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CaptionAdvocates for those exposed to contaminated water at a North Carolina Marine Corps base are helping people win disability claims.
They also hope Congress will open Veterans Affairs health care services to everyone affected.
The Jacksonville Daily News reported Thursday that some former Marines have won disability benefits for illnesses blamed on the base water supply that was tainted with dry cleaning solvents for decades.
Former Camp Lejeune Marine John Hartung of Waukesha, Wis., urged veterans to ask their doctors to back their claims.
Hartung was awarded a 30-percent disability from the Veterans Benefits Administration last month. His doctor signed a letter stating his medical belief that Hartung's ailments were likely caused by exposure to toxic water.
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