Millions of Americans remember where they were and what they were doing during the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City.
Sadly, many 9/11 survivors are now either sick or have lost family members from cancer due to airborne toxins and fumes at the 9/11 exposure zone. The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund is a federal program designed to help people who have 9/11 related cancers get financial compensation.
If you or a loved one have cancer related to the World Trade Center 9/11 exposure zone, or if you lost a family member to 9/11-related cancer, please call Pintas & Mullins Law Firm today. Our World Trade Center 9/11 lawyers can help you recover compensation.
You Could Be Eligible for the 9/11 Cancer Victims Compensation Fund
Many people do not know that they are entitled to financial compensation for cancer caused by the 9/11 terrorist attack.
A lawyer can help determine if you or a family member are entitled to the victims compensation fund. You do not have to be a rescue worker or first responder to qualify.
9/11 Compensation Fund Eligibility Requirements
The 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund was created to provide compensation for any person (or a deceased person’s representative) who was injured, killed, or became ill as a result of the toxic fallout from terrorist-related aircraft crashes or exposure to the crash sites.
You may qualify for the victims’ compensation fund if:
- You lived, worked, or attended school within the lower Manhattan exposure zone, or the debris removal route at any time between September 11, 2001, through May 30, 2002, and have been diagnosed with 9/11 related cancer.
- You are the personal representative of an eligible family member who died from 9/11 related cancer from exposure at the World Trade Center.
- You were a first responder at the crash sites at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., or the plane crash near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and have been diagnosed with cancer.
- You are the personal representative of an eligible family member who died from 9/11 related cancer from the Pentagon or Shanksville sites.
A World Trade Center cancer claims lawyer with Pintas & Mullins Law Firm can help you understand if you are entitled to benefits. For a free consultation with a team member, call us today.
World Trade Center Health Program
The 9/11 attacks and the subsequent cleanup exposed first responders, disaster personnel, and anyone in the area, to toxic fumes, dust, and smoke.
If you qualify, you might recover compensation from one or both of the following programs:
- 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund
- World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP)
Each of these federally funded programs are designed to help victims and personal representatives with physical and emotional injuries. The 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund are financial payments and benefits for medical care. The WTCHP offers medical monitoring and many psychological health services.
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Right to Victims’ Compensation Fund
Qualified individuals may recover compensation for economic and emotional damages, including:
- Medical care and treatment (past, present, and future) for 9/11-related illnesses
- Lost pay
- Diminished earning ability
- Disability
- Disfigurement
- Pain and suffering
- Mental anguish
- Diminished quality of life
- Loss of consortium, companionship, protection, guidance, or support
- Final expenses
- Loss of income, benefits, and annuities
WTC lawyers with Pintas & Mullins Law Firm can guide you through the details and process so that you may recover any benefits entitled to you.
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Filing a Claim for 9/11 Benefits
Our lawyers may be able to file and manage a new claim to the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund on your behalf. We may also be able to help if a previous claim for this program was denied. You have the right to seek an appeal with your lawyer present.
You should know that the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund has been through several different changes and presidential administrations. The rules might change if you are to wait to register for a claim. The federal government could change the current compensation system.
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9/11 Compensation Fund Eligibility: Covered Medical Conditions
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists on its website more than 70 covered physical and psychological health conditions covered by either the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund or the World Trade Center Health Program. The CDC notes that the covered medical conditions “may change as we continue to learn about 9/11 exposure and its effects on health.”
If you qualify as a claimant or as the personal representative of a responder or survivor and were diagnosed with a 9/11 related illness, you could recover compensation.
Some of the covered medical conditions include:
- Acute bronchitis
- Asthma
- Basal cell carcinoma
- Bladder cancer
- Brain cancer
- Brain tumor
- Breast cancer
- Bronchitis
- COPD
- Colon cancer
- Emphysema
- Esophageal cancer
- GERD
- Hodgkin’s lymphoma
- Kidney cancer
- Leukemia
- Lung cancer
- Lung disease
- Multiple myeloma
- Pancreatic cancer
- Prostate cancer
- Respiratory Illness
- Sarcoidosis
- Sinusitis
- Skin/basal cancer
- Sleep Apnea
- Stomach cancer
- Throat cancer
- Thyroid cancer
These are just some of the covered conditions. The 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund also includes childhood cancers for qualifying family members under the age of 20.
They also cover a host of mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression.
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Learn More about Potential Compensation for 9/11 Injuries
WTC lawyers will protect your rights and help you receive benefits for 9/11-related illness. Contact Pintas & Mullins Law Firm today for a free consultation.
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