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WTC Health Program | Responders | FAQs

 
Supporting Documentation
 
Please provide copies of documents that show both of these things:
 
  • Your work or volunteer activity at the former World Trade Center site(s),
     
  • Your location at the former World Trade Center site(s), and
     
  • The time period that you were working or volunteering at the site(s).
     
 
Examples of acceptable supporting documentation include copies of:
 
  • A letter from your employer or union stating that you participated in WTC-related activities on or after September 11, 2001
     
  • A memo book for New York City police officers, including a copy of the cover page, that documents the times and hours worked at World Trade Center site(s)
     
  • An award or letter given by the local, state, or national government, including military awards or letters that commend your WTC activities
     
  • A letter from the Workers' Compensation Board that reports a paid and/or active worker's compensation claim for your World Trade Center activities
     
  • Timesheets or overtime reports that show the day(s), hours worked, and location(s) of World Trade Center activities
 
Examples of acceptable supporting documentation include copies of:
 
  • How you tried to find documentation of what you did
     
  • Why you cannot include documentation with your application