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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。

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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，所以不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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March 2021 Monthly Statistics Report

April 7, 2021
Statistics as of March 31, 2021.
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FAQ Updates

April 7, 2021
FAQ Updates made in English, Spanish, Polish and Chinese.
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February 2021 Monthly Statistics Report

March 5, 2021
Statistics as of February 28, 2021.
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VCF Social Media Comment and Privacy Statement

February 16, 2021
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Ninth Annual Status Report

February 16, 2021
Ninth Annual Status Report - activity as of December 31, 2020.
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January 2021 Monthly Statistics Report

February 9, 2021
Statistics as of January 31, 2021.
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December 2020 Monthly Statistics Report

January 11, 2021
Statistics as of December 31, 2020.
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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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November 2020 Monthly Statistics Report

December 8, 2020
Statistics as of November 30, 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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October 2020 Monthly Statistics Report

November 9, 2020
Statistics as of October 31, 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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September 2020 Monthly Statistics Report

October 13, 2020
Statistics as of September 30, 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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August 2020 Monthly Statistics Report

September 10, 2020
VCF Program Statistics as of August 31, 2020.
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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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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.