Deadline Extended to Register 9/11 Compensation Claims
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WTC Health Program • Victim Compensation Fund
By Michael Barasch
by Richard Alles, Deputy Chief FDNY, ret In our last issue, we sounded the alarm about the approaching July 29th deadline to register claims with the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund. I’m very happy to report that many of you took our advice to heart. We’ve received a flood of calls from people in the 9/11 […]
Zadroga Act • Victim Compensation Fund
By Michael Barasch
Only one week remains until a critically-important July 29, 2021 deadline for 9/11 first responders and survivors and their families. By registering with the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund (VCF), you preserve your right to register a claim in the future. The upcoming July 29 deadline applies to two categories of people: You were certified by […]
Victim Compensation Fund • Zadroga Act • Health Programs
By Michael Barasch
Lila Nordstrom was a senior at Stuyvesant High School on September 11, 2001, only a few hundred feet away from the World Trade Center. After the attack, she and her classmates evacuated, returning to school just a month later in early October. Lila, other students, and teachers soon began to experience sinus and respiratory problems, […]
WTC Health Program • Police Officers • Victim Compensation Fund
By Michael Barasch
NYPD Sergeant Cornelius J. Douglas, 56, of West Nyack, passed away on June 24 of pancreatic cancer he developed as a result of his exposure to Ground Zero toxins as a 9/11 first responder – only a few weeks after he was diagnosed. Sergeant Douglas joined the New York City Transit Police Department in 1997, […]
Zadroga Act • Victim Compensation Fund • WTC Health Program
By Michael Barasch
July is Sarcoma Awareness Month. Nearly half a million first responders and people were working, living, and studying in Lower Manhattan on or after 9/11. The 9/11 community has a dramatically higher risk of developing respiratory illnesses and 68 different types of cancer that are presumed linked to the WTC toxins, including sarcoma. Barasch & […]
9/11 claims for compensation and benefits have specific windows of eligibility for victims and their families. Register now to ensure your claim is filed accurately and within the proper window. Call us at 888-351-9421 or contact us online for a free case evaluation.
Victim Compensation Fund • Zadroga Act
By Michael Barasch
Only one month remains until a critically-important July 29, 2021 deadline for 9/11 first responders and survivors and their families. Ordinarily, first responders and survivors with 9/11-related health conditions – which include 68 different types of cancer and many respiratory illnesses – must register with the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) within two years of […]
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