9/11 Benefits for Students

The collapse of the World Trade Center on 9/11 released a cloud of dust that blanketed Lower Manhattan, exposing everyone in the area to toxins for months after the attacks. As such, benefits under the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) are widely available to anyone who lived, worked, or studied within the NYC exposure zone, including students of all educational institutions within the zone. These men and women may be eligible for benefits due to health conditions and diseases that may have developed as a result of breathing in the debris toxins for an extended period of time. A 9/11 lawyer at our firm can help students who were near Ground Zero in the aftermath of September 11th.

New York Student Eligibility for 9/11 Benefits

VCF benefits are available to anyone present within the NYC exposure zone (generally Lower Manhattan below Canal Street) between September 11, 2001, and May 30, 2002, including presence at a school or other educational institution. There is no minimum amount of time an individual needed to be present at the site for the purposes of confirming presence. Any student who studied within the NYC Exposure Zone and who has a qualifying condition may be eligible for VCF benefits on the same basis as other survivors and first responders. 

Schools Within the NYC Exposure Zone

Schools that were in session in the NYC Exposure Zone during the relevant timeframe include: 

• P.S. 001 Alfred E. Smith
• P.S. 89 Liberty 
• P.S. 124 Yung Wing Elementary School
• P.S. 126 Jacob August Riis
• P.S. 150 Tribeca Learning Center
• P.S. 234 Independence School
• P.S./I.S. 234 Battery Park City School
• P.S. 397 Spruce Street School
• I.S. 289 Hudson River Middle School
• Borough of Manhattan Community College
• Church Street School of Music and Art
• German School Manhattan 
• High School of Economics & Finance
• Leadership and Public Service High School
• Léman Manhattan Preparatory School 
• Murry Bergtraum High School for Business Careers
• New York Law School
• Pace High School
• Pace University 
• Stuyvesant High School
• TriBeCa Community School 

A 9/11 Lawyer Can Help You Prove Your Presence as a Student

The VCF allows claimants to submit several types of evidence to confirm their presence at a 9/11-related site. Students who attended school in the NYC Exposure Zone may use the following documents to do so: 

• A third-party verification of presence signed by school officials that confirms the claimant’s enrollment and attendance 
• Contemporaneous documents, including school records and transcripts
• A witness presence statement confirming the claimant’s presence 

Students who cannot produce any of the above evidence may also testify regarding their presence at an appeal hearing. 

Start Your VCF Claim With an Experienced 9/11 Lawyer

If you attended school in Lower Manhattan in the aftermath of 9/11 and suffer a 9/11-related health condition, you may be entitled to VCF benefits. For more information, please contact a 9/11 lawyer at Pitta & Baione by using our online contact form or by calling us at 844-982-2667.

Pitta & Baione LLP Successful Claims

BREAST CANCER

^$3+ Million

Secured an expedited award for a former Lower Manhattan corporate executive who developed 9/11 breast cancer.

BRAIN CANCER

^$1.95+ Million

Favorable result secured for an NYPD detective who responded to the attacks and later suffered from 9/11 brain cancer.

LUNG CANCER

^$1.76+ Million

Secured a wrongful death claim on behalf of a union carpenter who worked on the 9/11 cleanup efforts at Ground Zero and was later diagnosed with 9/11 lung cancer.

THYROID CANCER

^$1.65+ Million

Secured a favorable result for an area worker in Lower Manhattan who later developed 9/11 thyroid cancer.

BRAIN CANCER

^$1.7+ Million

Secured an expedited award for New York State Supreme Court employee who was disabled by 9/11 brain cancer.

LEUKEMIA

^$1.3+ Million

Secured a wrongful death award on behalf of a Lower Manhattan corporate executive who was diagnosed with 9/11 leukemia.

LUNG CANCER

^$1.1+ Million

Secured an expedited award for a union carpenter who worked in Lower Manhattan after 9/11 and was later found disabled by 9/11 lung cancer.

LUNG DISEASE

^$1.1+ Million

Secured an expedited award for a Local 94 operating engineer who worked in Lower Manhattan after 9/11 and was later found disabled by 9/11 lung disease.

NASAL CAVITY CANCER

^$1+ Million

Secured an xpedited award for a DSNY sanitation worker who assisted in the 9/11 cleanup efforts at Ground Zero and was later diagnosed with 9/11 nasal cavity cancer.

BRAIN CANCER

^$1+ Million

Secured an expedited award for a New York City Department of Corrections corrections officer who served as a volunteer responder on 9/11 and later developed a disabling and rare 9/11 brain cancer.

LUNG CANCER

^$960+ Thousand

Secured a favorable result for a wrongful death claim on behalf of a TWU Local 100 MTA worker who participated in the 9/11 recovery efforts and later developed 9/11 lung cancer.

COLON CANCER

^$770+ Thousand

Successfully represented an union carpenter who built temporary structures at Ground Zero as a 9/11 responder and later developed disabling 9/11 colon cancer.

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