All About the Victims Compensation Fund, Our Interpretation & Comments on the Fund 

An article picked up by the Associated Press on March 25th outlines the speed at which the New York State Workers Compensation Board has been answering claims from 9/11, nearly 85% complete. More interesting in the report is the following piece:

The state still is receiving claims since there is a two-year filing window after an accident or realization of an injury, Sullivan said. Workers in the twin towers and those who responded to the crisis except for uniformed police and firefighters who have a separate compensation system for on-the-job injuries have filed claims on burns and injuries, inhalation ailments and scrapes and strains.  (Unfortunately I cannot reproduce the full article here without permission)

Clearly the state has realized that not all injuries can be realized in 24-72 hours (one of the main criteria for compensation under the VCF guidelines). If the state  recognizes that not all injuries are realized in 24-72 hours, why can't the VCF?