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Any Camp Lejuene Marines in the Group?
Bladder Cancer | Last Active: Mar 27 7:34am | Replies (18)Comment receiving replies
Did the DoD or the VA contact you to tell you that you were at risk? Have you contacted your local VSO? Were they any help? I have an appointment at the local VA Hospital this coming week, thus far meetings with the VA have been good.
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@antonone1 ... No one told me I was at risk... I woke up one morning urinating blood, went to my GP arrange for a scan which resulted being operated on a few weeks later. Fortunately I had a good friend active in the VFW, who told me what to do.
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@antonone1 yes, over the past 20+ years I have been receiving letters of being at risk.
I never thought of filing a claim because throat cancer was not listed. But a couple years ago while in Las Vegas I happened to be sitting by a group of attorneys and they overheard a conversation I was having about my cancer and Camp Lejuene.
They informed me as to the importance of filing a claim before the April 2024 deadline. After I got back home I decided to get a law firm involved to file the claim and they told me to also file disability claims with the VA as well so I did.
No I haven’t been to our local VSA, and I have my first VA medical appointment next week.
I’m hoping to get prescriptions and hearing aids but we shall see?
Glad you’re getting help from VSA, it’s a long road for sure!
MOJO