Removing time limits for filing or modifying claims for massive fibrosis

Summary

The bill changes West Virginia’s workers’ compensation code to treat progressive massive fibrosis as a more serious occupational disease than simple pneumoconiosis. It eliminates any time limits for filing or modifying a claim for this condition and adds a specific impairment rating. The change is intended to give affected workers and their families better access to compensation benefits.

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