The security of all personally identifiable information is of paramount importance to everyone within the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. We implement various measures to protect the security and confidentiality of personally identifiable information. Such measures include access controls designed to limit access to personally identifiable information to the extent necessary to accomplish our mission. We also employ various security technologies to protect personally identifiable information stored on our systems. We test our security measures periodically to ensure that they remain operational.
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Sheila Birnbaum, a life-long New Yorker, has decades of experience resolving complicated litigation. She gained recognition for her work mediating a settlement of $500 million for 92 families of victims of the September 11th terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.
SPECIAL NOTICE Certain Types of Cancer added to List of WTC-Related Health Conditions The final rule adding certain types of cancer to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions took effect on Friday, October 12, 2012. Under the VCF, if you know (or reasonably should know) as of October 12, 2012 that you suffer from a covered cancer, you must file your claim by October 12, 2014 in order for the VCF to consider your condition. If you learn after October 12, 2012 that you suffer from a covered cancer, you must file your claim within two years of the date you learn (or reasonably should have known) that you suffer from the covered cancer in order for the VCF to consider your condition. Examples: if you learned that you suffer from a covered cancer on May 1, 2012, you will have until October 12, 2014 to file your claim. However, if you learn that you suffer from a covered cancer on January 1, 2013, you will have until January 1, 2015 to file your claim. Individuals who have been diagnosed with a covered cancer will be eligible for compensation from the VCF provided the cancer is determined to be a result of the September 11th attacks under the standards to be developed by the World Trade Center Health Program and provided they meet the VCF's other eligibility criteria. For more information on the VCF's eligibility requirements and the types of cancer added to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions, see the VCF's Frequently Asked Questions.
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On August 31, 2011, the Special Master published the Final Rule for the operation of the VCF in the Federal Register.
On October 3, 2012, the Special Master made available the First Annual Status Report of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. 
As directed by the regulations, the listing of claimants includes the names of those who have filed a death claim along with the deceased individuals name. Notice: The Fund will closely monitor any fraudulent activity including the submission of fraudulent claims and unauthorized use of www.vcf.gov. The Fund will report fraudulent conduct to federal law enforcement agencies and violators may be subject to criminal, civil or administrative penalties. If you wish to report information concerning suspected fraud concerning The Fund, please contact the Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General, at the following address: |