Damage Controlmen & Asbestos Exposure

As a damage controlman, one was responsible for operating, repairing, and maintaining firefighting systems and equipment, damage control equipment and chemical, biological, and radiological defense equipment, performing emergency repairs to decks, structures, and hulls by pipe patching, plugging and shoring, and training the ship’s military personnel in chemical, biological and radiological defense. They were also in charge of serving as the ship’s fire marshals and firefighting leaders. Asbestos exposure was high in this U.S. Navy rating since damage controlmen often handled asbestos products without any protective equipment when they would perform maintenance and repair work. The rating of damage controlman is relatively new, dating back to 1948.

Relevant job titles

ship survivability systems maintainer
ship survivability systems technician
firefighter
fire controlman
fire control technician
fire inspector
plumber
maintenance and repair worker

Eligible
Veterans

Filing a claim with asbestos trust funds does not disqualify you from disability compensation from the VA.

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Asbestos-related cancer eligible for filing a claim

If you developed one of the following cancers as a result of occupational exposure, you are eligible for compensation. If you are too ill, a family member can help you with the legal process. In the unfortunate event that you pass away before recovering compensation, your surviving family members will receive compensation on your behalf.

Lung Cancer

Mesothelioma

Throat Cancer

Esophageal Cancer

Bronchial Cancer

Gastrointestinal Cancer

Colorectal Cancer

If, however, you struggle with non-cancerous pleural diseases such as asbestosis, pulmonary fibrosis, pleural plaques, pleural effusion, diffuse pleural thickening, COPD (emphysema & chronic bronchitis), pleurisy, lung nodules, lung spots, asthma, pneumonitis, tuberculosis, rounded atelectasis or lung scarring, please seek a second or even a third opinion as the rate of misdiagnosis is very high among the victims of asbestos exposure.