Nobody in my family ever had esophageal cancer and my luck I am diagnosed with it at stage 3.I am already over the 100% disability but I'm afraid I will die of this cancer before I have 10 years rated 100% disabled which means my wife would not get the $1100 a month payment from the VA.I filed a claim when I found out it could be related to the camp lejuene water and it's confusing.One statement I found is that it is presumptive and it would be treated like Agent Orange then I read another article that says you will need a doctors statement indicating that the chemicals from Lejuene is more likely to be the culprit for the cancer than any other cause. I also had a heart attack at 51 years old and that was a no question no hoops to jump claim and went right through.Again my family has had no heart problems and that includes all brothers and sisters of mom and my dad. I just had to get a little out of my mind about the water and how many people have already died or still don't even know about it.I was put on the AO and the Lejuene registry for any updates and never got one message/email/postal mail about the diseases that were added or that Obama signed the Lejuene problems in the middle of 2012. Let your comrades know about these things that we were never told about. semper fi tom

The Caring for Camp Lejeune Veterans Act of 2011 that your article states was introduced by Sen. Richard Burr, was signed into law by President Obama on August 6, 2012.