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Black lung definition moves in on total disability law
Washington lawmakers advanced a bill to define total disability for black lung claims under the 1969 coal mine act. The measure, approved 84 to on party lines, would require a miner to be unable to engage in substantially gainful mining work due to a medically determinable impairment. The panel removed a provision shielding X-ray results from denial, aligning with Perkins sponsored legislation.
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Washington
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House
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Carl Perkins
D-Ky
Subcommittee