SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 11, 2000
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: January 31, 1957
• Content Type: REPORT

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31 JAN 1957
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Benefits and Casualty Division
SUBJECT: Semi-Annual Report
Attached is this Branch's semi-annual report covering
progress and achievements during the period 1 July 1956 -
31 December 1956 and program plans for the period 1
January 1957 - 30 June 1957.
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STATISTICAL DATA
1 July 1956 - 31 December 1956
Casualties Reported
1. Serious injuries or illnesses -------------------- 14
2. Deaths---------------------------------------- 11
Compensation and Medical Claims - Employee
1. Claims Activity
Total Cases----------------------------------- 300
aims Pressed ----------------------- 85
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New Claims Not Pressed ------------------ 107
Pending Cases From Previous Summary ------ 106
2. Nature of Claims Processed
Total Claims Processed ------------------------ 191
Medical Expenses -------------------------- 147
Compensation------------------------------ 12
Both ------- ------------------------ 32
3. Ultimate Method of Processing
Total Claims Processed ----------------------- 191
BEG ------- ------------------- 131
5(a)(5)(C)--------------------------------- 59
BEC Type ------------------------------- 0
Split Case - ---------------------------- 1
4. Action Taken on Claims
Total BEC Cases ----------------------------- 131
Approved --------------------------------
Rejected ----------------------------------
Withdrawn -------------------------------
pending ---------------------------------
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Total 5(a)(5)(C) Cases -------------------------
Approved ---------------------------------
42
Rejected ---------------------------------
0
Withdrawn ---------------------
2
Pending---------------------------
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15
Total BEC Type Cases -----------------
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0
Total Split Cases ----------------------
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1
Approved ---------------------------
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1
Medical Claims - Dependents
Total Cases ---------------------------------
7
Approved ---------------------------------
6
Rejected --------------------------1
Retirement
Withdrawn -------------------------------- 0
Pending ----------------------------------- 0
1.
Interviews -----------------------------------
97
2.
Service Credit -------------------------------
79
3.
Retirement ----------------------------------
11
4.
Refund -------------------------------------12
5. Death Benefits -------------------------------
10
Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance
1.
Agency Certification of Insurance Status --------
160
2.
Death Claims --------------------------------
11
3.
Requests for Insurance -----------------------
21
Unpaid Compensation
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Major Accomplishments and Significant Developments
1 July 1956 - 31 December 1956
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A review of the Statistical Data attached hereto when com-
pared with similar data supplied for previous reports indicates
that the activity of the Casualty Affairs Branch has remained
relatively constant in all but one of its major programs. The
exception is in the 5(a)(5)(C) claims activity, which will be dis-
cussed below.
Casualty Program
1. In the handling of the casualty cases occurring during
this period, the Branch successfully utilized its newly refined
casualty technique and procedures. Particularly sensitive pro-
ject death cases were resolved without significant security
difficulty. These and the other death cases which were handled
added to the experience and maturity of the Branch.
2. Considerable progress was made in improving relation-
ships between the Branch and other interested offices by the
formation-of a rou of named officials in interested offices,
I. e., Office of Security, Office of General
Counsel, and the Medical Staff to whom immediate notification
is given, and with whom the development of these cases is coor-
dinated. Recent cases reflected the success of this close contact.
3. Fourteen cases of serious illnesses and injuries which
occurred in this reporting period varied from mental disorders
to automobile accidents. The eleven death cases included
natural deaths, a suicide, and plane crashes. Several of these
death cases required visits by Branch representatives to different
parts of the country for contact with next-of-kin for the settlement
of Agency affairs and discussion of benefits which were applicable.
Compensation and Medical Claims
1. The attached statistical data includes a summary of
compensation and medical claims of employees processed by
the Branch during the period 1 July 1956 to 31 December 1956.
This report is similar to that prepared for previous progress
reports and is designed to reveal the extent of claims activity,
the nature of claims processed, the ultimate method by which
these claims were processed and the final determination made.
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2. As shown in the statistical summary, three hundred
claims were handled by the Branch during this reporting period.
For the purpose of this summary, the filing of Form CA-1,
Employee's Notice of Injury or Occupational Disease, or an
appropriate memorandum, constitutes a. claim.
