The US government admits Camp Lejeune water contained dangerous chemicals that could cause cancer, miscarriages and more.
and conditions, including bladder cancer, breast cancer, female infertility, miscarriage, kidney cancer, leukemia, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and neurobehavioral effects, including Parkinson's disease.
By then, some were long gone, gravely ill or on their way, like Peterson, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2001 – a condition Lejeune veterans are 70 per cent more likely to have than veterans who served at a post across the country, according to a recent study. By then, North Carolina's statute of limitations for filing a claim had long expired, leaving Peterson and other potential plaintiffs without a legal path forward.signed the PACT Act into law with much fanfare at a White House ceremony.veterans and surviving family members of those exposed to burn pits, but it also allowed Lejeune water victims the ability to file lawsuits against the government.
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