The US Department of Veterans Affairs is proposing to grant disability benefits for eight diseases for any active-duty, reserve or National Guard personnel who served at least 30 days at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, between Aug. 1, 1953 and Dec. 31, 1987. Widows of these service personnel who died as a result of being afflicted with these diseases will also be eligible for death benefits, including a monthly stipend of approximately $1,250 and possible free health insurance for life.