Research Your Part E Claim Before Asking Your Doctor to Write a Letter in Support of that Claim
We have been thinking about posting what we consider to be some best practices for EEOICPA claim presentation and development. Please comment with questions, suggestions or if you have thoughts about other best practices. Under Part B one of the first steps is the filing of the claim which includes information about the relevant period […]
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 […]
DOE or DOD, Department of Energy (DOE) Employees and Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employees and Compensation under the EEOICPA Program Administered by the Department of Labor
A number of claimants have contacted our office recently concerning whether employment at an Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) designated facility gives rise to compensation under the EEOICPA program. The workers involved were employed at the designated facility and that employment was during a Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) time period. They also […]
RECA Downwinder Counties
I was recently asked which counties are covered under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) for downwinder claims. I found this list on the Department of Justice RECA website: Downwind, Counties and other: in the State of Utah, the counties of Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane, Millard, Piute, San Juan, Sevier, Washington, and Wayne; in the […]