Black Lung Program: Further Improvements Can Be Made in Claims Adjudication

Abstract

This report responds to requests for information about the Department of Labor's Black Lung disability Benefits Program. Concerns raised about possible difficulties mines were encountering in applying for benefits and asked that information be provided on several aspects of the application and approval process. In addition, information was requested on the program's trust fund. The program, which the Congress established in 1969, provides compensation to coal miners or their survivors for total disability or death caused by black lung disease (pneumoconiosis or chronic respiratory disease resulting from coal dust exposure).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 21, 1990
Accession Number
ADA280711

Entities

People

  • Ann V. White
  • Barry D. Tice
  • Cameo A. Zola
  • Daniel L. Mccafferty
  • Vern Nieporte

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Administrative Law
  • Attorneys
  • Blood Gases
  • Coal Mines
  • Congress
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • House Of Representatives
  • Law
  • Lung Diseases
  • Measurement
  • Money
  • Personnel Management
  • Physicians
  • Productivity
  • Pulmonary Function
  • X Rays

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