Archive of VCF
Toms River 9/11 worker needs lung transplant, awarded Zadroga payout
A former Metropolitan Transportation Authority worker is in need of a transplant after contracting lung disease while working at the World Trade Center site following the 9/11 attacks.
Former transit worker with 9/11-related illness awarded $370K
A Toms River man who suffered a chronic lung disease due to working around Ground Zero after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001 was recently awarded $369,454…
Inspector General issues scathing report on 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund
The federal Office of the Inspector General releases a scathing report on the September 11th Victims Compensation Fund.
Op-Ed: 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund isn’t just for First Responders
There is a common misconception among many 9/11 survivors that the 9/11 Zadroga Health & Compensation Act was established to provide health care and compensation only for first responders. That is not true.
Statement of 911 Health Watch on the Release of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund 5th Annual Report
“Today’s release by the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of its 5th Annual Report along with updated statistics continues to show real progress in providing the assistance that injured and ill 9/11 responders and survivors have been waiting for. 911 Health Watch wants to commend Special Master Rupa Bhattacharyya and her staff for the dedication […]
Message from Special Master 2017 0313
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9/11 Victim Compensation Fund begins payments to new group of claimants
New Jersey residents who were injured, sickened or whose loved ones suffered harm as a result of the 9/11 attacks will begin receiving new payments from the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, the fund’s overseer said.
September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Begins Payments to Group B Claimants
September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) Special Master Rupa Bhattacharyya announced that the VCF began payments today on Group B claims after the funding to pay became available on Oct. 1 as set forth in the 2015 Reauthorization Act…
Message from Special Master Rupa Bhattacharyya – Program Updates
Below is the message sent out today by the VCF Special Master. August 24, 2016 Dear Friends, It has been exactly one month since I officially joined the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (“VCF”). In that time, I have had the opportunity to immerse myself in the workings of the VCF and begin developing plans […]
9/11 Victim Compensation Fund gets new master
On 9/11, Rupa Bhattacharyya was in an office near the White House watching TV as the second plane smashed into the World Trade Center.