Types Of Work Related Lung Injuries
If you have been diagnosed with one of the medical conditions listed below and believe that it was caused from working in a hazardous environment, you may be eligible to receive workers' compensation benefits.
Medical conditions that may qualify for workers' compensation:
- Pulmonary fibrosis
- Parenchymal fibrosis
- Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- Asbestosis
- Silicosis
- Siderosis
- Byssinosis
- Sarcoidosis
- Hard metal disease
- Mixed-dust pneumoconiosis
- Black lung
- Graphitosis
- Pneumoconiosis
- Talcosis
- Lung cancer
- Mesothelioma
- Laryngeal cancer
- Esophageal cancer
- COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
- Chemical-induced cancer
- Solvent neuropathy
- Occupational asthma
- Berylliosis
- Radiation-induced cancer