A Review of the Dose Reconstruction Program of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (2003)
Chapter: Appendix B: Sampled Case Files of Dose Reconstructions Reviewed by Committee
|
Case Number |
SERVICE |
SERIES CODE |
CLAIM FILED? (YEAR IF YES) |
STATUS OF CLAIM |
|
1 |
Army |
GH, B-J |
NO |
|
|
2 |
Army |
GH, B-J, IVY |
YES (1980) |
Not rated - no radiogenic disease |
|
3 |
Air Force |
CSTL |
NO |
|
|
4 |
Army |
GH |
YES (1992) |
NP-Denied |
|
5 |
Air Force |
GH |
NO |
|
|
6 |
Navy |
CSTL |
NO |
|
|
7 |
Army |
U-K |
YES - 2000 |
NP-Denied |
|
8 |
Air Force |
CSTL |
YES - 1990 |
NP-Denied |
|
9 |
Navy |
CSTL |
YES (2) 1978 and 2000 |
NP-Granted |
|
10 |
Navy |
RW |
YES - 1981 |
P-Granted |
|
11 |
Air Force |
CSTL, TP, RW |
YES - 1994 |
NP-Denied |
|
12 |
Air Force |
GH |
YES - 1999 |
NP-Denied |
|
13 |
Navy |
XRDS |
YES - 1996 |
P-Granted |
|
14 |
Army |
TRIN |
NO |
|
|
15 |
Army |
TRIN |
NO |
|
|
16 |
Air Force |
HT I |
NO |
|
|
17 |
Navy |
XRDS |
YES - 1993 |
NP-Denied |
|
18 |
Navy |
IVY, CSTL |
YES - 1990 |
NP-Denied |
|
19 |
Army |
CSTL |
YES - 1994 |
NP-Denied |
|
20 |
Army |
B-J |
YES -1990 & 1997 personal; 1991 VA |
NP-Denied |
|
21 |
Marine |
U-K |
YES - 1990 |
NP-Denied |
|
22 |
Army |
CSTL |
YES - 1995 |
NP-Denied |
|
23 |
Navy |
B-J |
YES - 1985 VARO& 1992 VA |
Not rated-did not respond |
|
24 |
Navy |
HT I |
YES - 1997 |
NP-Denied |
|
25 |
Navy |
HT I |
YES |
NP-Denied |
|
EXTERNAL GAMMA DOSE (rem) |
UPPER BOUND DOSE (rem) |
ORGAN DOSE (rem) |
TYPE OF DISEASE AS BASIS OF CLAIM |
DATE OF LAST DOSE RECONSTRUCTION |
|
1.4 |
1.6 |
|
|
Feb-2000 |
|
1.2 |
|
No calculation |
Skin cancer |
Feb-1983 |
|
2.6 |
4.1 |
CEDE 0.2 |
|
Jul-1997 |
|
3.5 |
4.1 |
No calculation. |
Skin cancer |
Jan-1993 |
|
3.8 |
4.4 |
Thyroid 2.3 |
|
Mar-1999 |
|
1.6 |
2.5 |
EDE 0.2 |
|
May-1999 |
|
1.3 |
1.8 |
Prostate 0 |
Prostate cancer |
Sep-2000 |
|
2.3 |
|
Lung 0.5620; Bone <0.15 |
Lung cancer |
Jul-1990 |
|
3.2 |
5.2 |
Eye 8.7; Thyroid 0.4; Forearm 55.5; Face 30.3; Head 30.3; Neck 30.3; Upper arm 3 0. 1; Back 8.5 |
Skin cancer, Thyroid cancer, and cataract |
Dec-2000 |
|
3.3 |
4.6 |
|
Blood problem and bone deterioration |
Mar-1996 |
|
5.6 |
7.9 |
|
Heart disease |
Dec-1994 |
|
3 |
3.7 |
Lower leg 77.5 |
Basal cell carcinoma |
Oct-1999 |
|
1.3 |
3.2 |
Bladder & Prostate <0.15 |
Bladder and Prostate |
Feb-1996 |
|
10 |
20 |
|
|
Oct-1985 |
|
2.1 |
