Numerous people who are injured or developed serious medical conditions due to working in or around the scene of Ground Zero on September 11, 2001, could be eligible to recover money from the victim compensation fund.

The September 11 Victim Compensation Fund was brought about to support any person or the estate representative of a deceased person who was harmed physically after being exposed to many different cancer-causing toxins that were transmitted into the air following the September 11 terrorist attack.

More than 70 different types of cancer could entitle you to participate and recover financial aid from the Victim Compensation Fund. Unfortunately, far too many people have developed physical problems, including a diagnosis of cancer, after working or living near the area of 9/11.

September 11 Volunteers and Victims

September 11 Victim Compensation Fund victims could include cleaners, first responders, out-of-state responders, city and utility workers, construction and sanitation workers, police officers, EMTs, fire fighters, students who were going to a school below Canal Street, workers employed in any location below Canal Street and residents living below Canal Street.

September 11 volunteers might also be eligible to recover from the victim compensation fund. If you received a cancer diagnosis four years or more after the initial exposure or one year or beyond for blood/bone cancers, you could qualify for money from the fund.

It is in your best interest to determine grounds to initiate action sooner rather than later to recover the necessary funds you might need to pay for your medical bills.

The original victim compensation fund for 9/11 victims first closed back in 2004. However, it was reopened in January 2011 after research indicated that thousands of people were still being diagnosed with illnesses directly related to their exposure at 9/11.

Doctors are still evaluating patients who have developed cancer following initial exposure to the attack site in the time period following the tragedy. With so many dangerous substances released into the air, the development of serious medical issues can occur.

Compensation Fund Supports Cancer Victims

A 2015 bill signed by the Obama administration keeps the victim compensation fund open until 2020. Some of the most common types of cancer that would enable a victim to recover from the compensation fund include leukemia, ovarian cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer, melanoma, bladder cancer, mesothelioma, stomach cancer, kidney cancer, bone cancer, sarcoma, brain cancer, and esophageal cancer.

An experienced attorney can help a person who is legally entitled to participate in the victim compensation fund to file the appropriate paperwork and initiate the recovery process sooner rather than later.

Any person who worked in or lived in or around these areas at the time of 9/11 could have been exposed to high levels of toxins in the air, which could ultimately have contributed to a cancer diagnosis.  

Cancer following exposure to 9/11 attack carcinogens could take years to develop, which is why the fund was reopened when many people in a similar situation, such as living or working near Ground Zero, began to receive cancer diagnoses. These situations are disheartening and often overwhelming for victims.