Frank Crawford, HP

Division of Energy Employees

Occupational Illness Compensation

March 2017
Part B 

$6.2 Billion

Part E

$4 Billion

Part B and Part E combined

$10.2 Billion

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Data as of March 5, 2017
$10.2 billion in Part B & E compensation

108,868 Part B & E claimants paid 

$3.3 billion in medical bills

$13.5 billion total compensation

3

Data as of Match 5, 2017
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Data as of February 28, 2017

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)
95,133 Cases have 

been issued a Final 

Decision under 

Part B 

49,823 Part B 

Approvals

45,310 Part B Denials 

48% 

Denials

52% 

Approvals

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Data as of March 5, 2017
 47,546 Cases Referred to NIOSH for Dose 

Reconstruction 

 45,546 Cases Returned to DOL from NIOSH 

 39,343 with Dose Reconstruction 

 6,203 withdrawn from NIOSH with no Dose 

Reconstruction

 2,000 Cases Currently at NIOSH

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Data as of March 5, 2017
31,502 Cases w/ Dose 

Reconstruction and Final 

Decision

› Final Approvals 

11,078

› Final Denials

20,424

Final

Denials

Final

Approvals

65%

35%

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 Accepted Dose Reconstruction Cases – 10,095

› $1.5 Billion in Compensation

 Accepted SEC Cases – 24,887

› $3.71 Billion in Compensation

 Cases Accepted Based on SEC Status and POC ≥ 50% - 934

› $140.1 Million in Compensation

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

Combined – 35,916

› $5.3 Billion in Compensation

Data as of March 5, 2017

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0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

AWE

DOE

Data as of February 28, 2017

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The top 4 worksites generating new Part B EEOICPA 

cases (between 10/01/2016 & 12/31/2016)

Hanford

Savannah River Site

Nevada Test Site

Y-12 Plant

Data as of February 28, 2017

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Data as of March 5, 2017 11

Statistical

Category 

Carborundum

Company 

Niagara Falls, 

New York

Savannah River 

Site

Aiken, 

South Carolina

Los Alamos 

National Laboratory

Los Alamos, 

New Mexico

Idaho National 

Laboratory 

(INL)

Scoville, 

Idaho

Cases (Claims) 

Part B & E 316 (565) 17,782 (24,638) 9,553 (14,631) 5,758 (8,189)

Cases Returned 

by NIOSH w/ DR 143 5,226 1,340 1,765

Final Decisions 

(Part B) 297 7,442 4,187 2,529

Part B Approvals 

(Cases) 61 3,279 2,339 827

Part E Approvals 

(Cases)

AWE

No Part E 3,559 2,368 1,089

Total Comp. & 

Medical Bills Paid $9.1 Million $1.0 Billion $711 Million $256 Million
Data as of March 5, 2017 12

Statistical

Category 

Rocky Flats 

Plant,

Golden, 

Colorado

General Steel 

Industries (GSI)

Granite City, 

Illinois

Argonne National 

Laboratory (East)

Argonne, 

Illinois

Kansas City 

Plant

Kansas City, 

Missouri

Cases (Claims) 

Part B & E 8,117 (10,480) 778 (1320) 1,172 (1,643) 2,769 (3,742)

Cases Returned 

by NIOSH w/ DR 1,850 292 364 729

Final Decisions 

(Part B) 3,633 619 526 1,232

Part B Approvals 

(Cases) 1,927 172 212 283

Part E Approvals 

(Cases) 2,052 4 216 421

Total Comp. & 

Medical Bills Paid $495.9 Million $25.8 Million $50.8 Million $63 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

Conference Call 

February 7, 2017

Quarterly Medical Provider Call 26 participants N/A

Conference Call 

February 8, 2017 

Quarterly Medical Provider Call 24 participants N/A 

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JOTG

Simi Valley & 

San Bernardino, California

Date: March 15 & 16, 2017

JOTG 

Pasco, Washington 

Date: April 20, 2017 

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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