3.8 |
CEDE <0.15 |
|
Sep-1996 |
|
1.6 |
1.8 |
CEDE 0.2 |
|
Aug-1998 |
|
2.3 |
4.5 |
No calculation |
Skin cancer |
Mar-1994 |
|
5.7 |
|
Lung 0.58; Bone <0.15 |
Lung and Skin cancers |
Sep-1990 |
|
4.7 |
7.3 |
|
Cataract |
Jun-1995 |
|
0.1 |
0.1 |
Prostate <0.1 |
Lung disease, Prostate cancer, Basal call carcinoma, Kidney problem |
Oct-1997 |
|
4.7 |
6.8 |
Colon & Bone <0.15 |
Colon cancer |
Aug-1990 |
|
1.1 |
1.3 |
Colon 0.8 |
Intestinal cance |
Dec-1995 |
|
0.2 |
|
Colon <0.15 |
Colon cancer |
Jan-1994 |
|
0.5 |
0.5 |
Brain <0.1 |
Brain cancer |
Jan-1998 |
|
1.3 |
1.5 |
Forehead 7.1; Lung 0.9 |
Basal cell carcinoma and lung cancer |
Oct-2000 |
|
Case Number |
SERVICE |
SERIES CODE |
CLAIM FILED? (YEAR IF YES) |
STATUS OF CLAIM |
|
26 |
Navy |
XRDS |
YES |
P-Granted |
|
27 |
Marine |
U-K |
YES -1992 |
NP-Denied |
|
28 |
Navy |
XRDS |
YES- 1996 |
NP-Denied |
|
29 |
Army |
U-K |
YES-1985 |
NP-Denied |
|
30 |
Army |
U-K |
YES |
NP-Denied |
|
31 |
Air Force |
POST HT I |
YES |
P-Denied |
|
32 |
Army |
CSTL |
YES - 1994 & 1995 |
NP-Denied |
|
33 |
Army |
H, N |
YES |
NP-Denied |
|
34 |
Navy |
XRDS |
YES - 1995 |
NP-Denied |
|
35 |
Navy |
RW |
YES - 1994 |
NP-Denied |
|
36 |
Air Force |
HT I |
YES - 1980 |
NP-Denied |
|
37 |
Army |
TP, PB |
YES - 2000 |
P-Granted |
|
38 |
Air Force |
CSTL |
YES - 1991 |
NP-Denied Previously granted for skin cancer based on UV radiation |
|
39 |
Navy |
CSTL |
YES 2000 |
NP-Denied |
|
40 |
Army |
U-K |
NO |
|
|
41 |
Navy |
XRDS |
YES - 1987 |
NP-Denied |
|
42 |
Navy |
RW |
YES - 1996 |
NP-Denied |
|
43 |
Army |
GH |
YES - 1993 |
NP-Denied |
|
44 |
Navy |
RW |
NO |
|
|
45 |
Navy |
XRDS |
YES - 1997 |
NP-grant |
|
46 |
Army |
DOM I |
YES - 1999 |
Not rated -Veteran died |
|
47 |
Army |
IVY, CSTL |
YES - 1987 |
NP-Denied |
|
48 |
Navy |
XRDS |
YES |
NP-Denied |
|
49 |
Navy |
N, XRDS |
YES - 1999 |
NP-Denied |
|
50 |
Air Force |
TP |
NO - NA 1993; Congress 1997 |
Not a participant |
|
EXTERNAL GAMMA DOSE (rem) |
UPPER BOUND DOSE (rem) |
ORGAN DOSE (rem) |
TYPE OF DISEASE AS BASIS OF CLAIM |
DATE OF LAST DOSE RECONSTRUCTION |
|
1.8 |
|
Bone 0.32 |
|
Jan-1989. |
|
3.7 |
4.5 |
Lung <0.15 |
Lung cancer |
Dec-1992 |
|
0.7 |
1.1 |
No calculation |
Hodgkin’s diseases; Skin cancer; Prostate cancer |
Aug-1996 |
|
2.4 |
3.9 |
No calculation |
Skin cancer |
Oct-1985 |
|
3.1 |
3.4 |
|
|
Dec-1999 |
|
0.1 |
0.1 |
All <0.1 |
|
Nov-1998 |
|
