Yes, if the payments are related at least in part to your disability from an eligible 9/11-related condition and you are seeking VCF compensation for lost earnings (also referred to as “economic loss”). The statute requires that the VCF offset from your economic loss award any disability benefits you are receiving, or entitled to receive, related to your eligible physical health conditions. If you receive WTC-BP disability payments for conditions that are not eligible under the VCF, those amounts will not be deducted from your award.
Information about how the VCF considers disability payments when calculating economic loss can be found in Section 2.2 of the VCF Policies and Procedures on the VCF website.
Please remember that by law, you must inform the VCF of any new collateral source payments you receive, or become entitled to receive, after your claim has been filed – including after any award has been determined or paid – until the VCF closes on October 1, 2090. This includes any payments from the WTC-BP. You should report all new collateral source payments using the Collateral Offset Update Form.