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The document is a claim form for the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program, designed for individuals affected by radiation exposure under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. It provides detailed instructions for completing the form, including sections for personal information, relationship to the ill person, proof of presence in affected areas, and documentation required to establish eligibility for compensation. The form outlines various claimant categories such as uranium miners, downwinders, and surviving family members, and specifies the necessary medical records needed to support claims related to specific compensable diseases.

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What is Downwinder syndrome?

Downwinders syndrome refers to the collection of medical conditions experienced by people living in areas downwind of nuclear activities. These areaswere subjected to increased levels of radioactive particles dispersed into the environment through wind and water.

How do you qualify for Downwinders?

A claimant must establish physical presence in the Downwinder area for at least two years during the period beginning on January 21, 1951, and ending on October 31, 1958, or for the entire period beginning on June 30, 1962, and ending on July 31, 1962.

Why are they called Downwinders?

Many believe that there are too many cases of leukemia, infertility, and birth defects in these communities to be a coincidence. Those affected by the testing fallout call themselves Downwinders, because the wind blew radiation from the test site over their communities.

Who is considered a Downwinder?

A downwinder is a person who was exposed or presumed to be exposed to radiation from the explosion of nuclear devices at the federal Nevada Test Site. These nuclear tests took place in the 1950s and 1960s.

What states had the most Downwinder reports?

Downwinders were individuals and communities, in the United States, in the intermountain West between the Cascade and Rocky Mountain ranges primarily in Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah but also in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho who were exposed to radioactive contamination or nuclear fallout from atmospheric or

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