[b][United States, March 1 2016][/b] - Nuclear Care Partners, the approved medical provider under the U.S. Department of Labor’s EEOICPA, RECA, DCMWC & FECA programs, provides medical assistance to former coal miners diagnosed with Pneumoconiosis. The medical provider works exclusively with former Department of Energy employees who have work-related illnesses.

[b]Administering the Claims of Black Lung Benefits Act[/b]

Nuclear Care Partners continues to service the country’s former coal miners diagnosed with work- related illnesses. The qualified patients are treated at no cost in-home as part of the medical benefits. The patients qualified for the DCMWC or Division of Coal Mine Workers’ Compensation gets the benefits filed in Black Lung Benefits Act.

The Act provides compensation to former miners disabled by work-related disease. The illness Pneumoconiosis is a disease of the lungs characterized by inflammation, coughing, and fibrosis.

The lay representative for a miner needs to submit a written statement signed by the claimant with the claim forms needed. The representative may be the benefactors’ counselors, family members, or attorney approved by the adjudication official.

[b]Other Programs: EEOICPA and FECA[/b]

The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act provides medical benefits to employees who got diseases from working in the atomic weapons industry. Qualified patients get no-cost in-home nursing care through the medical provider.

The Federal Employees Compensation Act gives federal employees injured or disabled during their duty compensation benefits. This includes wage-loss benefits for different kinds of disability, monetary benefits, medical benefits, and vocational rehabilitation.

[b]About Nuclear Care Partners[/b]

Nuclear Care Partners is an approved medical provider under the US Department of Labor catering to the programs: EEOICPA, RECA, DCMWC & FECA. The medical provider works exclusively with former DOE employees who contracted work-related diseases. Nuclear Care Partners works with physicians to fit a proper care plan that meets the needs of the patient.

Their services include skilled nursing care, CNA support, medication assistance, home safety evaluation, fall risk assessment, meal preparation, grooming and hygiene, light housekeeping and education.

To know more about the medical provider and their services, visit http://www.nuclearcarepartners.com.