• 9/11 Victim Programs
  • Victim Compensation Fund (VCF)
  • WTC Health Program (WTCHP)
  • Wrongful Death VCF Claims

Hansen & Rosasco, LLP

    Is the WTC Health Program Part of the VCF?

    Many victims of the 9/11 attacks and volunteers in the subsequent clean-up efforts face health problems as a result of exposure to toxic dust and materials at the attack sites, including breathing or digestive condition or, in many cases, cancer

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    NYU Medical Records Requests and 9/11-Related Issues

    Nearly 20 years after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in lower Manhattan, first responders and others who came at the scene that day and during the clean-up effort continue to fall ill with cancer and other diseases related to exposure to toxic dust and materials at the World Trade Center site. Because certain types of cancer have a long delay (latency) period between toxic exposure and the appearance of the disease, even more of these individuals are expected to receive a diagnosis in the coming years.

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    9/11 and Malignant Neoplasm of Heart, Mediastinum, and Pleura

    9/11 and Malignant Neoplasm of Heart, Mediastinum, and PleuraIt was one of the most memorable images from the World Trade Center and lower Manhattan in the hours and days after the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001: People covered in dust. Unfortunately, the dust contained hundreds of toxins, such as cement, gypsum, asbestos, glass fibers, calcium carbonate, lead, and other metal particles. Over the years after the attacks occurred, the first responders and people who lived, worked, or attended school in lower Manhattan (as far north as Houston Street) began experiencing serious health issues because of the exposure to these substances.

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    9/11-Related Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer

    9/11-Related Non-Melanoma Skin CancerSkin cancer (non-melanoma) is the most common cancers suffered by responders and survivors (residents, workers, students, and others) who were present in lower Manhattan on 9/11 or during the many months after.

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    Can I Pursue a Claim With Both the VCF and the U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund?

    Can I Pursue a Claim With Both the VCF and the U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund?Both the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) and the U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund (also known as the VSST or USVSST Fund) compensate victims of terrorist attacks, including the 9/11 attacks. As the victim of such an attack, including the surviving dependents of individuals who lost their lives due to the terrorist attacks of 9/11, you may want to pursue the maximum compensation you deserve for the losses you faced. Can you file a claim through both the VCF and the USVSST?

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    Requesting Your Medical Records from Mt. Sinai Hospital or Health Care Provider for your 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Claim 

    Requesting Your Medical Records from Mt. Sinai Hospital or Health Care Provider for your 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Claim The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund requires that copies of medical records be obtained by the claimant and submitted in many instances. Records are often helpful to prove a disability from employment, the need to hire household or other at-home help to support a claim for payment of replacement services, or for an enhanced or increased monetary award for a 9/11-related cancer such as prostate or skin cancer.

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    Doreen and Paul

    Doreen was uneasy about going back to her office at One Liberty Plaza in Downtown Manhattan after the September 11th terrorist attacks. Her office, across from where One World Trade Center once stood, was reopened a few months after 9/11. Ground Zero was still smoldering and she had lingering thoughts about how safe it was to be that close to the burning wreckage. She had no idea that she would be another victim of 9/11, so many years after that horrific day.

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    9/11-Related Thyroid Cancer

    Hansen & Rosasco, LLP - Lawyers representing Thyroid Cancer9/11 caused thyroid cancer in over one thousand first responders and downtown NYC residents, workers, students, and others. In the most recent report, the World Trade Center Health Program certified 534 cases of thyroid cases in first responders and 533 cases in lower Manhattan residents, workers, and students — all linked to the toxic 9/11 fallout that blanketed lower Manhattan on 9/11 and the many months afterward.

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