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The Registration and Claim Filing Deadlines webpage has been updated to reflect the timeliness policy following the end of the two-year registration deadline “grace period.”

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Email - VCF Registration Deadline Updates

July 30, 2021

Email - VCF Registration Deadline Updates - July 30, 2021

Associated Document:

email_-_vcf_registration_deadline_updates_-_july_30_2021.pdf

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The VCF collaborated with 9/11 Health Watch on their series of short videos you can watch to learn all about the VCF, including how to register and file a claim, registration deadlines, and presence documentation.

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Law Firm Meeting Notes June 2021

July 8, 2021

Notes posted from the June 16, 2021 VCF conference call with law firms.

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Law Firm Meeting Notes June 2021

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Update: Impact of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) on VCF Operations

April 26, 2021

The VCF remains operational at this time, although we continue to experience delays in several areas of claims processing. This update includes important information regarding outgoing correspondence and deadlines for appealing the decision on your claim.

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Email - Changes to VCF Outgoing Correspondence and Appeal Deadlines

April 21, 2021

Email - Changes to VCF Outgoing Correspondence and Appeal Deadlines – April 21, 2021

Associated Document:

email_-_changes_to_vcf_outgoing_correspondence_and_appeal_deadlines_-_april_21_2021.pdf

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Update: Impact of COVID-19 on VCF Operations

April 9, 2021

Updates made to Hearings procedures.

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FAQ Updates

April 7, 2021

FAQ Updates made in English, Spanish, Polish and Chinese.

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VCF Social Media Comment and Privacy Statement

February 16, 2021

Associated Document:

VCF Social Media Privacy Statement.pdf

Messages from the Special Master

Message from the Special Master - Ninth Annual Status Report

February 16, 2021

While it is impossible to review the past year without mention of the enormous challenges presented by COVID-19, and its particularly severe impact on the 9/11 community, I am proud to report that the VCF’s work on their behalf continued with almost no disruption throughout 2020.

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Email - VCF Website Update - January 2021

January 5, 2021

Email - VCF Website Update - January 5, 2021

Associated Document:

email_-_vcf_website_update_-_january_5_2021.pdf

Messages from the Special Master

Message from the Special Master on the Tenth Anniversary of the Signing of the Zadroga Act

January 4, 2021

Ten years ago, on January 2, 2011, President Obama signed into law the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, which established the World Trade Center Health Program and reactivated the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF).

Messages from the Special Master

A message from Special Master Sheila Birnbaum - VCF Program Update

October 23, 2013

October 3, 2013 was an important registration deadline for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. Anyone who was diagnosed with a 9/11-related condition on or before October 3, 2011 for which they intend to seek compensation from the VCF must have registered with the Fund by the October 3, 2013 deadline.

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