EEOICPA ORNL (X-10) Special Exposure Cohort Approved
Great news for EEOICPA claimants! On September 18, 2012, the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health approved the Special Exposure Cohort petition for employees with certain cancers, who worked at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (X-10), for the period from June 17, 1943 through July 31, 1955.
The significance of this approval is that many employees with certain cancers (or their survivors), may soon be eligible for compensation of $150,000 or more. X-10 employees from that time period with a diagnosis of certain cancers may be eligible for compensation, even if they have been previously denied compensation.
This approval is a major hurdle in the petition process. If the Secretary of Health and Human Services concurs with the approval, she will notify the U.S. Senate. If the Senate does not act upon her notification within 30 days, the Special Exposure Cohort will become effective.
The X-10 Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) petition was filed, on July 18, 2011, by the Law Offices of Tony Farmer & John Dreiser, on behalf of one of our clients, and was designated SEC-00189. The petition met qualification on October 11, 2011, and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) began researching radiation exposure documents associated with X-10 to determine the feasibility of performing dose reconstructions for workers at X-10. NIOSH concluded that dose reconstructions were not feasible for employees of X-10, with certain cancers, from June 17, 1943 through July 31, 1955. NIOSH then prepared a SEC Evaluation Report which provided the scientific reasoning behind their determination. This SEC Evaluation Report was presented to the Advisory Board for Radiation and Worker Health on September 18, 2012. The Advisory Board voted unanimously to accept the petition with a 13-0 vote.
If you, a loved one, or someone you know, have been diagnosed with cancer, and worked at the X-10 plant, for 250 days, from June 17, 1943 to July 31, 1955, please contact the Law Offices of Tony Farmer & John Dreiser for a free evaluation of the possibility of filing a claim, or to possibly re-open a previously denied claim, with the U.S. Department of Labor. We will be happy to review your documentation and discuss your options.
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