1.2 |
1.4 |
Colon 0.4 Liver & SI <0.15 |
Small Intestine cancer |
Sep-1995 |
|
0 |
0.01 |
Any 0.0 |
? |
Jun-1997 |
|
0.8 |
2 |
No calculation |
Stomach problem |
Aug-1995 |
|
0.8 |
1.1 |
No calculation |
Skin cancer |
May-1994 |
|
0.1 |
|
Colon & Bone <0.15 |
Colon cancer |
May-1990 |
|
1.2 |
2.1 |
Red marrow (mult. Myeloma) <0.01 |
Multiple Myeloma |
Sep-2000 |
|
1.1 |
|
Colon 0.29; Bone I <0.15; Lung 0.53 |
sigmoid colonic cancer, skin cancer |
Nov-1991 |
|
6.8 |
7.3 |
Eye 25.5; Prostate <0.1 |
Cataract; Prostate cancer; moderately differentiated Adenocarcinome |
Sep-2000 |
|
0.1 |
0.2 |
Face 0.3; Prostate 0 |
Skin Cancer mentioned |
Jul-1999 |
|
1.4 |
1.8 |
Bladder <0.15 |
Bladder |
Sep-1993 |
|
0.5 |
0.6 |
No calculation |
Lung disease |
Aug-1996 |
|
3.7 |
4.4 |
Colon 0.32 |
Colon cancer |
Apr-1994 |
|
0.9 |
1.1 |
CEDE 0.2 |
|
May-1998 |
|
2.4 |
2.8 |
No calculation |
|
May-1997 |
|
0.07 |
0.1 |
No calculation |
Lung/not cancer |
Apr-1996 |
|
2.8 |
|
Lung 1.1; Bone <0.15 |
Lung and Liver cancers |
Mar-1989 |
|
1.2 |
|
|
Ulcer |
Jun-1993 |
|
1.6 |
2.3 |
Prostate 0 |
Prostate cancer |
Feb-2000 |
|
0.1 |
|
|
Eye problem |
Jul-1997 |
|
Case Number |
SERVICE |
SERIES CODE |
CLAIM FILED? (YEAR IF YES) |
STATUS OF CLAIM |
|
51 |
Army |
U-K |
NO |
|
|
52 |
Air Force |
HT I |
YES |
NP-Denied |
|
53 |
Navy |
XRDS |
YES - 1997 |
NP-Denied |
|
54 |
Navy |
RW |
NO |
|
|
55 |
Army |
TP, RW |
NO |
|
|
56 |
Army |
RW |
NO |
|
|
57 |
Navy |
XRDS |
NO |
|
|
58 |
Air Force |
RW |
YES - 1994 |
NP-Denied |
|
59 |
Navy |
XRDS |
YES - 1987 |
Not rated -veteran died |
|
60 |
Air Force |
GH |
YES - 1981 Personal |
NP-Denied |
|
61 |
Army |
U-K |
YES |
NP-Denied |
|
62 |
Air Force |
U-K |
YES - 1995 |
NP-Denied |
|
63 |
Air Force |
HT I |
YES - 1996 |
NP-Denied |
|
64 |
Navy |
XRDS |
NO |
|
|
65 |
Navy |
IVY, WW |
YES - 1996 |
NP-Denied |
|
66 |
Navy |
XRDS |
YES |
NP-Denied |
|
67 |
Navy |
PB |
YES-1995 |
P-grant |
|
68 |
Navy |
CSTL |
YES-1990 |
P-grant |
|
69 |
Navy |
HT I |
NO |
|
|
70 |
Navy |
DOM I |
YES |
Pending |
|
71 |
Navy |
GH |
YES - 1997 |
NP-Denied |
|
72 |
Navy |
HT I |
NO |
|
|
73 |
Navy |
XRDS |
YES (2) 1987, 1988, and 1993 |
P granted, NP denied |
|
74 |
Air Force |
U-K |
NO |
|
|
75 |
Army |
U-K |
YES |
NP-Denied |
|
76 |
Navy |
XRDS |
YES - 1990 |
NP-Denied |
|
77 |
Army |
TP |
NO |
|
|
78 |
Army |
GH, IVY |
YES - 1989 |
NP-Denied |
|
79 |
Army |
PB |
