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Email – A message from the Special Master – September 8, 2023

An appeal can be filed within 30 days after the VCF has notified you of the eligibility or compensation decision on your claim. You may appeal only if your eligibility denial letter or award letter includes an Appeal Request Form.

If you intend to appeal the decision on your claim, there are specific steps you must take and specific deadlines that apply. Your eligibility denial or award letter will include detailed information about how to appeal the decision.

If you do not intend to appeal, you do not need to do anything. If the VCF sent you an award letter, we will begin processing any applicable payment on your claim. If you received a letter notifying you that your claim was denied, it will remain in that status.  If in the future you have new information to submit to the VCF that you believe may change the eligibility decision on your claim, you may amend your claim.  

You should appeal if you are challenging the VCF’s determination on your claim.

You should amend if you are seeking a new determination based on new information.

If you file an eligibility appeal, compensation review will not start until after a decision is made on your appeal. In all cases, filing an amendment or appeal will not affect payment on the original determination.

If you have already received at least one payment from the VCF and your banking information has changed since the last payment was processed, you must complete a new ACH Payment Information Form and upload it to your online claim as quickly as possible.  When uploading the new ACH form, you should include a letter stating that the new form should replace the banking information currently associated with your claim. If your address has changed, please call our Helpline at 1-855-885-1555 for assistance in updating our records.

The VCF does not pro-rate payments. Your claim will be paid in full for the calculated loss amount at the time the payment is processed.  

Email – Quarterly Update - Premature and Insufficient Claims Report – August 16, 2023

Change Log: August 4, 2023: Policy updated regarding NY LOA processing and payment. Footnote 1 updated to reflect current NY State legislation.

Email – VCF Non-Economic Loss Award and Certified Conditions Fact Sheet and Website Updates

Non-Economic Loss Awards and Certified Conditions Fact Sheet

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July 20, 2023: updated text with more information regarding debris removal eligibility.

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July 20, 2023: updated text with more information regarding debris removal eligibility.

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July 20, 2023: updated text with more information regarding debris removal eligibility.

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July 20, 2023: Updated to include that NYSLRS will only accept original or court certified Letters of Administration.

Removed all instances of “original” or “certified” copy.

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July 20, 2023: Updated to include that NYSLRS will only accept original or court certified Letters of Administration.

Removed all instances of “original” or “certified” copy.

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July 20, 2023: Updated to include that NYSLRS will only accept original or court certified Letters of Administration.

Removed all instances of “original” or “certified” copy.

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July 20, 2023: updated to reflect that Special Master PR Appointment requests do not need to be notarized. Requests only need to be sworn under the penalty of perjury.

Adding sworn statement.

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July 20, 2023: updated to reflect that Special Master PR Appointment requests do not need to be notarized. Requests only need to be sworn under the penalty of perjury.

Adding sworn statement.

Change Log:

July 20, 2023: updated to reflect that Special Master PR Appointment requests do not need to be notarized. Requests only need to be sworn under the penalty of perjury.

Adding sworn statement.

Email – Special Circumstances Review for a Lung Transplant and Routes of Debris Removal Clarification – July 7, 2023

Una vez presentado el reclamo, el primer paso que el Fondo de Compensación para Víctimas (Victim Compensation Fund, VCF) toma es hacer una revisión preliminar para confirmar que todos los documentos "mínimos requeridos" se hayan entregado. En adición al requisito de completar el Formulario de Reclamo, también le requerimos los siguientes documentos para que su reclamo pueda progresar a una revisión más sustancial:

Hay muchos diferentes tipos de documentos que se pueden presentar para probar presencia en una localización elegible. Para más detalles sobre los tipos de documentos más comunes vea  la Sección 1.6  de nuestro documentos de Políticas y Procedimientos y el “Document Checklist” del Formulario de Reclamo (para reclamo personal o de persona fallecida).

Sí. Usted puede solicitar reembolso de los gastos médicos que pagó directamente como resultado de su(s) condición(es) elegible(s) si estos pagos fueron hechos antes de la fecha de certificación de su(s) condición(es) elegible(s) por el Programa de Salud del WTC. El VCF no reembolsará los gastos incurridos después de que su condición haya sido certificada, y si usted eligió tratarse con un médico fuera del Programa de Salud del WTC, o si sus medicamentos fueron completados por una farmacia no afiliada.

Pierwszym krokiem podejmowanym przez VCF po złożeniu wniosku jest jego wstępne rozpatrzenie w celu potwierdzenia, że złożono wszystkie „minimalnie wymagane” dokumenty. Zanim rozpoczniemy szczegółowe rozpatrywanie wniosku, oprócz wypełnionego formularza wniosku wymagamy następujące dokumenty: