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The Department of Labor’s Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation (DEEOIC) revised its Procedure Manual on November 21, 2019.  Cold War Patriots has reviewed the…

Bennet, Perlmutter Urge Federal Government to Review Decision Denying Access to Compensation Program for Rocky Flats Workers Exposed to Plutonium Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S.…

The Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health will hold an in-person meeting on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at the Hilton Oakland Airport, One Hegenberger Road, Oakland, CA 94621. Members…

In 1953, as a political battle raged over the US’s nuclear future, the eminent physicist lost a classified document, about the hydrogen bomb, on an overnight train from Philadelphia to…

The Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health (ABTSWH) met in Paducah Kentucky on November 20th -21st.  Their job is to advise the Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness…

November 26, 2019 Two more classes of employees are now members of the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC).  The class for the Y-12 facility has been extended to include all employees…

Construction Workers Employed at DOE Nuclear Sites at Higher Risk of Cancer

A follow-up study by CPWR finds that workers in construction face a higher risk of…

Helpful hints in resolving unpaid EEOICPA medical bills Occasionally, a worker approved for conditions or diseases under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Act (EEOICPA) runs into problems where the…

EEOICPA Ombudsman Submits Recommendations to DOL to Improve Compensation Program. The Ombudsman’s 2018 Report to Congress provides insight into some of the common issues claimants face when filing a claim…

Cold War Patriots has received notice from NIOSH that the HHS Secretary agreed to expand the SEC years through July 31, 1979 and sent his…