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Debería apelar si usted va a cuestionar la determinación del VCF.

Debería modificar si usted va a procurar una nueva determinación basada en información nueva. 

Si usted presenta una apelación de elegibilidad, su revisión de compensación no iniciará hasta después de que se haya tomado una decisión sobre su apelación. En todos los casos, presentar una enmienda o apelación no afectará el pago en la determinación original.

Odwoływać należy się w celu kwestionowania decyzji VCF w sprawie wniosku.

Poprawkę należy złożyć w celu ubiegania się o wydanie nowej decyzji na podstawie nowych informacji.

W przypadku wniesienia odwołania dotyczącego uprawnień proces rozpatrywania odszkodowania rozpocznie się dopiero po wydaniu decyzji odnośnie odwołania. W żadnym przypadku złożenie poprawki lub odwołania nie będzie miało wpływu na wypłatę z tytułu pierwotnej decyzji.

如果您在质疑VCF对您的索赔申请的裁定，则应该提出申诉。

如果您根据新的信息在寻求新的裁定，则应该提出修改。

如果您就资格提出申诉，则在对您的申诉作出裁定之后才会启动赔偿审核。在任何情况下，提出修改或申诉都不会影响最初的裁定的赔付。

您在考虑是否提出申诉或修改时，请考虑您是否要以选择提出修改而不是提出申诉的方式放弃某项索赔或争议，或者对某项索赔或争议做出妥协。VCF有权决定是否通过修改更适当地解决申诉中提交的问题。请注意，在已故的索赔中（即代表因9/11相关疾病而死亡的受害者提出的索赔），除非在有限的情况下，您将无法修改您的索赔。

您不应对您索赔所作的裁定提出申诉，以此作为获得更快审查与已做出该裁定无关的修改的途径。仅为寻求对不相关事项进行修改的考虑而提交的申诉是无效的。如果您因此而提出申诉，您将会得到通知说您的申诉已被取消以及您对此裁决的申诉权利已被放弃。如果赔偿金裁决尚未做出，则新的信息可以作为修改以供审核。

Change Log:

• October 13, 2023: Policy updated regarding NY LOA processing and payment. Footnote 1 updated to reflect current NY State legislation.

Statistics as of September 30, 2023

A presentation for individuals who are filing a claim with the VCF, or those who are interested in how the VCF operates. 

Change Log:

March 7, 2024: added Shanksville, PA, and Pentagon site dates.

September 18, 2023: updated timing for payment processing.

June 28, 2023: updated text with more information regarding debris removal eligibility.

July 30, 2021: changes made to reflect updated information regarding registration deadlines.

September 18, 2023: updated to reflect new payment processing timeline

Email – VCF Policy Update Payments and Compensation Appeals – September 14, 2023

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

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.

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.  

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.  

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.

Statistics as of August 31, 2023

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

Statistics as of July 31, 2023

Non-Economic Loss Awards and Certified Conditions Fact Sheet

Change Log:

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

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.