|
Not Participant |
|
EXTERNAL GAMMA DOSE (rem) |
UPPER BOUND DOSE (rem) |
ORGAN DOSE (rem) |
TYPE OF DISEASE AS BASIS OF CLAIM |
DATE OF LAST DOSE RECONSTRUCTION |
|
2.3 |
3.1 |
CEDE <0.01 |
|
Feb-2000 |
|
1.6 |
1.8 |
No calculation |
|
Apr-1997 |
|
1.1 |
1.8 |
Colon <0.01; Any <0.15 |
Colon cancer |
Jan-1997 |
|
4.4 |
5.9 |
|
Incurable skin disease mentioned |
Jul-1995 |
|
3.6 |
4.5 |
|
Skin cancer mentioned |
Dec-1994 |
|
4.7 |
6.4 |
|
|
Mar-1995 |
|
0.55 |
1.2 |
Colon <0.15 |
|
Aug-1993 |
|
4.2 |
5.6 |
Lung 2.3 |
Lung cancer |
Mar-1995 |
|
0.81 |
|
Colon & Bone <0.15 |
Colon cancer |
Nov-1988 |
|
3.8 |
4.4 |
Spine <0.1 |
|
Apr-1999 |
|
0 |
0 |
No calculation |
personal remark Lung cancer? |
Sep-1999 |
|
0.001 |
0.001 |
No calculation |
Lung? |
Jul-1995 |
|
1.6 |
1.8 |
Prostate <0.15 |
Prostate cancer |
Nov-1996 |
|
0.7 |
1.6 |
Skin 1.6; Eye 1.6; All 0.0 |
|
Jan-1999 |
|
0.1 |
0.1 |
CEDE <0.15 |
Skin cancer |
Feb-1997 |
|
0.7 |
1.8 |
Arms 1.8 |
Skin cancer |
Jan-1999 |
|
0.1 |
0.1 |
Lung & Pancreas <0.1 |
Lung cancer |
Apr-1998 |
|
5.081 |
|
Kidney & Bone <0.15 |
Kidney cancer |
Jul-1990 |
|
1 |
1.1 |
CEDE <0.1 |
|
Mar-1999 |
|
0 |
|
Any 0.0 |
Skin; Liver |
Oct-1998 |
|
1 |
1.4 |
No calculation |
macular degeneration |
Nov-1997 |
|
0.87 |
1.1 |
|
|
Jan-1993 |
|
2.1 |
2.7 |
Lung 1.6; Bone 0.37; Bladder, Pancreas, and Colon <0.15 |
Lung and Bladder cancers |
Jan-1989 |
|
0.3 |
0.8 |
|
|
Sep-1999 |
|
0.04 |
|
No calculation |
Skin cancer- |
Oct-1985 |
|
0.977 |
|
Lung 0.46; Bone <0.15 |
Lung cancer |
Apr-1991 |
|
6 |
|
|
|
Jun-1988 |
|
3.114 |
|
lung 0.79; bone <0.15 |
Lung cancer |
May-1989 |
|
1.3 |
1.7 |
|
|
Aug-1999 |
|
Case Number |
SERVICE |
SERIES CODE |
CLAIM FILED? (YEAR IF YES) |
STATUS OF CLAIM |
|
80 |
Army |
U-K |
YES - 1999 & 2000 |
P-Granted |
|
81 |
Army |
U-K |
YES - 1992 |
NP-Denied |
|
82 |
Army |
RW, HT I |
YES |
P-Granted |
|
83 |
Army |
B-J |
YES - 2000 |
Pending |
|
84 |
Army |
U-K |
NO |
|
|
85 |
Army |
HT I |
YES |
NP-Denied |
|
86 |
Army |
U-K |
YES - 1995 |
NP-Denied |
|
87 |
Army |
U-K |
YES -1996 |
NP-Denied |
|
88 |
Army |
TP |
YES 1980 |
NP-Denied |
|
89 |
Army |
U-K |
YES-1980 |
NP-Denied |
|
90 |
Army |
TP, RW |
NO |
|
|
91 |
Army |
U-K |
YES |
NP-Denied |
|
92 |
Air Force |
DOM I |
NO |
|
|
93 |
Army |
B-J |
YES - 1995 |
NP-Denied |
|
94 |
Army |
HT I |
YES-1988? |
NP-Denied |
|
95 |
Air Force |
RW |
NO |
|
|
96 |
