include: a) As of this week, over 175,000 claims have been filed with the Department of Navy; b) Of that number, 109 total offers have been made to claimants selected by the DOJ/DON […]
Camp LeJeune Update: What does it mean to have a presumptive condition?
To get a VA disability rating, your disability must connect to your military service. For many health conditions, you need to prove that your service caused your condition. But for some conditions, we automatically assume (or “presume”) that your service caused your condition. We call these presumptive conditions. Presumptive conditions are established by law or […]
New Study confirms higher risk of cancer for those stationed at Camp Lejeune
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — A new study says military personnel stationed at Camp Lejeune between 1975 to 1985 had a 20% higher risk for certain types of cancer. The long-awaited Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study found a higher risk for some types of leukemia, lymphoma and cancers of the lung, breast, throat, esophagus and thyroid. […]
Camp Lejeune Lawsuits Must Establish Contaminated Water Causation of Each Specific Plaintiff, Argues U.S. Government
In the context of Camp Lejeune, a U.S. military base where significant water contamination issues have been documented, the argument you’re referring to likely pertains to legal proceedings related to lawsuits filed by individuals claiming harm from the contaminated water. The U.S. arguing that plaintiffs must establish a direct link between the contaminated water and […]
New Study Finds More Cancers are linked to tainted water at Camp Lejeune
Military and civilian personnel who lived and worked at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina in the mid-1970s and ’80s are more likely to be diagnosed with certain cancers compared with those stationed at a similar military base in California during the same period, a highly anticipated new government study shows. The study could lead to […]
Court Rules Against Jury Trials
Judges in the Eastern District of North Carolina overseeing the Camp Lejeune contaminated-water litigation have struck down the plaintiffs’ request for jury trials. In response to a motion filed by the Department of Justice, the Court held that the Camp Lejeune Justice Act does not clearly grant a right to a jury trial in these actions against […]
Water Contamination From Camp LeJeune Directly Connected to Cancer, Study Claims
NEW YORK (AP) — Military personnel stationed at Camp Lejeune from 1975 to 1985 had at least a 20% higher risk for a number of cancers than those stationed elsewhere, federal health officials said Wednesday in a long-awaited study about the North Carolina base’s contaminated drinking water. Federal health officials called the research one the […]
Saturday’s Town Hall Meeting, Hosted By Blalock, LLC, Considered ‘Great Success’!
We hosted a town hall meeting on January 27, 2024, in Carlsbad, California, where we presented information about the status of making claims under the CLJA, what you need to gather to participate in the claims process, how the litigation is progressing and what the options are for filing claims. Blalock LLC has set up operations to process CLJA […]
Quick Message From The Blalock Legal Team
We continue to field questions from many clients concerning the possibility of “offsets” on paid claims or the cancelation of government benefits for accepting an offer. Although the short answer is a solid “No,” it is an important question and we wanted to address the issue again in this Update. As many of our clients […]