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By the numbers: The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund
On the 12th anniversary of 9/11, responders and volunteers are looking ahead toward another important date: Oct. 3. Why? It’s the deadline for people who have a 9/11-associated illness to register for compensation under the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund.
Officials Remind of Deadlines for 9/11 Victims, Responders
Those injured by or made ill from the events of 9/11 have less than three weeks to register for compensation from the government
On the 12th Anniversary of 9/11, Please Spread the Word That Help Is Available for Those Injured, Made Ill by the Attacks
For Immediate Release from 911 Health WatchSeptember 11th, 2013Press Contact: Benjamin Chevat (646) 634-9103ben.chevat@911healthwatch.org On the 12th Anniversary of 9/11, Please Spread the Word That Help Is Available for Those Injured, Made Ill by the Attacks Today, as the nation pauses to remember those lost on September 11, 2001, 911 Health Watch urges Americans to […]
9/11 Health in the News
Below are summaries with url’s to news articles that appeared over the last few days about 9/11 Health and Compensation issues. An archive of past articles by year, can be found on the 911 Health Watch website at http://www.911healthwatch.org/news/ : September 10, 2013 — NY1 — Victim Compensation Fund Deadline Approaches For Those Injured, Made […]
Victim Compensation Fund Deadline Approaches For Those Injured, Made Ill By 9/11 Attacks
People who were injured or became ill as a result of the September 11th terror attacks are being urged to register for the Victims Compensation Fund before the deadline on October 3.
25,000 register for Sept. 11 victim fund so far
More than 25,000 responders and survivors have registered with the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund — 7,000 just in the past two months.
Deadline To Register For 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Fast Approaching
Lawmakers Urge Anyone Who May Be Eligible To Register By Oct. 3
REPS. MALONEY, NADLER, VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND SPECIAL MASTER SHEILA BIRNBAUM, NYS AFL-CIO PRESIDENT CILENTO, 9/11 FIRST RESPONDERS, SURVIVORS, ELECTED OFFICIALS AND UNION LEADERS: 9/11 FIRST RESPONDERS, SURVIVORS HAVE TO REGISTER FOR VCF ECONOMIC COMPENSATION BY OCT. 3
I wanted to share with you a Press Release from Congress Members Maloney and Nadler about the press conference they had this morning regarding the October 3rd deadline for registering with the VCF. U.S. House of Representatives FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 9, 2013 Press Contacts – Nick Moroni, in Congresswoman Maloney’s office, (212) 860-0606, (646) […]
1,140 WTC 9/11 responders have cancer — and doctors say that number will grow
‘Sadly enough, I am here just two months, and I have identified a dozen new cancer cases, and I have another 25 patients whose diagnostic test results are pending,’ says Tina Engel, an oncology nurse in Queens, NY.
9/11 Responders Far From NYC Seek Compensation
They weren’t exposed to anywhere near the same level of ash, grit and fumes, but emergency workers who rushed to the Pentagon and the Pennsylvania countryside on 9/11 are signing up…