06/02/2026
🚨 We Need Your Help! 🚨
The new Federal Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) Presumptive Cancer legislation is now in effect, and it could provide critical financial support to families who may not realize they are eligible.
Under this new law, eligible survivors of public safety officers who died from occupational cancer may receive a federal line-of-duty death benefit of up to $461,656.
We have a limited window to identify eligible families! Please help us spread the word and reach those who may qualify.
The legislation:
• Applies to firefighters, law enforcement officers, EMS personnel, and other qualifying public safety officers.
• Creates a federal presumption that certain cancers are job-related, eliminating the burden on families to prove a specific exposure caused the disease.
• Applies retroactively to deaths occurring on or after January 1, 2020.
• Includes a three-year filing period for eligible claims prior to January 1, 2026.
General eligibility requirements include:
• At least 5 years of service prior to diagnosis
• Cancer diagnosed within 15 years of separation from service
• Cancer resulted in death or permanent and total disability
Covered cancers include:
• Brain
• Lung
• Prostate
• Breast
• Leukemia
• Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
• Mesothelioma
• Colon/Colorectal
• Kidney
• Thyroid
• Melanoma and other qualifying skin cancers
• Multiple Myeloma
• Testicular
• Ovarian
• Bladder
• Esophageal
• Stomach
• Additional qualifying cancers identified under the legislation
If you know the family of a firefighter, law enforcement officer, EMS provider, or other public safety officer who died from cancer, please share this information with them. Many families may be unaware that they are now eligible for federal benefits.
