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Lung Disease and Cancer Presumption For Fire Fighters

The legal requirements for this presumption are identical to that for heart disease. It clearly covers the following occupational diseases:
  • Lung disease
  • Leukemia
  • Pancreatic cancer
  • Prostate cancer
  • Rectal cancer
  • Throat cancer

For the cancer presumption to apply the fire fighter must have been employed with the same employer for at least five years. In addition, a volunteer must have met a suitable standard of physical condition before being employed

Significant issues often arise when these types of claims are made. The employer or its insurer often try to argue that the disease process does not have the strict diagnosis of what is required under the law. We, of course, do the opposite. We have been successful in relating claims for conditions that do not meet the strict criteria of the statute. Diseases sustained by employees in these categories often are catastrophic in nature, but are not susceptible to a clear diagnosis of type and origin. Nothing replaces aggressive representation for these claims.