US Agrees to Pay Billions to Marines Affected by Toxic Water

By Hope Yen:  After years of waiting, veterans who were exposed to contaminated drinking water while assigned to Camp Lejeune in North Carolina may now be able to receive a portion of government disability benefits totaling more than $2 billion.  The Department of Veterans Affairs described the new benefit Friday as “historic.” It is one of few instances in which former military personnel who weren’t deployed for war could become eligible for cash payouts.  Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/us-agrees-pay-billions-marines-affected-toxic-water-44754471