Department of Labor’s Presentation to the

NIOSH Advisory Board

Frank C. Crawford

Division of Energy Employees

Occupational Illness Compensation Program

December 2022
Compensation Paid

$7.5 Billion

Part B Compensation

$6 Billion

Part E Compensation

$8.5 Billion

Medical Bills

$22 Billion

Total Compensation + Medical Bills Paid

227,711

Cases Filed

Data as of October 31, 2022

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Compensation

NIOSH Related (SEC & DR) Cases

$1.7 Billion Paid Dose Reconstruction Cases

16,060 Payees 

$184 Million approved SEC and POC 50% or greater cases*

1,417 Payees

*Refers to all cases accepted based on SEC status and POC 50% or greater. At least one 

specified cancer was approved based on SEC employment and at least one other cancer 

was approved based on the DR process resulting in a POC of 50% or greater. 

Data as of October 31, 2022 3
NIOSH Referral Case Status 

 56,175 Cases Referred to NIOSH for Dose Reconstruction

 54,468 Cases Returned to DOL from NIOSH 

 47,685 at DOL with Dose Reconstruction 

 6,783 withdrawn from NIOSH with no Dose Reconstruction

 1,707 Cases Currently at NIOSH

Data as of October 31, 2022 4
Part B Cases with Dose Reconstruction 

and Final Decision 

37,640 Cases with Dose 

Reconstruction and Final 

Decision

Final Approvals

12,858

Final Denials

24,782

66% Final 

Denials

34% Final

Approvals

Data as of October 31, 2022 5
Part B Cases Filed

Other

38%

NIOSH

30%

SEC Cases Never 

Sent to NIOSH

13%

SEC Cases 

Referred to 

NIOSH 12%

RECA

7%

*Other (beryllium sensitivity, chronic beryllium disease, chronic silicosis)

Data as of October 31, 2022 6
Part B Cases with Final Decision

Cases with Part B Final 

Decision

111,079

Part B Approvals

59,737

Part B Denials 

51,342

Part B Final Decisions

46% 

Denials

54% 

Approvals

Data as of October 31, 2022 7
Top Four Worksites

The top 4 worksites generating new Part B EEOICPA cases

(July 1, 2022 – October 31, 2022)

Nevada Test Site

Savannah River Site

Hanford

Y-12 Plant

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SEC Sites (1/2)

Statistical

Category Rocky Flats Pinellas

Cases (Claims) 

Part B & E 9,991 (13, 007) 1,625 (2,087)

Cases Returned 

by NIOSH with 

dose 

reconstruction

2,302 495

Final Decisions 

(Part B) 4,425 715

Data as of November 27, 2022 9
SEC Sites (2/2)

Statistical

Category Rocky Flats Pinellas

Part B Approvals 

(Cases) 2,423 176

Part E Approvals 

(Cases) 2,803 285

Total Comp. & 

Medical Bills 

Paid 

$896,892,849 $97,929,159

Data as of November 27, 2022 10
Recent Outreach Events & Webinars (1 of 2)

• Customer Experience

– October 2022

– 120 Attendees 

• Claims Process & Post-Adjudication Actions

– September 2022

– 389 Attendees

• Site Exposure Matrices

- August 2022

- 202 Attendees

• DEEOIC Tools & Resources

- July 2022

- 214 Attendees

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Recent Outreach Events & Webinars (2 of 2)

DEEOIC Webinars are attended by a variety of internal and 

external stakeholders including claimants, authorized 

representatives, medical providers, advocacy groups, federal 

agencies outside of DOL, and DEEOIC federal and contractor 

employees. Attendance typically varies by depending on the 

topic of the webinar.

Presentations available on the DOL’s Outreach website:

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/owcp/energy/regs/compliance/

Outreach/Outreach_Presentation

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Upcoming Outreach 

Events and Webinars (1 of 2)

• The DEEOIC Virtual Webinar Series takes a holiday season 

pause in November and December

• The DEEOIC Virtual Webinar Series will start again in 

January 2023

• DEEOIC plans to reschedule several outreach events that 

were cancelled in 2022 due to rises in local COVID-19 

community transmission levels. These events will take place 

in the following locations. These events will now take place 

in 2023. Specific dates have not yet been determined. 

Additional events may be added to this list. 

– Farmington, NM

– Shiprock, NM

– Kayenta, AZ

– Oak Ridge, TN

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Upcoming Outreach 

Events and Webinars (2 of 2)

Learn about upcoming DEEOIC events by signing up to the 

email distribution list:

https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOL/subscriber/n

ew?topic_id=USDOL_1154

Information will also be posted on the DEEOIC Outreach and 

Events page at:

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/owcp/energy

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Department of Labor’s 

Presentation to the NIOSH 

Advisory Board

Handout Slides

December 2022
Employee Eligibility

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

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Covered Conditions

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

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Survivor Definition

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 selfsupport

Yes Yes

Adult Children Yes No

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Benefits

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)

N/A $125,000 Survivor

$400,000 CAP for B+E 

combined

Combined Amount $400,000

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