What is EECAP?
How EECAP started
EECAP began in 2005 when Deb Goode Jerison began helping her mother, who
had first applied for EEOICPA compensation in 2001, with her claim.
Deb was appalled at the level of technical expertise and complicated
information NIOSH and DOL expected her mother, an 80-year-old in poor health, to
be able to provide. Deb dug in and
learned as much as she could about the process. Soon other people began asking
for her help with their claims. In 2007 EECAP was incorporated as a
501(c)(3) non-profit.
Only after Mrs. Goode's death in 2008 was the Goode Part
E claim paid. While Mrs. Goode lived long enough to
know the compensation was coming, she died before she
received any benefit from the compensation. Jerison used part of the Part E
compensation to fund EECAP. In 2011, after ten years
of work, the Goode family received Part B compensation when
a private doctor identified a compensable medical condition
in old medical records which DOL had on file since 2005.
How EECAP Helps
Assisting claimant evaluate their claims
Answering questions about EEOICPA
Researching information about EEOICPA facilities.
Providing facility information on the website
Providing information about how DOL adjudicates claims.
Teaching steps needed to submit a successful claim
Helping claimants gather information
Writing exposure reports for claimants
"Translating" DOL and NIOSH letters for claimants
Referring claimants to attorneys, advocates, doctors, or
agencies with specialized knowledge to support their claims
Assisting other advocates and agencies help claimants
What EECAP has accomplished so far
Payments of $885,000 to claimants
Assisted over 400 claimants nationwide
Developed webpages for 93 EEOICPA facilities in 11
states
Developed interactive maps which give statistics by
state and facility
Added pages for ANWAG, Beryllium Disease, Videos, DOE
Contractors, Final and Recommended Decisions
Added EECAP and ANWAG blogs
Added ANWAG/EECAP Facebook group page, Twitter feed, and
YouTube Channel
Caused DOL to change the Dayton Project from an AWE to a
DOE site so claimants can file for Part E coverage
Provided DOL's contractor with documentation of
chemicals at the Dayton Project for the SEM
Provided DOL with proof that other sources of tritium
exposure qualifies claimants for Mound SEC claims
Caused DOL to remove Freddy Krueger and similar names as
claimants in their Claims Examiner Training Manual
Added 1,800 documents to EECAP's DOE document database
Indexed 7,560 documents in EECAP's DOE document database
Requested and received information from 20 FOIA requests
Appealed DOL's denial of 3 FOIA fee waiver requests
Developed concise brochures and fact sheets on elements
of EEOICPA
Developed surveys documenting problems with EEOICPA and
provided the information to the public, Congress, DOL and
NIOSH
Provided DOL with documentation adding 700 additional
chemicals and 500 jobs to be added to the SEM
Provided the Mound Museum with documents
Provided Congress with information on EEOICPA
Provided information to the National Academy of Sciences for
their review of DOL's administration of EEOICPA
What EECAP is working on
Creating webpages for all EEOICPA facilities
Updating the interactive maps monthly
Developing graphs or maps showing historical payment
rates for EEOICPA claims
Using social media more effectively to educate the
public about the US nuclear weapons program
Adding webpages of DOL documents to the website
Investigating whether Scioto Lab is an AWE site
Notifying DOE of possibly misclassified facilities
across the US
Developing additional brochures for claimants
Developing a process for loaning out video cameras to
capture workers and claimants' stories
Researching and providing DOL with documentation of
chemicals at Dayton Project
Index 1,500 documents for EECAP's database
Assisting claimants directly
Assisting claimants indirectly by helping advocates,
attorneys, groups, and federal agencies
How you can help
Donate financially to EECAP!
Provide EECAP with copies of your:
- District Medical Consultant's reports
- personal doctor's letters
- Industrial Hygienist reports
- Toxicologist reports
- Final Decisions
- Research
EECAP will redact all personal information from the
reports
or you can do it yourself.
