Worked at the Nevada Test Site? Your EEOICPA benefits may cover your care — for life.
If you or a loved one worked at the Nevada Test Site (NNSS) or another Department of Energy facility, a federal program called EEOICPA may pay for medical care and compensation for illnesses caused by radiation, beryllium, or silica exposure. Our woman-owned Las Vegas clinic helps energy workers understand the program, treats your accepted conditions with your Medical Benefits Card, and completes the evaluations your claim needs.
What is EEOICPA — and why it matters for Nevada's DOE workers
The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) is a federal program run by the U.S. Department of Labor's Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation (DEEOIC). It provides lifetime medical benefits and compensation to Department of Energy nuclear-weapons workers — and their survivors — who developed illnesses from on-the-job exposure to radiation, beryllium, silica, and other toxic substances. Thousands of Southern Nevadans worked at the Nevada Test Site, yet many never realize they may be eligible.
The Nevada Test Site is a covered DOE facility
The Nevada Test Site / Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) in Mercury — about 65 miles northwest of our Las Vegas office — has been a covered Department of Energy facility since 1951. If you worked there as a DOE employee, contractor, or subcontractor, you may be eligible for EEOICPA benefits, including through a Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) that makes qualifying easier for certain cancers.
Nevada Test Site — coverage at a glance
What EEOICPA can provide
Part B
A lump sum of up to $150,000 plus medical benefits for covered conditions — radiation-induced cancers, chronic beryllium disease, beryllium sensitivity, and chronic silicosis. RECA Section 5 recipients may receive $50,000.
Part E
Compensation based on your impairment (paid per percentage of permanent impairment) and wage loss, plus survivor benefits — for illnesses linked to toxic-substance exposure at a DOE facility.
Lifetime Medical Card
Once your claim is accepted, DEEOIC issues a Medical Benefits Card (the "White Card") that pays for treatment of your accepted conditions at $0 cost to you.
Covered Medical Benefits
Office visits, prescriptions, medical travel, durable medical equipment and supplies, home and vehicle modifications, and home health care for accepted conditions.
Guidance, treatment, and the documentation your claim needs
Claim Help & Filing
New to EEOICPA? We help you understand your eligibility, the difference between Part B and Part E, and the medical evidence your claim needs — and point you to the DOL's free Las Vegas Resource Center for filing.
Treat Your Covered Conditions
If your claim is accepted, we treat your accepted covered conditions using your Medical Benefits Card and bill DEEOIC directly — no cost to you.
Impairment (Part E) Evaluations
Under Part E, your level of permanent impairment affects your compensation. We provide impairment evaluations and the documentation to support your claim.
Illnesses commonly covered under EEOICPA
Coverage always depends on your work history and medical evidence, but conditions frequently accepted include:
A woman-owned Las Vegas clinic that treats federal workers like family
Dr. Kari A. Hawkins, DC
Dr. Hawkins leads the woman-owned Las Vegas clinic and helps Department of Energy and Nevada Test Site energy workers understand their EEOICPA benefits, receive care for accepted conditions, and complete the evaluations their claims require.
Dr. Cary D. Nelson, MD
A board-certified family practitioner, Dr. Nelson serves as Medical Director — overseeing diagnostics, treatment, and the medical documentation that federal energy-worker and injury claims require.
What our patients say
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Find out what your EEOICPA benefits can do for you
Tell us where you worked and what you're dealing with. We'll help you understand your options as a DOE energy worker — no cost, no obligation.
- Free consultation for energy workers & families
- Treatment for accepted conditions with your White Card
- Part E impairment evaluations & documentation
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