Home Background Information Project Updates Questions & Answers Resources Contact Us Join the Notification Database Today The Marine Corps encourages all those who lived or worked at Camp Lejeune in 1987 or before to register to receive notifications regarding Camp Lejeune Historic Drinking Water. Or Update Information Camp Lejeune Historic Drinking Water In the 1980s, some of Camp Lejeune’s drinking water wells were found to be affected by unregulated industrial chemicals. We do not know if past exposure to these chemicals in Camp Lejeune’s drinking water caused adverse health effects in specific individuals. Our goal is to use the best available science in an effort to provide our Marine Corps family members the answers they deserve and keep them updated as information becomes available. Since 1991 we have supported scientific and public health organizations that are studying these issues. We continue to work diligently to identify and notify individuals who, in the past, may have been exposed to the chemicals in drinking water. Health Care and Benefits Get information from the Department of Veterans Affairs on how Camp Lejeune Veterans can apply for benefits. Click here. Get information on completed and current public health activities. Click here. Project Updates ***NEW*** Department of the Navy Announces Decision to Deny All Pending Camp Lejeune Federal Tort Claims Act Claims The Department of the Navy (DON) recently announced a decision to deny all pending Camp Lejeune Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) claims. For more information on this decision, visit http://www.jag.navy.mil. The decision to deny FTCA claims does not affect current or future Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health and/or disability claims. For more information on VA benefits, visit: http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/camp-lejeune/. The Marine Corps will continue to support ongoing health initiatives, outreach to former Camp Lejeune residents and workers, and VA initiatives. Morbidity Study of Former Marines, Employees, and Dependents Potentially Exposed to Contaminated Drinking Water at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune ATSDR, ATLANTA, GA (April 24, 2018) - ATSDR's Morbidity Study of Former Marines, Employees, and Dependents Potentially Exposed to Contaminated Drinking Water at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune has been released. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) finalized a new rule on 13 January 2017 to consider eight diseases as presumptive for service connection. This presumptive service connection provides VA disability benefits to veterans who have one of eight diseases and served for no less than 30 days (consecutive or nonconsecutive) on permanent or temporary duty at Camp Lejeune between 1 August 1953 and 31 December 1987. Click here for more information on the new VA rule. Click here to read the Marine Corps statement on the new VA rule. Registration Summary See the number of people registered in your state. TOLL FREE CALL CENTER: Monday - Friday 8:30 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. ET Phone: (877) 261-9782 Email: clwater@usmc.mil FOR LEGAL CLAIMS, PLEASE CONTACT: Department of the Navy ATTN: Camp Lejeune Claim Office of the Judge Advocate General Washington Navy Yard, Bldg 33 1322 Patterson Ave SE Suite 3000 Washington DC, 20374 Phone: (202) 685-4600 FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK U.S. Marine Corps