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22 Cancers & EEOICPA

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In our continuing efforts to make the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) both more accessible and understandable, we’ve created a series of short videos in which Hugh Stephens, Esq. explains the Act, along with the various finer points that claimants need to take into consideration in order to be successfully compensated under the Act. […]

A Look at the Special Exposure Cohort Process

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In our continuing efforts to make the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) both more accessible and understandable, we’ve created a series of short videos in which Hugh Stephens, Esq. explains the Act, along with the various finer points that claimants need to take into consideration in order to be successfully compensated under the Act. […]

EEOICPA: Part B Described

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In our continuing efforts to make the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) both more accessible and understandable, we’ve created a series of short videos in which Hugh Stephens, Esq. explains the Act, along with the various finer points that claimants need to take into consideration in order to be successfully compensated under the Act. […]

Intro to the EEOICPA

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Hugh Stephens, Esq. introduces the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA), which was passed in 2000. He speaks about the types of facilities that were involved in the atomic weapons manufacturing process and benefits workers at those facilities might be eligible for under the Act. Hugh explains what the Act might mean for […]

10 Reasons to Engage EEOICPA Counsel

Claims Examiners in the Department of Energy Employee Occupational Illness Compensation (DEEOIC) within the Office of Workers Compensation (OWCP) of the Department of Labor (DOL) often attempt to discourage claimants from engaging EEOICPA Counsel (an EEOICPA Attorney or an EEOICPA Lawyer) to assist with an EEOICPA claim. I think it is important for Energy Workers […]

EEOICPA / DEEOIC Covered Illnesses – Lung Cancer

Lung Cancer is one of the covered illnesses under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) as well as one of the 22 Specified Cancers under the EEOICPA Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) procedure.  That procedure establishes a relaxed causation standard and an efficiency procedure, in the place of the more rigorous standard Dose […]

DEEOIC – EEOICPA Efficiency Measures and Part E Hearing Loss

We had a hearing recently that involved a hearing loss claim.  The requirements for a hearing loss claim under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program (EEOICP) are interesting because of the way they reflect a process similar to the process used by NIOSH for Dose Reconstructions under Part B. Under Part B, a Dose […]

EEOICPA PART E POPULATION BASED OCCUPATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES

We have been running into some interesting language in the opinions of Contract Medical Consultants (CMCs, formerly known as District Medical Consultants (DMCs)) as we manage PART E Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) claims.  As many of you know these CMCs are the experts hired by the Department of Labor (DOL) to […]