Frank Crawford, HP

Division of Energy Employees

Occupational Illness Compensation

November 2015
Data as of November 1, 2015

Part B - $5.8 Billion

Part E - $3.6 Billion

Part B and Part E combined

$9.4 Billion
Data as of November 1, 2015

182,650 cases filed

$9.4 billion in payments

$2.5 billion in medical bills

$11.9 billion total compensation
Data as of November 1, 2015

 Accepted Dose Reconstruction Cases – 9,517

› $1.4 Billion in Compensation

 Accepted SEC Cases – 23,075

› $3.4 Billion in Compensation

 Cases Accepted Based on SEC Status and POC ≥ 50% - 830

› $124.5 Million in Compensation

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

Combined – 33,422

› $4.98 Billion in Compensation
Data as of November 1, 2015

 44,789 Cases Referred to NIOSH for Dose 

Reconstruction 

 42,714 Cases Returned to DOL from NIOSH 

› 36,727 with Dose Reconstruction 

› 5,987 without Dose Reconstruction

 2,075 Cases Currently at NIOSH

› 1,475 Initial /Original Referrals

› 600 Reworks or Returns
Data as of November 1, 2015

29,553 Cases w/ DR and a 

Final Decision

› Final Approvals 

10,404

› Final Denials

19,149

Final

Denials

Final

Approvals

65%

35%
Data as of November 1, 2015

NIOSH

34%

Other

30%

RECA

9%

SEC Cases Not 

referred to NIOSH

15%

SEC Cases 

Referred

to NIOSH

12%
Data as of November 1, 2015

 90,352 Cases have been 

issued a Final Decision 

under Part B 

 46,948 Part B Approvals

 43,404 Part B Denials 48% 

Denials 52% 

Approvals

Part B Final Decisions
Data as of November 1, 2015

The top 4 worksites generating new Part B EEOICPA 

cases (7/1/2015-10/31/2015) 

Hanford

Savannah River Site

Y-12

K-25 Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant
Data as of November 1, 2015 88% DOE 83% DOE

83% DOE

86% DOE

84% DOE

87% DOE

90% DOE

87% DOE

80% DOE

88% DOE

88% DOE

88% DOE

12%

17%

17%

14%

16%

13%

10%

13%

20%

12%

12%

12%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

DOE

AWE
Battelle 

Laboratories Rocky Flats Kansas City Plant

Cases (Claims) 

Part B & E 253 (318) 7,636 (9,776) 2,547 (3,454)

Cases Returned 

by NIOSH w/ DR 66 1,733 657

Final Decisions 

(Part B) 106 3,403 1,152

Part B Approvals 

(Cases) 47 1,777 275

Part E Approvals 

(Cases) 41 1,890 392

Total Comp. & 

Medical Bills Paid $10.8 Million $426 Million $56 Million

Data as of November 1, 2015
Data as of November 1, 2015

Idaho National 

Laboratory

Lawrence 

Livermore 

National 

Laboratory

Blockson

Chemical 

Company

Cases (Claims) 

Part B & E 5,397 (7,599) 3,651 (4,865) 262 (486)

Cases Returned 

by NIOSH w/ DR 1,632 783 111

Final Decisions 

(Part B)

2,353 1,626 258

Part B Approvals 

(Cases) 636 948 132

Part E Approvals 

(Cases) 926 921 No Part E

Total Comp. & 

Medical Bills Paid $202 Million $224 Million $20.9 million
Data as of November 1, 2015

Dow Chemical 

Madison, Illinois

General Steel 

Industries Granite 

City Illinois

Cases (Claims) Part B & E 536 (413) 725 (1,194)

Cases Returned by NIOSH w/ DR 155 256

Final Decisions (Part B) 399 580

Part B Approvals (Cases) 140 101

Part E Approvals (Cases) No Part E 4

Total Comp. & Medical Bills Paid $24 Million $13.5 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 
 Members:

› DEEOIC

› Department of Energy

› Department of Energy Former Worker Medical Screening 

Program (FWP)

› National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH)

› Ombudsman for NIOSH

› Ombudsman for EEOICPA

 Monthly conference calls with all members

 Conducts Town Hall Meetings
Location/Date Facility/Purpose Attendance Claims Taken at 

Outreach Event

Amarillo, Texas

July 23, 2015

JOTG Town Hall Meeting 145 16

New Kensington, Pennsylvania 

July 22, 2015

Traveling Resource Center 100 30

Bridgeton, Missouri

June 16 & 17, 2015 

JOTG Town Hall Meeting 160 4

Grand Junction, Colorado

June 10, 2015 

Traveling Resource Center 55 3

Moab, Utah

June 11, 2015 

Traveling Resource Center 36 4

Newport News, VA 

April 28, 2015

Traveling Resource Center 12 5

Westminster, Colorado

March 18, 2015

JOTG Town Hall MEETING

DEEOIC Medical Benefits Town Hall 

Meeting

368 10

Riverton, Wyoming

March 11, 2015

DEEOIC Denver District Office Town 

Hall Meeting

24 3

Casper, Wyoming

March 10, 2015

DEEOIC Denver District Office Town 

Hall Meeting

15 2
Traveling Resource Center 

November 23, 2015

December 7, 14, 21, 2015 

Los Alamos, New Mexico
Traveling Resource Center 

November 19, 2015 

December 10, 17, 2015

Albuquerque, New Mexico
Traveling Resource Center 

December 2, 2015 

Niagara Falls, New York
Traveling Resource Center

December 8, 2015 

Farmington, New Mexico
Traveling Resource Center

December 9, 2015 

Grants, New Mexico

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