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Allowable Records of Proof of Cancers Allowable Records of Proof of Cancers Proof that the claimant contracted a specified compensable disease may be made by the submission of one or more of the contemporaneous medical records listed in this paragraph, provided that the specified document contains an explicit statement of diagnosis and such other information or data from which the appropriate authorities with the National Cancer Institute can make a diagnosis to a reasonable degree of medical certainty.

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CDC Coroner and Medical Examiner CDC Coroner and Medical Examiner A medicolegal investigation is conducted by a coroner's or medical examiner's office to determine the circumstances under which someone died. Medicolegal investigations are a scientific inquiry into a death under a coroner's or medical examiner's legal jurisdiction.

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Claimant Categories Under RECA as Amended Claimant Categories Under RECA as Amended Pub. L. No. 119-21 made significant changes to the eligibility criteria under RECA. The categories of claimants under RECA are described below:

Eligible Cancers Eligible Cancers Subpart C—Eligibility Criteria for Claims Relating to Certain Specified Diseases Contracted After Exposure in an Affected Area (“Downwinders”)

New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator The Office of the Medical Investigator (OMI) was created by the New Mexico State Legislature in 1972 and became operational in 1973. Replacing the county coroner system with a statewide medical examiner system, the OMI was tasked with investigating all reportable deaths occurring in New Mexico, to subsequently determine the cause and manner of death in such cases, and to provide formal death certification.

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Radiation Exposure Compensation Act The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), 42 U.S.C. § 2210 note, is a federal law that provides partial restitution to individuals who developed certain serious illnesses following exposure to radiation from the U.S. nuclear weapons program, or their survivors. RECA was reauthorized under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Pub. L. 119-21, enacted on July 4, 2025.

Radiation Exposure Compensation Program Downwinder Claim Form Radiation Exposure Compensation Program Downwinder Claim Form This form is an application for benefits under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), 42 U.S.C. § 2210 note, as amended by Pub. L. No. 119-21.

RECA Claims Portal RECA Claims Portal This portal allows users to file claims with the Civil Division’s Radiation Exposure Compensation Program under RECA as amended by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Pub. L. No. 119-21, Sections 100201-100205, enacted on July 4, 2025.

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RECA News and Notices RECA News and Notices RECA News and Notices

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School Records School Records U.S. Department of Education Student Records and Privacy FAQs

Tax records Tax records You can access your personal tax records online or by mail, including transcripts of past tax returns, tax account information, wage and income statements, and verification of non-filing letters.

Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium Seeking justice for the unknowing, unwilling and uncompensated, innocent victims of the July 16, 1945, Trinity test in South-central New Mexico.

UNM Cancer Registry - RECA/Downwinder Inquiries UNM Cancer Registry - RECA/Downwinder Inquiries The New Mexico Tumor Registry (NMTR) is designated by the New Mexico Department of Health to document cancer diagnoses for the purposes of public health surveillance in accordance with state laws and regulations. NMTR has been collecting cancer data in the Albuquerque area since 1966 and statewide since 1969.

UNM Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program UNM Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program Uranium workers, onsite participants, and "downwinders"—people who lived or worked near radioactive material in the Southwest—are at higher risk of health problems like cancer. But help is available through the Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program (RESEP) at the University of New Mexico (UNM) in Albuquerque.

Voting record Voting record You can use this site to register to vote or update your current voter registration, request an absentee ballot online, find a voting location, view important election dates, request a military or overseas ballot, or look up third-party voter registration agents.