Frank Crawford, HP

Division of Energy Employees

Occupational Illness Compensation

November 2016
Part B 

$6.1 Billion

Part E

$3.8 Billion

Part B and Part E combined

$9.9 Billion

2

Data as of November 6, 2016
190,081 cases filed

$9.9 billion in payments

$3.1 billion in medical bills

$13.0 billion total compensation

3

Data as of November 6, 2016
 Accepted Dose Reconstruction Cases – 9,956

› $1.47 Billion in Compensation

 Accepted SEC Cases – 24,387

› $3.64 Billion in Compensation

 Cases Accepted Based on SEC Status and POC ≥ 50% - 904

› $135.6 Million in Compensation

 Totals: All Accepted SEC, Dose Reconstruction Cases, and 

Combined – 35,247

› $5.2 Billion in Compensation

Data as of November 6, 2016

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 46,846 Cases Referred to NIOSH for Dose 

Reconstruction 

 44,908 Cases Returned to DOL from NIOSH 

 38,732 with Dose Reconstruction 

 6,176 withdrawn from NIOSH with no Dose 

Reconstruction

 1,938 Cases Currently at NIOSH

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Data as of November 6, 2016
31,120 Cases w/ Dose 

Reconstruction and Final 

Decision

› Final Approvals 

10,910

› Final Denials

20,210

Final

Denials

Final

Approvals

65%

35%

6 Data as of November 6, 2016
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Data as of October 31, 2016

NIOSH

34%

Other

30%

RECA

9%

SEC Cases

Never 

Sent to NIOSH

15%

SEC Cases 

Referred

to NIOSH

12%

*Other (beryllium sensitivity, chronic beryllium disease, chronic silicosis)
94,001 Cases have been 

issued a Final Decision 

under Part B 

49,081 Part B Approvals

44,920 Part B Denials 

48% 

Denials

52% 

Approvals

Part B Final Decisions

8

Data as of September 30, 2016
The top 4 worksites generating new Part B EEOICPA 

cases (between 07/01/2016 & 09/30/2016)

Hanford

Savannah River Site

Y-12 Plant

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Data as of September 30, 2016

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87%

85% 

86% 

92% 

86% 

83% 

88% 

90% 

89% 

85% 

89% 

85% 

13%

15%

14%

8%

14%

17%

12%

10%

11%

15%

11%

15%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

DOE

AWE

Data as of September 30, 2016 10
Data as of November 6, 2016 11

Statistical

Category 

Carborundum

Company 

Niagara Falls, 

New York

Savannah River 

Site

Aiken, 

South Carolina

Los Alamos 

National Laboratory

Los Alamos, 

New Mexico

Area IV

Santa Susana, 

California

Cases (Claims) 

Part B & E 314 (562) 17,524 (24,252) 9,391 (14,390) 1,034 (1,444)

Cases Returned 

by NIOSH w/ DR 138 5,139 1,299 251

Final Decisions 

(Part B) 282 7,344 4,105 509

Part B Approvals 

(Cases) 56 3,240 2,283 215

Part E Approvals 

(Cases)

AWE

No Part E 3,512 2,308 209

Total Comp. & 

Medical Bills Paid $8.4 Million $1.0 Billion $683 Million $57 Million
Data as of November 6, 2016 12

Statistical

Category 

Hooker Electrochemical

Niagara Falls, 

New York

Cases (Claims) 

Part B & E 383 (712)

Cases Returned by NIOSH 

w/ DR 180

Final Decisions 

(Part B) 363

Part B Approvals (Cases) 73

Part E Approvals (Cases) AWE

No Part E

Total Comp. & Medical Bills 

Paid 10.9 Million
 In response to new SECs DEEOIC conducts: 

› Town hall meetings and traveling resource centers

› In cases of small SECs, press releases are issued 

 Hosting informational meetings regarding medical 

benefits provided under the EEOICPA: 

› In some cases held in conjunction with SEC town hall 

meetings 

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 Members:

 DEEOIC

 Department of Energy

 Department of Energy Former Worker Medical Screening 

Program (FWP)

 National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

 Ombudsman to NIOSH for EEOICPA – Part B 

 DOL’s Office of the Ombudsman for EEOICPA

 Monthly conference calls with all members

 Conduct Town Hall Meetings

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Location/Date Facility/Purpose Attendance

Claims Taken at 

Outreach Event

Huntington, West Virginia

October 18, 2016

Traveling Resource Center

Medical benefits Outreach

35 5

Ames, Iowa

September 14 & 15, 2016

JOTG Town Hall Meeting 90 2

Burlington, Iowa

September 13, 2016

JOTG Town Hall Meeting 125 1

Conference Call

September 7 & 8, 2016

Quarterly Medical Outreach 67 N/A

Albany, Oregon

August 24, 2016

Traveling Resource Center

Medical Benefits Meeting

35 4

15
Location/Date Facility/Purpose Attendance

Claims Taken at 

Outreach Event

Moab, Utah

June 29, 2016

Traveling Resource Center

Medical Benefits Meeting 

39 2

Idaho Falls

June 29, 2016

Traveling Resource Center

JOTG Town Hall Meeting

70 4

Grand Junction, Colorado

June 28, 2016

DEEOIC Medical Benefits Meeting 58 4

Pocatello, Idaho

June 28, 2016

JOTG Town Hall Meetings 22 2

Conference Call

April 5 & 6, 2016

Quarterly Medical Outreach 78 N/A

Bridgeton, Missouri

March 29 & 30,2016

DEEOIC Denver District Office 

Medical Benefits Meeting & 

Traveling Resource Center

39 6

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Location/Date Facility/Purpose Attendance

Claims Taken at 

Outreach Event

Tampa, Florida

February 24, 2016

JOTG Town Hall Meeting 120 12

Orlando/Altamont Springs, Florida

February 22 &23, 2016

JOTG Town Hall Meeting 41 3

Grants, New Mexico

December 9, 2015

Medical Benefits Meeting,

Traveling Resource Center

70 4

Farmington, New Mexico

December 8, 2015

Medical Benefits Meeting

Traveling Resource Center

81 3

Niagara Falls, New York

December 2, 2015

SEC and Medical Benefits 

Traveling Resource Center

45 2

48 Post TRC/Press 

Coverage

17
JOTG

Simi Valley 

San Bernardino, California

Date: TBD

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Department of Labor 

Presentation to NIOSH 

Advisory Board
Employed By Part B Part E

DOE Contractors 

and 

Subcontractors

Yes Yes

DOE Federal 

Employees

Yes No

AWE Employees Yes No

Beryllium 

Vendors

Yes No

RECA Yes Yes
Condition Part B Part E

CBD Yes Yes

Beryllium 

Sensitivity

Medical 

Monitoring 

Only

Yes

Chronic Silicosis Yes Yes

Cancer Yes Yes

Any condition 

related to toxic 

exposure

No Yes
Type Part B Part E

Spouse at time of 

death

Yes Yes

Children - under 

age 18; under 

age 23 if full-time 

student; or any 

age if medically 

incapable of self-

support

Yes Yes

Adult Children Yes No
Part B Part E

$150,000 Employee + 

Survivor

Impairment $2,500 per % 

(Employee)

$50,000 RECA Employee + 

Survivor

Wage Loss $10,000-

$15,000 per year 

(Employee)

$125,000 Survivor

$400,000 CAP for B+E combined