President Biden signed legislation that will provide medical benefits from the Veterans Administration to service members exposed to toxic burn pits while deployed overseas in recent conflicts. The President signed the Sargent First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act. It embodies some of the goals we strived to achieve in the decades-long burn pit litigation project.
Showing posts with label Respiratory disease. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Respiratory disease. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Friday, July 18, 2014
Guangzhou court rejects shipyard workers’ occupational disease lawsuit
| A Guangzhou court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by 34 shipyard workers who claimed their employer, CSSC Guangzhou Longxue Shipbuilding Co. Ltd, had colluded with its affiliated hospital to conceal the results of health checks which should have revealed the early stages of the deadly lung disease pneumoconiosis. The Liwan District Court ruled that the workers did not prove they’d had their medical checks done at the Guangzhou Shipbuilding Factory Hospital between 2009 and 2011, and said that their current medical condition had nothing to do with the medical test results in the past.  Some of the workers (left) described the verdict as “total bullshit” and said they would meet their lawyers to discuss an appeal. The case originated in November 2012, when one worker left the company and did his final medical check-up at the Guangzhou Shipbuilding Factory Hospital. The results showed no abnormalities on his lungs but just seven days later when he went to a local hospital that specialized in occupational disease, he was promptly diagnosed with pneumoconiosis. When news of the worker’s test results started to spread, many of his co-workers followed suit and got tested independently. Eventually, 23 workers were diagnosed with suspected pneumoconiosis. Most of the workers were welders who had worked for many years in cramped, dust-filled ship compartments. The appalling working conditions were revealed on a Guangzhou television news program last year, which... |
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Medical Monitoring Available Under the Zadroga 9-11 Health Compensation Fund
The World Trade Center Medical Monitoring Program is funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health under the Zadroga Act which was enacted last year.
MEDICAL TREATMENT for 9/11 responders
The program provides free treatment, including: doctor's visits, diagnostic testing and medications for WTC-covered conditions. Here is a list of covered conditions:
Aerodigestive Disorders
New onset or aggravation of pre-existing conditions for which clinical findings suggest onset is related to WTC exposure/injury:
Mental Health Conditions
New onset or aggravation of pre-existing conditions for which clinical findings suggest onset is related to WTC exposure/injury:
Musculoskeletal Disorders
New onset or aggravation of pre-existing conditions for which careful review of symptoms or other clinical information suggests relationship to WTC exposure/injury:
This program serves the workers and volunteers who responded to the September 11th attacks. If you did any paid work or volunteered, on or after September 11th, that was directly related to the disaster, you may qualify. To find out whether you are eligible, call 888-702-0630 or download and fill out an eligibility questionnaire and fax it to us at 212-241-1850.
New onset or aggravation of pre-existing conditions for which clinical findings suggest onset is related to WTC exposure/injury:
- Interstitial lung diseases
- Chronic Respiratory Disorder –Fumes/Vapors
- Asthma
- Reactive Airways Dysfunction Syndrome (RADS)
- WTC-exacerbated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Chronic Cough Syndrome
- Upper airway hyperreactivity
- Chronic rhinosinusitis
- Chronic nasopharyngitis
- Chronic laryngitis
- Gastro-esophageal Reflux Disorder (GERD)
- Sleep apnea exacerbated by or related to the above conditions
Mental Health Conditions
New onset or aggravation of pre-existing conditions for which clinical findings suggest onset is related to WTC exposure/injury:
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Major Depressive Disorder
- Panic Disorder
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Anxiety Disorder (not otherwise specified)
- Depression (not otherwise specified)
- Acute Stress Disorder
- Dysthymic Disorder
- Adjustment Disorder
- Substance Abuse
Musculoskeletal Disorders
New onset or aggravation of pre-existing conditions for which careful review of symptoms or other clinical information suggests relationship to WTC exposure/injury:
- Low back pain
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)
- Other musculoskeletal disorders
This program serves the workers and volunteers who responded to the September 11th attacks. If you did any paid work or volunteered, on or after September 11th, that was directly related to the disaster, you may qualify. To find out whether you are eligible, call 888-702-0630 or download and fill out an eligibility questionnaire and fax it to us at 212-241-1850.
For over 3 decades the Law Offices of Jon L. Gelman 1.973.696.7900 jon@gelmans.com have been representing injured workers and their families who have suffered occupational and enviornmental exposures. Please contact our office if you require assistance in filing a claim under the newly enacted James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act.
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