Tinitus Claim?

[crackernut2]

I recently mentioned to a friend that I continuously, and have for about 40 years, heard a "white noise" which I put down to years of driving a lorry. My friend said that, apparently I can claim compensation from the Government. I have, for years, learnt to live with this inconvenience, although I find it difficult to hold a conversation in a room where everyone is talking at once.

[bednobs]

oh.

[magsmay]

What has the government got to do with your hearing loss? Were you working for them as a lorry driver? Did they insist you drove the lorry without ear protection? The government have no liability.

[ABerrant]

Was the Government negligent?

To pursue a claim, it will be necessary to show that your tinnitus was caused by exposure to noise and that it was caused by someone’s negligence. Claims brought against employers, which form a significant number of the claims brought for compensation for tinnitus, can be brought under the Noise at Work Regulations 1989. Claims should be brought within three years of the injury occurring or of the individual knowing that they had a significant injury and that it was caused by exposure to noise. However, courts can extend this time period in certain circumstances so claims can sometimes be brought later.

http://www.tinnitus.org.uk/compensation-for-tinnitus-and-hearing-loss-1

[Buenchico]

Your friend is talking rubbish.

If you could convince a court (based upon the balance of probabilities) that your condition has arisen through your employment AND that your employer had a duty of care to reduce or eliminate the risk of such a problem occurring (e.g. by providing ear defenders) then you get compensation from your employer.

However (unless you drive particularly noisy vehicles, where there is a clear risk to the driver's hearing) I can see no chance whatsoever of you getting any compensation from your employer (and you have no claim against the taxpayer anyway).

Chris

[Peter Pedant]

Don't ask us, ask the neighbour !

On being asked, N says: oo it wasnt me, it was my friend Madge and Madge said she THINKS.......

This sort of thing drives me crazy:

however if you goggle tinnitus compensation
you will get zillions of:

Tinnitus Compensation | Work Illness Claims | Irwin Mitchell
www.irwinmitchell.com/...compensation/...compensation.../tinnitus-...If you suffer from tinnitus caused by exposure to excessive noise at the workplace, you could be entitled to claim compensation. Call us or enquire online.


so try them and see

[Sqad]

\\\I recently mentioned to a friend that I continuously, and have for about 40 years, heard a "white noise" which I put down to years of driving a lorry.\\

Do you really mean that you have had tinnitus fro 40 years OR do you mean that you have been exposed to noise for 40 years and you now have tinnitus?

[joko]

i didnt think lorries were that loud inside the cab

[buildersmate]

The moral of the story is that neighbours are most definitely the last people to ask about legal matters - unless they happen to be solicitors.

[chas2008]

whens the last time you saw a lorry driver wearing ear defenders ???

[buildersmate]

When it's cold - to keep his ears warm.