The Elective Option provides a framework for the Dept. of Navy to resolve CLJA claims for people exposed to the water at Camp Lejeune with certain illnesses more quickly and transparently. In order to be eligible to participate in the Elective Option, a claimant still has to submit an administrative claim to the Dept. of Navy.
The Elective Option allows the Dept. of Navy to make settlement offers to claimants with diseases that the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) previously determined are linked to the chemicals found in the water at Camp Lejeune.