Claiming for Industrial Deafness

enabledebra

Did you speak to Thompsons solicitors? Not a plug or recommendation but they are the most experienced IMO re industrial injuries etc. and Unite (which i think now cover the printing industry) use them. May be worth a consultation (which they should do for free)

Savvy_Sue

leeshawn wrote: »

i do wear hearing aids and i have been told that i may be able to claim d l a is this true many thanks

It's exceedingly unlikely you'd get DLA just for deafness / wearing hearing aids. It's awarded if you need help with CARE or MOBILITY, so unless you can't care for yourself or go out alone then it's probably not worth claiming.

However, if you also have severe balance problems it might be a different matter.

Snapelover

enabledebra wrote: »

Did you speak to Thompsons solicitors? Not a plug or recommendation but they are the most experienced IMO re industrial injuries etc. and Unite (which i think now cover the printing industry) use them. May be worth a consultation (which they should do for free)

Thompsons were the company he went to who did not want to undertake his claim.

enty01

I know this thread is from last year.

I am currently pursuing a claim for industrial deafness.

These claims can be made even if you worked for the company years ago (in my case 1975 - 1980)

However - there is a time limit of 3 years to make a claim, which is dated from the time that your industrial deafness was first diagnosed

CaptPuddle

Being brand new to this forum and still finding my way around! Can anyone recommend a company to use for claiming industrial deafness? Any pointers on this matter would be very much appreciated. Thank you:)