3. One hundred ninety-one of the total claims processed
were pressed by the claimants for the reimbursement of medi-
cal expenses or payment of compensation for time lost from
work or both. Of those, one hundred. thirty-one were processed
with the Bureau of Employees' Compensation on a classified or
unclassified basis, as. the situation warranted, and fifty-nine
were processed internally under the provisions of Section
5(a)(5)(C) of Public Law 110. One case was handled as a split
case, i. e., for both 5(a)(5)(C) and. BEC benefits. Excluding
the one hundred six pending cases which were carried from the
previous report, the following comparison may be made between.
the present six-month report and previous fiscal year reports:
1 July 1956 to
31 December 1956
(excluding prior
pending cases.) FY 1956 FY 1955 FY 1954 FY 1953
BEG
49
87
75
51
40
Internal:
5(a)(5)(C)
37
42
27
50
34
BEC Type
0
0
5
4
3
4. As can be noted above, the number of BEG cases has
consistently increased since FY 1953. Projecting the present
six-month figure to the end of FY 1957, this increase will again
be reflected. The significant figure to,be noted is that almost
as many new 5(a)(5)(C) cases were received during this six-month
period as were received during the entire FY 1956. This is the
result of the Branch's constant efforts to advise employees of the
5(a)(5)(C) program and, also, to trips to overseas installations
by Office of Personnel representatives. In previous reports, a
forecast was made that the number of 5(a)(5)(C) cases would
double and possibly triple with the publication of Agency Regula-
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in a doubling of this claim activity even though the Regulation
has not yet been published, Consequently, the Branch is of
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the opinion that publication of the regulation would result in a
further increase in 5(a)(5)(C) claims.
5. The Branch continued to receive copies of all cable
traffic involving the injury, illness, or death of Agency employees.
This has proved effective in order to be certain that employees
concerned are fully apprised of their statutory benefits.
6. The Branch devoted many man-hours to a conversion
of claim statistics to an IBM system. The initial expense of
effecting this conversion will be offset by the ease with which
reports may now be prepared. For example, the present
statistics were obtained by Machine Records Division in one
hour. To manually prepare a similar report for the previous
report, forty man-hours were required. In addition, a more
useful comparative analysis of claims activity is possible.
By the next reporting period, comparisons will be made for
FY 1954, 1955, and 1956 of the incidence and. nature of illnesses,
injuries, and death by geographic and component breakdowns.
7. On 21 September 1956, the Acting Director of Central
Intelligence adopted the provisions of the newly enacted State
Department overseas medical program for dependents. The
Branch processed seven dependent claims, utilizing the pro-
cedures in effect for employee claims. The impact of this
newly adopted benefit on Branch activity will be discussed in
Section II.
Retirement
With the passage of the new retirement bill, Public Law 854,
there was an increased interest in matters pertaining to retire-
ment. During the reporting period, ninety-seven interviews
were conducted for the purpose of discussing the employees'
retirement situation. There was a particularly marked increase
in the number of Service Credits filed, the number totaling
seventy-nine, an increase of forty-two over the previous six
months. Eleven applications for retirement, twelve special
refunds and ten applications for death benefits were processed.
Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance
During the reporting period the Branch prepared one hundred
sixty Standard Forms 56, Agency Certification of Insurance Status.
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This figure includes one hundred forty-one conversions, nine
retirement and eleven death claims. In addition, twenty-one
Requests for Insurance were processed for individuals who
had previously waived the insurance.
Unpaid Compensation
The Branch processed twelve claims for unpaid compen-
sation. during the reported period.
Missing in Action Cases
During the reporting period, continuing contact was main-
tained with the next-of-kin of current MIA personnel as well
as with certain members of Congress and with representatives
of the Departments of State and Defense. Numerous meetings
were also conducted within the Agency to assure that crash
plans for action to be taken upon the release of these individuals
were maintained on a current basis.
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Social Security
The Branch chief continued his participation in a task
force chaired by the Plans Staff and including representatives
of the followin offices: General Counsel, Comptroller, Security
and DD/P. This group has completely
reviewed the Agency's requirements from a security standpoint
and. is developing a proposed procedure for the maintenance
and transmission of Social Security records which will be accept-
able to the Bureau of Old Age and Survivors Insurance, the
Internal Revenue Service and the Agency.
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Section II
Program Plans for the Period
1 January - 30 June 1957
1. The Branch will continue its review of internal pro-
cedures for the purpose of expediting the action that must be
taken in all of the Branch programs. Attention Is being
directed to the value of devising form letters and memoranda
which might expedite the action required in claim and casualty
cases.
2. Efforts were made in the past and will be continued to
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3. The newly adopted Dependent Medical Care program
will demand the greatest amount of Branch attention. Tem-
porarily, the recording and processing procedures utilized
for employee claims are being used for the several dependent
claims which are being received. Additional procedures are
certainly required as a result of the great number of claims
which are expected to far exceed the number of employee
claims. It is also anticipated that additional personnel may
be required In order to assure expeditious processing of
dependent medical claims. This will be particularly true of
clerical support.
4. No significant program changes are contemplated for
the FEGLI, Retirement, Unpaid Compensation, BEC, 5(a)(5)(C),
and MIA programs. The responsibilities of the Branch con-
cerning Social Security are still uncertain, so that no program
plans can be made.
5. The Branch will perfect its new IBM system for re-
porting statistics and plans several different kinds of reports
never before submitted.
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