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Camp Lejeune Water Contamination is rated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs under DC 6299 of 38 CFR § 17.400; Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 (PACT Act § 804) across 1 severity tier (0%). Service connection requires (1) a current diagnosis, (2) an in-service event, injury, or exposure, and (3) a medical nexus opinion linking the two under 38 C.F.R. § 3.303. This condition is frequently rated as secondary to Bladder Cancer or Kidney Cancer under 38 C.F.R. § 3.310.
Conditions resulting from exposure to volatile organic compounds (trichloroethylene/TCE, perchloroethylene/PCE, benzene, vinyl chloride) in the drinking water at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, between August 1953 and December 1987. The Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 (part of the PACT Act) authorized presumptive service connection for eight specified conditions and a separate federal court remedy administered by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
Rating criteria reference 38 C.F.R. Part 4 (Schedule for Rating Disabilities). This entry has not yet undergone editorial review against the live regulation text — consult the authoritative source directly before relying on the criteria shown.