What is Asbestosis?
Asbestosis or mesothelioma injury is a lung disease that is associated with a person’s own exposure to asbestos products. When these products are inhaled, it causes the lung tissue to scar therefore causing permanent damage to the lungs. Asbestos is a heat retardant product that is made from materials that are raked out of mines all throughout the world. People who suffer from asbestos are more likely to develop tumors or cancers of the lung than people who were not exposed.
Can I Make a Claim for Asbestos and How Long Can I Take?
When working somewhere which you know you could possibly get disease or injury, you may get personal injury protection. If you already have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos or pleural thickening including lung cancer, you can make a claim for compensation. Just like getting yourself a fatal accident claim, you need to make the claim immediately. You should file the claim within three years from the time you were diagnosed. If you are making the claim for someone who has passed away the same rule still applies. You would still need to make the claim for the deceased person within three years of the diagnosis. This is where accident claim solicitors can be of great benefit, in helping you build your case to get the proper compensation.
The symptoms usually take about twenty years to surface. By this time the company that you were working for may not even exist. This is not a problem because the people you will be making the claim with are the insurance company that insured your employer. If you worked for more than one company and you are not sure who to file the claim against, don’t worry. If this applies to you then you can simply file a claim through the US government and they will handle all of that for you.
Can I Make the Claim Myself or Do I need to hire an Attorney?
It is possible to file the claim for asbestosis compensation with your work injury attorney, workmans comp lawyer or accident lawyer, or for and other asbestos induced disease, by yourself but there is a good chance that you will not understand what you need to do next. It is recommended that you hire a qualified attorney to help you with your mesothelioma claim. A qualified attorney can take you step by step through the process and help you through this difficult task.
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