Why Is Camp Lejeune in the News These Days?
The military base Camp Lejeune is in the news, because it had a toxic chemical leak on the base, and people drank water and were affected by tainted ground soil. These toxic leaching of chemicals into the ground water may have created havoc with the delicate internal organs and neurological systems of people living and working at the base at that time. This includes children who were living on the base, and who later suffered from a neurological disorder from their parents living and working at Camp Lejeune during the time of the exposure between 1950s up to the 1980s.
What Did the ATSDR Find in Relation to Camp Lejeune and the Presence of PCE, TCE and VC?
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry or the ATSDR has stated that children, pregnant women and all workers at the Military Base at Camp Lejeune may have been exposed to hazardous chemicals during their time living and working on that military base. This means that the exposure to hazardous chemicals was in the form of soil and groundwater contamination. There was also indoor air contamination of chemicals that were airborne in the offices and other building structures within that facility.
Additionally, the ATSDR in 2012, found that some buildings on Camp Lejeune were dangerous because there were negative health effects related to exposure of the chemicals PCE, TCE and VC on that base. Unfortunately, these exposures to the people working, living and visiting Camp Lejeune were responsible for being an increased health risk for people on the base during times of exposure.
Are There Protections for the Children Who Lived with Parents Stationed at Camp Lejeune?
Yes, the symptoms of disorders, diseases and syndromes associated with this exposure to the hazardous chemicals gives the individuals exposed serious, debilitating and disabling medical problems. Many of these medical issues do not have a cure, and the symptoms will necessarily reduce the person’s quality of life, or in some cases promote an early death because of the exposure to environmental toxins on Camp Lejeune’s military base.
Is There Also Protection for the Unborn Children of Mothers Who Were Pregnant at Camp Lejeune During the Time of the Chemical Exposures?
Yes, there are protections now, because adults now who were the unborn children of mothers pregnant at Camp Lejeune during the time of chemical exposures can bring a lawsuit today. It is shown that the neurological disorders and specifically functional neurological disorder are a neurosensory disorder that can affect children whose mothers were exposed to toxins from Camp Lejeune during their pregnancy. There are many aspects of functional neurological disorder, which can include:
- Hyperarousal
- Autonomic hyper-reactivity
- Hypervigilance
- Enhanced motoric influence
- Automatic initiation of innate
- Learned defensive affective responses
- Neuroendocrine alterations
- Impaired emotion regulation
- Impaired cognitive control
- Impaired emotional awareness
- Problems with mentalizing
- Problems with emotional regulation
- Cognitive control issues
- Emotional regulation deficits
- Chronic stress
- Maladaptive learning
- Chronic stress
- Relationship dysfunction
- Altered emotional processing
- Attentional bias to affective stimuli
- Disrupted emotional regulation
- Limbic hyperactivity
- Excess glucocorticoid release
Studies show that functional neurological disorders can have many different aspects and related conditions associated with the disorder, including:
- Working memory issues
- Memory deficits
- Cognitive issues
- Attentional bias towards social threatening stimuli
- Slow information processing
- Alexithymia
- Affect expression and recognition issues (social cognition)
- Psychopathology related to neuropsychological deficits
- Heightened self-monitoring of cognitive processes and errors (older children/adults)
- Over interpretation of cognitive failures
- Abnormal beliefs
- Memory lapses
- Distractibility
- Word-finding difficulties
- Reduced attentional reserve
If you have functional cognitive disorders, then it can be difficult for you to maintain your memory, concentration and ability to interact socially with others properly. This condition could lead to later the development of symptoms related to:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Increased chance to later develop dementia in life
- Higher likelihood to develop other cognitive neurological diseases later in life
- Exaggeration
- Malingering
Chemical Exposures on the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, in Jacksonville, North Carolina Allow Recovery Compensation Claims Today
If you lived or worked on Camp Lejeune, you can recover from the personal injuries that were responsible for exposing you to the hazardous chemicals of:
- Trichloroethylene (TCE)
- Tetrachloroethylene (PCE)
- Vinyl chloride (VC) and benzene
The Camp Lejeune Justice Act allows anyone who lived or worked at the base from August 1, 1953, to December 31, 1987, for at least 30 days, exposed to the contaminated water and suffered injuries, to file a claim against the U.S. government. You are permitted to file a claim in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Northern Carolina to recover damages and personal injuries from exposure to hazardous chemicals in the water at Camp Lejeune from 1953 to 1985.
Statute Of Limitations – How Long Do I Have to File a Lawsuit for Acquiring a Personal Injury from Camp Lejeune?
The statute of limitations in California for personal injury lawsuit filing is two years. You will have two years to file your case regarding acquiring a personal injury disease from Camp Lejeune. You will not want to wait until this statute runs dry. You could give us a call this afternoon, which will start the process for your claim for getting a personal injury from Camp Lejeune exposure to hazardous chemical toxins in the water.
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When you give us a call at the Normandie Law Firm now, you can get a zero-fee guarantee from our legal office. That means that we are able to start working on your lawsuit right away. We do not require you to make any type of down payment for us to start working on your case. This makes it even easier for you to make the call to talk to us today about your claim for a neurological disorder from a parent being at Camp Lejeune.
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Can I Sue for Neurological Disorders from Living and Working at Camp Lejeune?
Yes, we can sue for the related neurological disorders from living and working at Camp Lejeune. You can call us to discuss your case today with our Los Angeles case lawyers, who are available to talk to you today. We can file a lawsuit on your behalf, based on the merits of your claim. Just call today to talk to our case attorneys in Los Angeles right now.
Average Case Value of Personal Injuries from Neurological Disorders from Living and Working at Camp Lejeune
The average value of a case for neurological disorders from living and working at Camp Lejeune is around $900,000.
How Long Does It Take to Settle and to Get Paid on These Cases?
A case based on personal injuries from the neurological disorders from living and working at Camp Lejeune will take upwards of a year or less to settle.
Statute Of Limitations – How Long Do I Have to File a Lawsuit?
The statute of limitations in California for personal injury lawsuit filing is two years.
Call for a Free Consultation
You can give us a call for a free consultation today. We will review your case for neurological disorders from living and working at Camp Lejeune, and start your lawsuit for you, based on the merits of your claim. It is an easy call to make, call us today!
References
Pick, S., Goldstein, L. H., Perez, D. L., & Nicholson, T. R. (2019). Emotional processing in functional neurological disorder: a review, biopsychosocial model and research agenda. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry, 90(6), 704–711. https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2018-319201.
Stone, J., Pal, S., Blackburn, D., Reuber, M., Thekkumpurath, P., & Carson, A. (2015). Functional (Psychogenic) Cognitive Disorders: A Perspective from the Neurology Clinic. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease: JAD, 48 Suppl 1, S5–S17. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-150430.
Teodoro, T., Edwards, M. J., & Isaacs, J. D. (2018). A unifying theory for cognitive abnormalities in functional neurological disorders, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome: systematic review. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry, 89(12), 1308–1319. https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2017-317823.
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