Maximum Time Intervals for 9/11 Aero Digestive Disorders

Maximum Time Intervals for 9/11 Aero Digestive Disorders

Unlike cancer, aero digestive disorders have a maximum time interval within which the illness must manifest. All presumptively covered aero digestive disorders, except for gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD) and interstitial lung disease, have a maximum time interval of five years. You must have had symptoms of the illness within five years of your last date of toxic exposure to be eligible for compensation.

Common Aero Digestive Illnesses Due To 9/11

Aero digestive conditions include:

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• Other obstructive airway diseases (OADs) such as chronic respiratory disorder, asthma, reactive airways dysfunction syndrome (RADS) and chronic cough syndrome
• Upper respiratory diseases (URDs) such as upper airway hyperreactivity, chronic rhinosinusitis, chronic nasopharyngitis and chronic laryngitis

Gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD) has a maximum time interval of one year from the last date of toxic exposure. Interstitial lung disease has no maximum time interval.

For claims based on aggravation of a preexisting aero digestive disorder, there must be increased frequency in medical treatment within the maximum time interval for a new onset of that same condition.

Exposure Factors Will Affect Your 9/11 VCF Case

The Exposure Zone for the New York City World Trade Center site is all of Lower Manhattan south of Houston Street towards East Broadway, north on East Broadway to Clinton Street, and east on Clinton Street to the East River; and any area related to or along the routes of debris removal. There is a 1.5 mile radius around Ground Zero and into certain parts of Brooklyn.

The sufficiency of exposure depends on your individual circumstances, including your location, nature of work, when you first arrived on site and the duration of presence. A minimum number of hours present for cancer to develop is four hours or being directly in the dust cloud for any length of time.

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