PNEUMOCONIOSIS

pneumoconiosis. Chronic lung disease and related conditions characterized by respiratory and pulmonary impairments and caused or aggravated by coal-dust exposure during coal-mine employment. • The disease is usu. latent and often does not manifest until after coal-dust exposure has ended. 20 CFR § 718.201. — Also termed black-lung disease. clinical pneumoconiosis. Any medically recognized condition […]