We are a UK no win no fee asbestosis compensation claims service.
If you have suffered from asbestosis or asbestos-related injury then you might be comforted to know that you could claim compensation for asbestosis illness, if you choose to.
The first step in making a claim for asbestos is to make an appointment with your doctor to find out whether or not it actually is an asbestos-related illness or something different.
The difference between Asbestos and Asbestosis
It is mistakenly thought that if exposed to asbestos then the disease caused is asbestosis. Doctors often make an error in this diagnosis. Asbestos is the mineral used widely in the United Kingdom from the end of the 2nd World War (1945) till 1999 when it was prohibited. Some of its uses included pipe and boiler lagging, wall and ceiling insulation and in the brake pads and clutches of motorcars.
There are other asbestos associated diseases such as Pleural Plaques; Lung Cancer; Mesothelioma and Pleural Thickening.
Once you have ascertained for certain whether or not it is indeed asbestosis or not, then you can gauge as to whether or not you wish to start a claim.
Should you wish to start a claim, then you can contact our third party no win no fee asbestosis solicitors on our site, this will be a no obligation contact, and we can advise you on the next step for your potential asbestos claim.
Asbestosis – what it is and how is it caused?
Asbestosis is caused by inhaling asbestos fibers and causes lung disease. These fibers aggravate the lungs causing scarring and the thickening of tissues which is known as fibrosis, this causes the lungs to be deprived of their elasticity and impair their functionality. Asbestosis usually affects people who over a long period of time have been unprotected when handling asbestos, i.e. demolition workers or plumbers. There is a greater danger of developing lung cancer if asbestosis is diagnosed and would also include problems with the respiratory system.
A large number of people suffering from asbestosis will have been vulnerable to asbestos in their work environment. Should you have fallen ill with asbestosis due to being exposed to asbestos at work then you might be able to apply for an asbestosis claim.
What are the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of asbestosis
Asbestosis main symptom is a shortness of breath as well as tightness across the chest, a cough or chest pain.
If at anytime you were exposed to asbestos no matter how long ago this might have been and you develop any of the above symptoms then you should pay your General Practitioner a visit. He will listen to your chest, undergo a lung function test and recommend scans or x-rays to be undertaken. It might also be necessary to carry out a biopsy to look at the tissue of your lungs. There is no cure for asbestosis. If you smoke then you should immediately cease smoking as with the result of asbestos exposure and smoking increases enormously the chance of getting lung cancer.
Treatment of asbestosis is oxygen therapy plus medication to help in handling the symptoms. Should you find you are identified as having asbestosis then you should be in a position to make a asbestosis compensation claim.
An Asbestosis Compensation Claim
Should it be proved that due to exposure to asbestos because of another’s negligence and that you consequently have developed asbetosis then you should be able to apply for a personal injury claim for asbestosis compensation. Disease associated with asbestos can take over 20 years to progress meaning that anyone involved in working with asbestos during the 40s’ up to the 70’s may only now be exhibiting symptoms.
To make a no obligation enquiry simply fill in the contact form to the right of our page and one of our third party asbestosis solicitors will contact you with regard to making a claim.