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VCF FAQ

1.5 我如何添加或更改索赔上的律师?

April 7, 2021

若要在您的索赔上添加,更改或删除律师,请按照《律师变更表》上的说明进行操作。将填妥并签署的表格上传到您的索赔中。一旦VCF收到填妥的表格和所需的文件,我们就将对您的索赔作出适当的更新,这些更新包括接收信函的人及能够接触在线索赔的人。

您不应仅出于更改律师的目的而提交新的注册或索赔。 即使已经对您现有的索赔做出了裁决或支付了索赔,并且您打算对其进行修改以添加新的疾病或寻求额外赔偿,这也适用。一旦您提交《律师变更表》,VCF将更新您现有的索赔,而您的新律师将能够代表您提交任何修改或文件。

VCF FAQ

1.10 我是否可以向VCF和美国国家赞助的恐怖主义受害者基金(“USVSST基金”)都提出索赔?

April 7, 2021

可以,但是,根据法律,VCF须抵消与9/11袭击有关的其他间接款项来源所支付的任何收益。 因此,给也有资格获得VCF赔偿的受害者支付的USVSST基金付款将由VCF抵消。 需要明确的是,VCF必须抵消向同一受害人因9/11相关伤害而支付的USVSST基金付款。

有关更多信息,请参看VCF的《政策和程序》的第3.9节

VCF FAQ

3.1 WTC健康项目是否是VCF的一部分?

April 7, 2021

不是,WTC健康项目和VCF是两个不同的项目。各自都有自己的注册流程,资格标准和使命。WTC健康项目是由美国卫生和公共服务部管理。为世贸中心和位于纽约市、五角大楼和宾夕法尼亚州尚克斯维尔的相关地点的应急人员以及为在规定的时间范围内在世贸中心健康项目的纽约市灾区的幸存者提供医疗监测和治疗。VCF是由美国司法部管理,为那些被诊断出符合9/11相关疾病的人以及符合VCF资格标准的人提供经济补偿。参加世贸中心健康项目并不代表您向VCF注册或提出索赔。

VCF FAQ

3.2 VCF是否从WTC健康项目得到我的医疗记录副本?我需要随我的索赔提交这些副本吗?

April 7, 2021

VCF与WTC健康项目有信息共享协议,所以会得到您的医疗记录副本。WTC健康项目只向VCF提供那些用来确定您是否有合格的,经认证的疾病的信息。我们从WTC健康项目所收到的信息包括疾病的名称,在WTC健康项目里该疾病所属的类别 (例如:癌症或上呼吸道疾病),以及相关的医疗诊断代码。如果WTC健康项目通知我们您已获合资格的身体健康状况的认证,我们就把该认证书作为您的合资格的疾病的证明。

如果WTC健康项目已对您的疾病认证了,您无需提交医疗记录来支持您的合资格的疾病处于该范围最低端的非经济损失的索赔。同样,如果您的合资格的疾病,VCF认定为推定严重,令身体衰弱,您无需提供医疗记录才有资格申请法定上限所允许的非经济损失上的最高赔偿金。VCF《政策和程序》文件第2.1.a条--《非经济损失的评估》--列出了的被认为是推定严重的疾病。

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FAQ Updates

April 7, 2021
FAQ Updates made in English, Spanish, Polish and Chinese.
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Email - VCF Website Update - January 2021

January 5, 2021

Email - VCF Website Update - January 5, 2021

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How to File an Amendment

December 18, 2020
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Email - Claims Management System Update

November 16, 2020

Email - Claims Management System Update - November 16, 2020

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Updated: Compensation Decisions File and Definitions

October 19, 2020
The weekly Compensation Decisions file and associated definitions have been updated.
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Email - VCF Leadership Team

October 15, 2020

Email - VCF Leadership Team - October 15, 2020

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Additional Claims Management System Resources

October 1, 2020
Additional instructions have been added to our Claims Management System resource page on how to access and navigate the system.
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Update: Claims Management System Acceptable Use Policy

September 21, 2020
The Acceptable Use Policy for the Claims Management System has been updated to include Chrome in the list of supported browsers.
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Email - VCF Claims Management System Update