Air Force |
GH |
YES-1983 & 1998 |
NP-Denied |
|
97 |
Air Force |
HT I |
NO |
|
|
98 |
Army |
GH, B-J, IVY |
YES-1988? |
P-Granted |
|
99 |
Army |
U-K |
YES- 1983 |
NP-Denied |
|
Hiroshima and Nagasaki Cases |
||||
|
A |
Army |
H |
YES- 1986 |
|
|
B |
Army |
H |
|
|
|
C |
Army |
Non-participant |
YES- 1993 and 1997 |
|
|
D |
Navy |
H |
YES-1997 |
|
|
E |
Navy |
N |
YES-1987 |
|
|
EXTERNAL GAMMA DOSE (rem) |
UPPER BOUND DOSE (rem) |
ORGAN DOSE (rem) |
TYPE OF DISEASE AS BASIS OF CLAIM |
DATE OF LAST DOSE RECONSTRUCTION |
|
0.1 |
0.1 |
Red marrow and All organs <0.001 |
multiple Melanoma |
Sep-2000 |
|
3.1 |
3.4 Colon |
<0.15 |
Colon cancers |
Jun-1992 |
|
7.2 |
8.5 |
|
Kidney & Bone cancers |
May-1996 |
|
0 |
0.1 |
Kidney & All organs 0.0 |
Kidney |
Oct-2000 |
|
2.4 |
3.9 |
CEDE <0.01 |
Skin; Thyroid; and hearing problems |
May-1999 |
|
2.1 |
|
|
|
May-1990 |
|
1.35 |
2.4 |
|
Skin cancer |
May-1996 |
|
1.7 |
3 |
CEDE <0.15 |
Skin rash, discolored spots |
Jan-1997 |
|
0.95 |
|
Thyroid 0.4; Bone 0.002; Whole Body 0.003 |
Skin and Nerve disability |
Aug-1983 |
|
2.7 |
|
All 0.0 |
Rectal cancer |
Jul-1983 |
|
4.4 |
5.9 |
Heart <0.1 |
|
Jul-1998 |
|
0.1 |
0.1 |
Bladder <0.1 |
Lung cancer |
Jan-1998 |
|
1.8 |
1.9 |
|
|
Feb-2001 |
|
0.6 |
1.1 |
No calculation |
Melanoma |
Dec-1995 |
|
0.7 |
|
Bladder & Bone <0.15 |
Bladder cancer |
Feb-1990 |
|
0 |
0 |
|
|
Jul-1992 |
|
3.7 |
4.3 |
Arm 35; Prostate & Bladder <0.15 |
Prostate cancer and Skin (melanoma) |
Aug-1998 |
|
1.9 |
1.9 |
Eye 2.4; CEDE <0.1 |
|
Apr-1999 |
|
3.9 |
|
Bone & Esophagus <0.15 |
Esophagus cancer |
Sep-1988 |
|
3.8 |
|
No calculation |
Kidney cancer |
Mar-1983 |
|
0.1 |
|
Bone <0.15 |
Skin cancer |
Apr-87 |
|
0.1 |
0.1 |
|
|
Feb-96 |
|
0.0 |
|
Skin (chest) 0 |
Breast cancer |
Feb-99 |
|
3.9 |
4.3 |
Prostate and lymph nodes <0.1 |
Prostate and lymphoma cancers |
Jan-98 |
|
0.1 |
|
Colon 0.4 |
Colon cancer |
June-88 |
|
EXTERNAL GAMMA DOSE (rem) |
UPPER BOUND DOSE (rem) |
ORGAN DOSE (rem) |
TYPE OF DISEASE AS BASIS OF CLAIM |
DATE OF LAST DOSE RECONSTRUCTION |
|
0.0 |
<1.0 |
|
|
Aug-93 |
|
0.0 |
<0.01 |
Skin (ear) <0.01 |
Basal cell carcinoma |
July-00 |
|
<0.001 |
<0.001 |
|
|
May-01 |
|
1.0 |
1.0 |
|
Disability |
June-98 |
|
0.7 |
0.7 |
Whole body 0.088 |
Death/lung cancer |
Dec-85 |
|
0.0 |
|
|
Death/liver cancer |
Feb-99 |
|
0.0 |
|
Bone <0.018 |
Disability/ multiple myeloma |
Apr-87 |
