The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has published proposed regulations ... to contaminants in the water supply at Camp Lejeune, N.C. The presumptive illnesses apply to active duty, reserve ...

You may be eligible for VA health benefits if you served on active duty (veterans) or resided (family members) at Camp Lejeune for 30 days or more between Aug. 1, 1953 and Dec. 31, 1987.

The move is the latest in a series of cancers and respiratory conditions added to the department's list of presumptive illnesses ... In a statement, VA Secretary Denis McDonough said the decision ...