{"id":296538,"date":"2021-07-12T01:13:02","date_gmt":"2021-07-11T22:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/americans-impacted-by-9-11-encouraged-to-apply-for-benefits\/"},"modified":"2021-07-12T01:13:02","modified_gmt":"2021-07-11T22:13:02","slug":"americans-impacted-by-9-11-encouraged-to-apply-for-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/americans-impacted-by-9-11-encouraged-to-apply-for-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"#Americans impacted by 9\/11 encouraged to apply for benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Americans impacted by 9\/11 encouraged to app<\/a>ly for benefits<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Most civilian survivors of 9\/11 have yet to register with the federal Victims Compensation Fund \u00a0\u2014 and the clock runs out for some of them July 29, advocates warn.<\/p>\n

The deadline affects survivors who were certified by the related World Trade Center Health Program before July 29, 2019, as having a Ground Zero-related illness. It also affects the families of those certified before that date who have died.<\/p>\n

Both groups now have till this July 29 to enroll in the Sept. 11 Victims Compensation Fund for potential payouts.<\/p>\n

As the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks approach, advocates are waging a campaign to get as many eligible people as possible signed up for both programs.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s July 29 deadline for the VCF doesn\u2019t affect those who were or will be certified by the WTC Health Program after the 2019 date.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s because the 2019 VCF Permanent Authorization Act \u2014 also known as the James Zadroga Act \u2014 permits anyone affected by 9\/11 who had yet to register to do so through Oct. 1, 2090.<\/p>\n

The law was permanently extended after cancer-stricken retired NYPD Luis Alvarez gave stirring testimony before Congress to do so \u2014 just weeks before he died.<\/p>\n

But Ken Muller, 61, who was a vice president of IT at Goldman Sachs during 9\/11 and employed there until 2009, is urging anyone potentially affected by Sept. 11 to take action as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

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He was diagnosed with renal cancer in 2015 and underwent lengthy chemotherapy, qualifying for related benefits only after finding out about the programs from a family member.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always thought the federal programs were for the firemen and police, but I\u2019m a victim, too,\u2019\u2019 Muller told The Post.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s critical that Wall Street institutions inform their work force from 2001 and 2002 of the deadly serious medical concerns and [tell the\u00a0people] that they are all eligible for protections and benefits through the World Trade Center Health Program and 9\/11 Victim Compensation Fund.\u201d<\/p>\n

Overall, about 400,000 people were civilian non-first responders affected by 9\/11. That\u2019s roughly 80 percent of the half-million affected people.<\/p>\n

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But only 7.5 percent of those civilians are registered with the WTC Health Program, in contrast to 80 percent of first responders such as firefighters and police officers, according to the Barasch & McGarry law firm, which represents many 9\/11 health registrants.<\/p>\n

A national retirees advocacy group\u00a0is among those pushing to get the word out about the federal programs.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of the folks employed by Wall Street are now retired,\u2019\u2019 said Ed Stone, executive director of Retirees for Justice. \u201cIt\u2019s hard to reach them. The employers don\u2019t have an incentive to reach out to them.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a shame because retirees could get an illness related to Sept. 11. \u2026 The illnesses have a long latency period.\u201d<\/p>\n

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About 400,000 people were civilian non-first responders affected by 9\/11.<\/figcaption>
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Lawyer Michael Barasch said, \u201cIt is absolutely clear that many civilian workers did not know that they are eligible to receive benefits from the World Trade Center Health Program or the 9\/11 Victim Compensation Fund.<\/p>\n

\u201cI implore everyone to be your neighbors\u2019 advocate and help guide them to obtain the protections and benefits to which they are entitled.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Alfred Olivia, who worked at the New York Stock Exchange, said, \u201cEveryone talks about the supposed clean air\u201d at Ground Zero.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut everyone knew something was up,\u201d Olivia said.\u00a0\u201cI have come down with three different skin cancers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s always better to know the monster in front of you and for so many 9\/11 survivors, different cancers have been that monster.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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