Downwinders

Attention:

Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah

New proposed federal legislation in 2024 may award $150,000, tax-free, to individuals who have had cancer and were exposed to the radiation from the Atmospheric Nuclear Testing, which took place at the Nevada Test Site in the 1950s and 1962.

See if you or a deceased family member would qualify.


See If You Qualify

Note: If you or a family member have previously filed and been paid under the current legislation, there may be additional compensation available.

Paid Claims

Current Legislation

We have been helping people collect compensation from the Federal Government for having cancer caused by government-created radiation for more than 25 years. Our success rate is better than 95%, and our reward is satisfied clients.

The current law, which is administered by the Department of Justice, allows individuals to file a claim for $50,000 tax free if they have had one of the following internal covered cancers and lived in either southern Nevada, Southern Utah, or northern Arizona during a two year period between January 21, 1951 and October 31, 1958 or for the entire month of July 1962.

Eligible counties include:

  • Arizona: Apache, Coconino, Gila, Navajo, and Yavapai
  • Nevada: Eureka, Lander, Lincoln, Nye, White Pine and the North East corner of Clark.
  • Utah: Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane, Millard, Piute, San Juan, Sevier, Washington and Wayne.

*If a family member is deceased, their spouses, children, or grandchildren are considered eligible beneficiaries and may make a claim on their behalf.

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Covered Cancers

  • Bile Duct Cancer
  • Bladder Cancer
  • Brain Cancer
  • Breast Cancer
  • Colon Cancer
  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Gall Bladder Cancer
  • Leukemia
  • Liver Cancer
  • Lung Cancer
  • Lymphoma
  • Multiple Myeloma
  • Nasal Pharynx Cancer
  • Ovarian Cancer
  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • Rectal Cancer
  • Salivary Gland Cancer
  • Small Intestine Cancer
  • Stomach Cancer
  • Thyroid Cancer

The current law allows a person to collect an award of $50,000, tax-free. If you believe you are eligible under the current legislation, please fill out our claim form below.

File a Claim

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