Investigations for VA Claims.
The NNTPR has provided information on
participation and dose to the Veterans Administration for 1,045 claims filed
for compensation benefits by Navy personnel who believe their diseases or
disabilities were caused by their exposure to ionizing radiation during
atmospheric nuclear weapons testing (5).
In compiling data for the VA, the NNTPR developed over 360 unit
histories, usually from one to three pages, for the ships, squadrons, and
staffs associated with the oceanic nuclear tests.
These histories specify
unit locations and activities during the test series, unit dosimetry data,
and, when available, the radiological conditions present (9).
Correspondence Summary.
In fulfilling its obligations, the NNTPR has
processed considerable amounts of correspondence.
The following table
summarizes both the type and volume of correspondence for selected years (9):
NNTPR Outgoing Correspondence Totals
Type
Personal Inquiries
VA Request
Congressional
Request from Family
Request from Employer
Miscellaneous
Memorandum for the Record
FOIA
Attorney’s Request
Special Medical Letters
Over-5-rem Letters
Medical Records Request
Form Letters
Final File "A" Letters
Non-Participant Letters
Total
2.3
t
1978
1980
1982
1984
1985
1986
11
14
8
1
0
291
33
0
0
0
0
1,226
325
46
25
12
58
114
2
13
586
163
217
132
42
13
8
262
58
35
7
0
13
218
212
17
9
2
227
59
16
6
0
0
107
223
20
18
2
164
16
24
4
0
4
47
62
8
1
0
30
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
552
0
0
89
5,170
523
124
6,632
271
135
182
9
127
170
4
358
3,605
6,590
7,793
910
456
0
483
21
0
2
2
ARMY NTPR EFFORTS.
The Army NTPR (ANTPR) has the second largest group of participants in the
nuclear test series.
It has estimated the total number of Army test
participants at 50,989, of whom about 77 percent took part in CONUS and 23
percent in Pacific tests.
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