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Email - Notes from April 26 VCF call with law firms - May 16, 2022

Notes posted from the April 26, 2022 VCF conference call with law firms.

Email - VCF Leadership Announcement - May 3, 2022

Statistics as of April 30, 2022 

It is an honor to step into the role of Special Master on an interim basis while the process to identify Rupa Bhattacharyya’s permanent successor is identified.  I have been a career civil service attorney with the Department of Justice since 1998, and have managed several Civil Division components for temporary periods, including the branch that has responsibility over the operations of the VCF.  In that capacity, I’ve worked with Rupa to help address issues that arise in the management of the VCF and am familiar with its functions and operation.  I look forward to working with the VCF aga

Dear Friends,

Statistics as of March 31, 2022

Email - VCF Leadership Announcement - April 5, 2022

Special Master Rupa Bhattacharyya announced today that she will be leaving the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund at the end of this month for a position with Georgetown University Law Center’s Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection.

Email - VCF Communications - March 21, 2022

Email - Important Reminders re: Compliance with DOJ Online System Acceptable Use Policy - March 9, 2022

Email - Important Information from the WTC Health Program - March 7, 2022

Statistics as of February 28, 2022

Email - VCF Website Update, Message from the Special Master - February 24, 2022

Kimberly (Kim) C. Brown has joined the VCF as the Director of Operations. In this new position, Kim will focus on overseeing the VCF’s day-to-day operations in areas such as the Helpline and the processing of hard copy mail, identifying opportunities for innovation as the VCF continues to move into its long-term status stemming from the passage of the VCF Permanent Authorization Act.

The VCF successfully navigated another highly productive year in 2021, in a year that saw not one but two significant anniversaries: the 10th anniversary of the passage of the Zadroga Act, which created in the VCF, in January, and then the solemn reminder months later that twenty years have passed since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

The VCF released its tenth Annual Report, which details how the VCF team successfully navigated challenges in addition to those created by COVID-19,  maintained steady productivity, and completed another successful year in service to the 9/11 community, awarding nearly $1.5 billion, in 2021.

In commemoration of the 20^th anniversary of 9/11, the report features an array of images of memorials and monuments created around the world to honor those whose lives were forever impacted by the events of September 11, 2001.

Statistics as of January 31, 2022

Statistics as of December 31, 2021

Dear Claimants,

The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund has updated the Personal Injury and Deceased Individual claim forms to include the types of cancer that NIOSH has added to the list of WTC-Related Health Conditions. The updated forms are now available online through the Claims Management System.

You will find the eligible types of cancer listed in Part III of the claim form. Please see FAQ 3.21 for details on how to add cancer to your existing claim.

New Information for Law Firms page added.

Law Firm Bulk Upload instructions and templates updated

尊敬的索赔人， 
 
关于把某些类型癌症纳入到与WTC相关健康状况清单的最终规定于2012年10月12日起生效。 
 
根据VCF的要求，如果您在2012年10月12日或之前，知道（或理应知道），身患被涵盖的癌症，您必须在2014年 10月12日之前提交您的索赔，以便让VCF进行审议。如果您在2012年10月12日后才知道患有被涵盖的癌症 ，那么，您必须在知道（或理应知道）患有被涵盖癌症之日起，两年之内，提交索赔，以便让VCF进行审议。例 如，如果您在2012年5月1日知道您患有被涵盖的癌症，您将必须在2014年10月12日前提交您的索赔。但是，如 果您在2013年1月1日知道您 患有被涵盖癌症，您将必须在2015年1月1日前提交您的索赔。 
 
已被确诊患有被涵盖癌症的个人，如果该癌症根据世界贸易中心（WTC）健康计划所制定的标准，被确定为因9/1 1袭击事件造成，同时，满足VCF的其他资格条件，就会符合资格，获VCF赔偿。有关VCF资格要求和纳入与WT C相关健康状况清单癌症类型的更多资料，请看VCF常见问题解答。 
 
此致， 
 
Sheila 

Szanowni Państwo, 
 
Ostatecznie przepis, na podstawie którego dodano określone typy chorób nowotworowych do Listy chorób związanych z wydarzeniami w WTC wszedł w życie 12 października 2012 r.