You may qualify for $75,000 in government-sponsored compensation if both of these are true:
- You or a family member have had internal cancer or leukemia within the last 65 years (even if the family member is deceased) – or if you get a covered cancer in the future.
– and –
- You or a family member participated in an atmospheric nuclear test or were physically present at an island nuclear test site such as Bikini Atoll or Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands of the South Pacific between 1946 and 1958 and have developed a covered cancer. This program also includes other nuclear test sites in the Pacific, Nevada, and New Mexico test sites.
Atomic Vets Covered Cancers
In addition to having worked at certain locations where atmospheric nuclear testing was conducted, within six months after said test, claimants must also have been subsequently diagnosed with one of the following:
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Bladder Cancer
- Brain Cancer
- Breast Cancer (male or female)
- Colon Cancer
- Esophagus Cancer
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Leukemias (except for chronic lymphocytic leukemia)
- Liver Cancer (unless evidence of cirrhosis or hepatitis B)
- Lung Cancer
- Lymphomas (except for Hodgkin's disease)
- Multiple Myeloma
- Nasal Pharynx Cancer
- Ovarian Cancer
- Pancreas Cancer
- Rectal Cancer
- Salivary Gland Cancer
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Thyroid Cancer
This is not a class-action lawsuit, but rather a group of government programs. The programs have been approved and the compensation made available by the United States Congress.
Call the National Cancer Benefits Center at (800) 414-4328 to find out what you may be entitled to. Our friendly operators are standing by 24/7 to take your call. Or, you can use our request for more information form.
