A new law may allow as many as a million people, mostly Marines and their families, to sue the U.S. government over contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, a Marine Corps base in North Carolina.
, a Marine Corps base in North Carolina. The law is a major change for veterans and others who say they suffered illnesses as a result of their service at the base.
"Nobody told us anything about chemicals," said Bruno Teixeira, who worked in the base's mess hall for three months in 1986."But we did notice that the water did have a strange taste and smell." According to the Department of Veterans Affairs internal watchdog, approximately one third of recent disability claims for Camp Lejeune veterans were . The department turned down Texeira's disability claim — saying it"did not find ... he had maximum exposure."
He said a CBS News investigation that revealed stillbirths, rare childhood cancers and other illnesses among Camp Lejeune veterans has had an impact.
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