Benefits Guidance & Claims Assistance

Did you or someone you know work for a Department of Energy site, atomic weapons employer, beryllium vendor, or uranium mine/mill?

Under the Department of Labor’s Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA), former workers may qualify for compensation up to $400,000 and/or medical benefits for their covered condition(s), including no-cost home health care.

CNS Cares can help guide you through the process of applying for and receiving your EEOICPA benefits. If you already have a White Card, let us help you maximize your DOL benefits.

How Can CNS Cares Benefits Specialists assist you?

If you are filing a new claim or resubmitting a denied claim, we can help:

Gather supporting evidence for your claim including relevant work history and medical records
Support your Authorized Representative by ensuring all paperwork is prepared for filing
Help you review and help you respond to correspondence from the DOL.

If you are already a White Card holder, we can help:

Connect you with physicians and specialists that provide care for DOL approved conditions
Provide reminders for free medical screenings and set up impairment ratings
AAdvise you on how to add new and consequential illnesses to your DOL benefits.

Let Us Help.

Talk to a Benefits Specialist

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act

Part B of the Act covers those who worked for the Department of Energy, an Atomic Weapons Employer or Beryllium Vendor, with radiation-induced cancers, beryllium disease or silicosis.

Award: Medical benefits for covered condition and payment of $150,000

Part E of the Act covers Department of Energy contractor or subcontractor workers for occupationally induced illnesses caused by toxic substances.

Award: Medical benefits for covered condition and impairment payment up to $250,000

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act

RECA provides lump sum compensation awards for individuals who contracted specified diseases in three defined populations:

Uranium miners, millers and ore transporters – $100,000
“Onsite participants” at atmospheric nuclear weapons tests – $75,000
Individuals who lived downwind of the Nevada Test Site (“downwinders”) – $50,000