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Partial Hearing Loss/Tinnitus
Asbestos Related Disease
Lung Cancer
Asthma
Vibration White Finger (VWF)
or Hand Arm Vibration (HAVS) Dermatitis Work-related upper
limb disorders
or Hand Arm Vibration (HAVS) Dermatitis Work-related upper
limb disorders
Partial Hearing Loss / Tinnitus
| Categories | Compensation Bracket |
| Severe Hearing Loss/Tinnitus |
£19,500 to £30,000 |
| Moderate tinnitus/hearing loss | £9,750 to £19,500 |
| Mild tinnitus with some hearing loss | £8,250 to £9,570 |
| Slight or occasional hearing loss with slight tinnitus | £4,850 to £8,250 |
| Deafness no tinnitus | £1,000 to £6,000 |
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Asbestos Related Disease
| Categories | Compensation Bracket |
| Mesothelioma |
£35,000 to £83,750 |
| The duration of pain and suffering accounts for variants within this bracket | |
| Lung Cancer | £51,500 to £66,000 |
| Asbestosis |
£31,500 to £69,500 |
| Respiratory disability between 10 to 20% will probably attract an award in the region of £45,000. | |
| Pleural thickening |
£25,250 to £51,500 |
| Disease may gradually progress to cause more serious respiratory disability | |
| Provisional award |
£4,350 to £7,250 |
| For the lease serious cases of above where there is no risk of the development of mesothelioma, lung or other cancer or asbestosis. | |
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Lung Cancer
| Categories | Compensation Bracket |
| Young person with serious disability | £66,000 to £89,000 |
| Where there is a probability of progressive worsening leading to premature death. | |
| Lung Cancer | £51,500 to £66,000 |
| (Typically in an older person) causing severe pain and impairment both of function and quality of life. | |
| Disease (e.g. emphysema) | £36,000 to £51,500 |
| Breathing difficulties | £20,500 to £36,000 |
| (Short of disabling breathlessness) frequent inhaler; uncertain prognosis but already significant effect on social and working life. | |
| Bronchitis and wheezing not causing serious symptoms | £13,650 to £20,500 |
| Some slight breathlessness | £7,000 to £13,650 |
| With no effect on working life and the likelihood of substantial and permanent recovery within a few years of exposure. | |
| Provisional awards | £3,500 to £7,000 |
| For cases otherwise falling within (f) or the least serious cases within (e) where the provisional award excludes any risk of malignancy. | |
| Temporary aggravation | £1,450 to £3,500 |
| Of bronchitis or other chest problems resolving within a very few months. | |
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Asthma
| Categories | Compensation Bracket |
| Severe and permanent disabling asthma | £28,250 to £43,000 |
| Severely impairing physical activity, enjoyment of life and employment prospects, if any. | |
| Chronic asthma causing breathing difficulties | £17,250 to £28,250 |
| Bronchitus and Wheezing | £12,600 to £17,200 |
| Affecting working and social life, likelihood of substantial recovery within a few years of exposure to the cause. | |
| Relatively mild asthma-like symptoms | £7,000 to £12,600 |
| Mild asthma, bronchitis, colds and chest problems | Up to £3,000 |
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Vibration White Finger (VWF)
or Hand Arm Vibration (HAVS)
| Categories | Compensation Bracket |
| Most Serious | £20,750 to £25,250 |
| Serious | £11,000 to £20,750 |
| Moderate | £5,700 to £11,000 |
| Minor | £2,000 to £5,700 |
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Dermatitis
| Categories | Compensation Bracket |
| Both hands, with cracking and soreness | £9,000 to £12,600 |
| Affecting employment and domestic capability, possibly with some psychological consequences, lasting some years, perhaps definitely. | |
| Dermatitis of both hands | £5,700 to £7,500 |
| Continuing for a significant period, but settling with treatment and/oruse of gloves with specific tasks. | |
| Itching and irritation | £1,125 to £2,600 |
| Of and/or rashes on one or both hands, but resolving within a few months with treatment. | |
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Work-related upper limb disorders
| Categories | Compensation Bracket |
| Continuing bilateral disability | £14,350 to £15,200 |
| With surgery and loss of employment. | |
| Continuing, but fluctuating and unilateral symptoms | £9,750 to £10,750 |
| Symptoms resolving in the course of two years | £5,700 to £6,300 |
| Complete recovery within a short period | £1,450 to £2,300 |
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