her ty the Coordinator.
She was gratified to learn the true situation
and that there was no justification for her to plan on leaving the Las
Vegas area.
13.7.
The Coordinator was asked to discuss the case of s forner RECO
employee with his attendinr physician.
This person was recovering from
hepatitis with toneillitis and glomeruloenephritis and there had been
some question of radiation or heavy metal poisoning as etiological
factors,
A review of the case with the doctor indicated thet neither
radiation or heavy astal poisoning pleyed o par® in the patients present
condition.
The result of this investigation was reported to the Manager
of the Badiclogical Safety and ‘echnicel Services Department of
°
Reynolds Electrical & Enginesring Company.
13.8.
During Hardtack II, the compleint of e forner employee of Holmes
& Nerver et Iniwetok Proving Ground wes brouzht ‘o the attention of O70.
This person wae suffering from acute aplastic snemie end his physician
had rendered an opinion that the condition might be caused fron exposure
to redistion.
The Coordinator visited the attending physician, the
patient's lewyer, and the petient himself.
Further, the Coordinator
testified at an inforwl bearing in tie Office of the Deputy Coun'ssioner,
Employees, Compensation Comission, attended bv the patient, tue carrier,
the attorneys for both rides, ani the
eputy Comissioner,
Jn the basis
of this hearing end e note b: a pathclovist to the effect that the
patient's condition was consistent
with poisoning by volatile hviro~
carbons, the lawyer decided not to cress a radiation damage clain.