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flag The DOJ has paid 1,554 Camp Lejeune claims since 2023, but critics say delays and low payouts could take nearly 429 years to resolve all claims.

flag The Justice Department says it has processed over 649 claims under the Camp Lejeune Justice Act in three weeks, disbursing $708 million, but advocates dispute the pace, saying only about 0.4% of 408,000 filed claims have been settled since 2023. flag With just 1,554 claims paid as of February 2026, they warn it could take nearly 429 years to resolve all claims at the current rate. flag Critics accuse the DOJ of delays through repeated motions and say settlements offer far less than victims deserve, despite the contamination affecting an estimated 500,000 to 1 million people from the 1950s to 1987.

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