September 21, 2020

Email - VCF Claims Management System Update - September 21, 2020

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New FAQ regarding COVID-19-related cause of death translated

September 11, 2020
New FAQ regarding COVID-19-related cause of death translated to Spanish, Polish, and Chinese.
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Updated VCF Overview Presentation

September 10, 2020
This presentation is for individuals who are filing a claim with the VCF, or for those who are interested in how the VCF operates.
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VCF FAQ

1.8 If an individual with an eligible 9/11-related illness passes away, and the death certificate listes COVID-19 as the cause of death,

September 9, 2020

The law that governs the VCF requires that, in order to be eligible for compensation, the victim must have suffered physical harm or death as a result of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks or the debris removal efforts in the immediate aftermath of those attacks.  The VCF generally looks at the victim’s death certificate to see what is listed as the cause of death. 

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New FAQ regarding COVID-19-related cause of death

September 9, 2020
New FAQ 1.8 posted providing information on when the cause of death is COVID-19.
VCF FAQ

1.8 Jeśli osoba z uznaną chorobą związaną z wydarzeniami 11 września umrze, a jej akt zgonu wyszczególni COVID-19 jako powód śmierci, czy będzie to miało wpływ na rozpatrzenie przez Fundusz VCF wniosku o spowodowanie śmierci?

September 9, 2020

Prawo, które reguluje pracę Funduszu VCF wymaga, że aby być uprawnionym do uzyskania odszkodowania ofiara musiała ulec obrażeniom fizycznym lub śmierci spowodowanej przez ataki terrorystyczne 11 września 2001 roku lub usuwanie gruzu, które nastąpiło w ich następstwie. Fundusz VCF zazwyczaj zwróci uwagę na powód śmierci wyszczególniony w akcie zgonu ofiary. 

Standardowo, formularz aktu zgonu (zgodnie wytycznymi CDC) zawiera trzy (3) osobne kategorie, w których można wymienić przyczyny:

VCF FAQ

1.8 若患有与9/11相关的并符合资格的疾病的个人去世,且死亡证明书中列出了新冠肺炎(COVID-19)为死亡原因,这是否会影响VCF对代表受害者提交的非正常死亡索赔的评估?

September 9, 2020

管辖VCF的法律要求:受害人有资格获得赔偿必须是在2001年9月11日的恐怖袭击或在这些袭击之后立即进行的清除废墟工作后遭受人身伤害或死亡。 VCF通常会查看受害者的死亡证明,以查看所列出的死亡原因。

标准的死亡证明书表格(与CDC指南一致)包括三(3)个单独的类别,其中会列出死亡原因:

VCF FAQ

1.8 Si un individuo con una condición elegible relacionada al 11/9 fallece, y el certificado de defunción pone COVID-19 como la causa de muerte, esto afectará la evaluación del VCF como un reclamo de fallecido presentado a nombre de la víctima?

September 9, 2020

La ley que gobierna el VCF requiere que, para ser elegible para compensación, la víctima debe haber sufrido un daño físico o muerte como resultado de los ataques terroristas, o la remoción y limpieza de escombros inmediatamente después de los ataques del 11 de septiembre de 2001. El VCF generalmente evalúa el certificado de defunción para ver la causa de muerte.

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New "How to File a Claim" Instructions

September 4, 2020
New and improved "How to File a Claim" page content posted in English, Spanish, Polish, and Chinese.
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Recent Registration and Claim Filing Deadline Updates Translated

August 27, 2020
Recent updates to our Registration and Claim Filing content, including updates to our FAQs, have been translated to Spanish, Polish, and Chinese.
VCF FAQ

2.1 What deadlines do I need to meet when filing my VCF claim?

August 6, 2020

There are two deadlines in the claim filing process – the first is the Registration Deadline and the second is the Claim Filing Deadline.  Registration is not the same as filing a claim and the deadline varies according to claim type and individual circumstances.  To understand what is applicable to your situation, please see detailed information about the VCF’s Registration Deadlines.

The Claim Filing Deadline is the same for everyone:  October 1, 2090.