If the VA already service-connected your camp lejeune (also called lejeune, camp lejeune water, lejeune water, mcas new river), it can cause or worsen other conditions that are ratable on their own. These "secondary" claims are where many veterans leave money on the table. Below is what a service-connected camp lejeune commonly leads to, why, and what evidence each one takes.
A secondary claim only works if the primary condition (camp lejeune) is already service-connected, and you have a nexus — a doctor's opinion that it is "at least as likely as not" the cause. Nexus letter sample and template →
Listed in 38 CFR 3.309(f). If you meet the Camp Lejeune service rule, VA presumes you were exposed to the contaminated water and that it caused this condition, so you do not have to prove the link. It must have shown up to a degree of 10 percent or more at any time after service.
What you'd need: A current diagnosis of this condition, plus records (such as military orders) showing at least 30 days of service, in a row or not, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune or Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, between August 1, 1953 and December 31, 1987. Former reservists and National Guard members can qualify too.
Listed in 38 CFR 3.309(f). If you meet the Camp Lejeune service rule, VA presumes you were exposed to the contaminated water and that it caused this condition, so you do not have to prove the link. It must have shown up to a degree of 10 percent or more at any time after service.
What you'd need: A current diagnosis of this condition, plus records (such as military orders) showing at least 30 days of service, in a row or not, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune or Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, between August 1, 1953 and December 31, 1987. Former reservists and National Guard members can qualify too.
Listed in 38 CFR 3.309(f). If you meet the Camp Lejeune service rule, VA presumes you were exposed to the contaminated water and that it caused this condition, so you do not have to prove the link. It must have shown up to a degree of 10 percent or more at any time after service.
What you'd need: A current diagnosis of this condition, plus records (such as military orders) showing at least 30 days of service, in a row or not, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune or Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, between August 1, 1953 and December 31, 1987. Former reservists and National Guard members can qualify too.
Listed in 38 CFR 3.309(f). If you meet the Camp Lejeune service rule, VA presumes you were exposed to the contaminated water and that it caused this condition, so you do not have to prove the link. It must have shown up to a degree of 10 percent or more at any time after service.
What you'd need: A current diagnosis of this condition, plus records (such as military orders) showing at least 30 days of service, in a row or not, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune or Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, between August 1, 1953 and December 31, 1987. Former reservists and National Guard members can qualify too.
Listed in 38 CFR 3.309(f). If you meet the Camp Lejeune service rule, VA presumes you were exposed to the contaminated water and that it caused this condition, so you do not have to prove the link. It must have shown up to a degree of 10 percent or more at any time after service.
What you'd need: A current diagnosis of this condition, plus records (such as military orders) showing at least 30 days of service, in a row or not, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune or Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, between August 1, 1953 and December 31, 1987. Former reservists and National Guard members can qualify too.
Listed in 38 CFR 3.309(f). If you meet the Camp Lejeune service rule, VA presumes you were exposed to the contaminated water and that it caused this condition, so you do not have to prove the link. It must have shown up to a degree of 10 percent or more at any time after service.
What you'd need: A current diagnosis of this condition, plus records (such as military orders) showing at least 30 days of service, in a row or not, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune or Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, between August 1, 1953 and December 31, 1987. Former reservists and National Guard members can qualify too.
Listed in 38 CFR 3.309(f). If you meet the Camp Lejeune service rule, VA presumes you were exposed to the contaminated water and that it caused this condition, so you do not have to prove the link. It must have shown up to a degree of 10 percent or more at any time after service.
What you'd need: A current diagnosis of this condition, plus records (such as military orders) showing at least 30 days of service, in a row or not, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune or Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, between August 1, 1953 and December 31, 1987. Former reservists and National Guard members can qualify too.
Listed in 38 CFR 3.309(f). If you meet the Camp Lejeune service rule, VA presumes you were exposed to the contaminated water and that it caused this condition, so you do not have to prove the link. It must have shown up to a degree of 10 percent or more at any time after service.
What you'd need: A current diagnosis of this condition, plus records (such as military orders) showing at least 30 days of service, in a row or not, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune or Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, between August 1, 1953 and December 31, 1987. Former reservists and National Guard members can qualify too.