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QUESTION:  At this point in time, the USDOL employees claim they are  processing 200 claims per week.  Can the employees prove they have/are processing 200 claims per week?

EXCERPT:  “The Department of Labor has definitely improved things.
  Peter Turcic, director of the compensation program, says the
  agency's ‘real concern is that we know people have been waiting
  a long time. We are putting out hundreds of claims each week.’ ”
  (August 2005)

Previous Turcic interview:  “The Department of Labor program
  covering radiation-induced cancers also has been slow to start,
  but Turcic told skeptics Thursday that the goal is to start
  figuring the radiation doses of 200 applicants a week.”
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QUESTION:   Who was responsible for designating the previous USDOL’s August 7, 2005, 15,026* compensated claims statistic?  And, October 12, 2005, the compensated claims statistic is 15,972 — a difference of 946 compensated claims in two months; or 473 completed claims were “churned out” each month.

And/or, August 7, 2005, USDOL designated 15,026* compensated worker claims.  October 12, 2005, USDOL reflected 12,236 approved worker claims.  How is it possible that there is difference of 2,790 less in October 2005 as compared to the August 7, 2005 designation?
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USDOL‘s Program Statistics:
10-12-05

NOTE:  49,709 claims (10-12-05) – 45,804 claims (03-9 & 10-05)  = 3,905 more potential claims to process in just 7 months from March to October 2005.   “All cancers are covered under the Act,” said ESA director Peter Turcic.   USDOL’s Part B Claims received as of January 12, 2006, reflects over a 20,000 increase in claims filed since October 12-2005.

January 12, 2006, claims received nationwide: 71,365; denied claims: 31,843
Cancer:  51,116 — Note:  USDOL stats. . .only 15,972 compensated 10-12-05
Beryllium Sensitivity:  3,346
Chronic Beryllium Disease: 5,309
Silicosis:  1,872
RECA:  7,786
Other:  34,506

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