Camp Lejeune water contamination health issues 
If you served at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune or Marine Corps Air Station MCAS New River in North Carolina , you may have had contact with contaminants in the drinking water there. Scientific and medical evidence has shown an association between exposure to these contaminants during military service and development of certain diseases later on. If you have qualifying service at Camp Lejeune and a current diagnosis of one of the conditions listed below , you may be able to get disability benefits. 

Can I get disability benefits from VA? 
You may be able to get disability benefits if you meet all of the requirements listed below. Both of these must be true. You: Served at Camp Lejeune or MCAS New River for at least 30 cumulative days from August 1953 through December 1987, and Didn t receive a dishonorable discharge when you separated from the military And you must have a diagnosis of one or more of these presumptive conditions : Adult leukemia Aplastic anemia and other myelodysplastic syndromes Bladder cancer Kidney cancer Liver cancer Multiple myeloma Non - Hodgkin s lymphoma Parkinson s disease 

Who s covered? 
Veterans Reservists Guardsmen 

What kind of benefits can I get? 
Health care Compensation payments 

How do I get these benefits? 
You ll need to file a claim for disability compensation and provide the evidence supporting documents listed below : Your military records showing you served at Camp Lejeune or MCAS New River for at least 30 days from August 1953 through December 1987 while on active duty, or in the National Guard or Reserves , and Medical records stating that you have 1 or more of the 8 illnesses on the presumptive conditions list see above You can file a claim in any of these ways : File a claim online on VA.gov , or File a claim online on eBenefits , or Get help from an accredited representative, like a Veterans service officer VSO, or Get help at a VA regional benefit office Note: When yo

user: please show me information about Camp Lejeune water contamination health issues

assistant: If you served at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune or Marine Corps Air Station MCAS New River in North Carolina

user: yes i served at Marine Corps Air Station MCAS New River

assistant: Scientific and medical evidence has shown an association between exposure to these contaminants during military service and development of certain diseases later on .

user: and how they determine if I am eligible for benefits

assistant: you just have to meet some requirements

user: 
if you tell me what is the way to get disability benefits from VA

assistant: Served at Camp Lejeune or MCAS New River for at least 30 cumulative days from August 1953 through December 1987

user: no, i not served at MCAS New River for at least 30 cumulative days from August 1953 through December 1987

assistant: Remember that to get the benefits, you must meet the requirements.

user: 
tell me then otherwise there is another way to get the benefits

assistant: If you have qualifying service at Camp Lejeune and a current diagnosis of one of the conditions listed , you may be able to get disability benefits

user: family members covered for health care?

assistant: yes Veterans who served at Camp Lejeune or MCAS New River for at least 30 cumulative days from August 1953 through December 1987 and their family members can get health care benefits .