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| Deficiency Code | Code Text | Detail Text | Instructions | Option | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | Death Certificate not Provided | You have indicated that the Injured Party is deceased. However, no death certificate has been provided. Please provide an official death certificate for the Injured Party. | Please provide an official death certificate regarding the injured party. | BOTH | |
| 003 | Injured Party's Social Security Number not Provided | Please provide the Injured Party's social security number. | Please provide the injured party's Social Security number. | BOTH | |
| 004 | Injured Party's Date of Birth not Provided | Please provide the Injured Party's date of birth. | Please provide the injured party's date of birth. | BOTH | |
| 005 | Original Lawsuit State not Provided | Please provide the address and/or state of the court where the original lawsuit regarding this claim was filed. | Please provide the address and/or state of the court where the original lawsuit regarding this claim was filed. | BOTH | |
| 006 | Original Lawsuit Date not Provided | Please provide the date on which the original lawsuit regarding this claim was filed. | Please provide the date on which the original lawsuit regarding this claim was filed. | BOTH | |
| 007 | Date of Alleged Diagnosis and/or Alleged Injury not Provided | You failed to designate an alleged asbestos-related injury and/or the date of diagnosis for the injury. Please provide the alleged injury and at least the month and year in which a physician first diagnosed the injury. | Please provide the alleged injury and at least the month and year in which a physician first diagnosed the injury. | BOTH | |
| 008 | Signature of Claimant and/or Personal Representative not Provided | Your Claim Form failed to provide the requisite signature, either of the claimant or personal representative, authenticating the claim. Enclosed is a copy of your Claim Form. Please sign and return to the Trust. | Your claim form failed to provide the requisite signature, either of the claimant or personal representative, authenticating the claim. Enclosed is a copy of your claim form with the appropriate space for signature. | BOTH | |
| 009 | First and Last Dates of Exposure Not Provided | Your submission regarding the Injured Party's exposure to asbestos does not include complete information. Please provide the dates on which exposure began and ended for each work site where exposure is being alleged. | Your submission of Part 3 of the claim form, regarding the injured party's exposure to asbestos does not include complete information. Please provide the dates on which exposure began and ended for each work site where exposure is being alleged. | BOTH | |
| 010 | Industry and Occupation not Provided | Your Claim Form failed to provide the industry and occupation of the Injured Party. Please do so for each work ship/plant/site where asbestos exposure is being alleged. | Your submission of Part 3 of the claim form, regarding the injured party's exposure to asbestos, does not include the industry and/or occupation of the injured party. | BOTH | |
| 013A | SSN is inconsistent with Claim Form | The Social Security Number is inconsistent with what appears in the injured party's documents. | Please submit the correct Social Security Number or provide an explanation as to why there is a discrepancy. | BOTH | |
| 013B | Date of Birth is inconsistent with Claim Form | The Date of Birth is inconsistent with what appears in the injured party's documents. | Please submit the correct Date of Birth or provide an explanation as to why there is a discrepancy. | BOTH | |
| 013C | Date of Death is inconsistent with Claim Form | The Date of Death is inconsistent with what appears in the injured party's documents. | Please submit the correct Date of Death or provide an explanation as to why there is a discrepancy. | BOTH | |
| 013D | Name is inconsistent with Claim Form | The name is inconsistent with what appears in the injured party's documents. | Please submit the correct name or provide an explanation as to why there is a discrepancy. | BOTH | |
| 014 | Attachments Not Provided | In your Claim Form, you referenced additional information included as an attachment and/or affidavit, but no such information was found with the claim, or you failed to provide any medical records to support your claim as required by the Trust. | In your Claim Form, you referenced additional information included as an attachment and/or affidavit, but no such information was found with the claim, or you failed to provide any medical records to support your claim as required by the Trust. | BOTH | |
| 015 | No Date of Death Provided | On the Claim Form, you have indicated that the injured party is deceased, however; you did not provide the date of death. Please submit the date of death for the injured party. | On the Claim Form, you have indicated that the injured party is deceased, however; you did not provide the date of death. Please submit the date of death for the injured party. | BOTH | |
| 016 | Death Certificate for Wrong Party | The death certificate provided is not for the Injured Party of this claim. Please provide an official death certificate for the Injured Party. | The death certificate provided is not for the injured party of this claim. Please provide an official death certificate for the injured party. | BOTH | |
| 017 | Death Certificate is Incomplete | Please provide an official death certificate for the Injured Party that is legible and complete. | The death certificate provided is not acceptable because it is illegible, or information such as injured party's name, date of birth, date of death and/or SSN was cut-off when photocopied. Please provide an official death certificate that is legible and complete for the injured party. | BOTH | |
| 019 | Litigation Page Failure to Elect Jurisdiction | You failed to provide the jurisdiction in which you would have elected to file a lawsuit. | On Part 5 of your Claim Form, you checked 'No' to question 1a; however, you failed to answer question 2. Please provide the state/jurisdiction in which you would have elected to file suit against the WRG entity? | BOTH | |
| 023 | Failure to Choose Description for Significant Occupational Exposure (Disease levels III, IV, V & VII only) | Your submission regarding the Injured Party's circumstances of asbestos exposure was incomplete. Your claim can not be processed until this information is received. Please select the description which best illustrates the Injured Party's exposure to asbestos or asbestos-containing products. | Your submission regarding the Injured Party's circumstances of asbestos exposure was incomplete. Your claim can not be processed until this information is received. Please select the description which best illustrates the Injured Party's exposure to asbestos or asbestos-containing products. | BOTH | |
| 026 | Duplicate Financial Dependent | One or more of the financial dependents as indicated in the dependent section of the claim form appears to be a duplicate. Please review the dependent section of the claim form to ensure that no duplicate dependent information is provided. | One or more of the financial dependents as indicated in the dependent section of the claim form appears to be a duplicate. Please review the dependent section of the claim form to ensure that no duplicate dependent information is provided. | IR | |
| 034 | Incomplete Secondary Exposure Information | The Secondary Exposure information is incomplete. Before this claim can be processed, you must provide the OEP first and last name, OEP start and end dates of exposure, relationship to claimant, OEP SSN and exposure description on the Secondary Exp section of the Claim Form. | The Secondary Exposure information is incomplete. Before this claim can be processed, you must provide the OEP first and last name, OEP start and end dates of exposure, relationship to claimant, OEP SSN and exposure description on the Secondary Exp section of the Claim Form. | IR | |
| 039 | Incomplete or Not Provided Smoking History | You failed to complete the smoking history. Before this claim can be processed, you must complete the Smoking section of the Claim Form with all required information. | You failed to complete the smoking history. Before this claim can be processed, you must complete the Smoking section of the Claim Form with all required information. | IR | |
| 104 | Latency Period does not Qualify | Based upon the medical and exposure documentation provided, the latency period between the injured party’s first exposure to asbestos and the diagnosis of the disease alleged does not meet Trust requirements. The Trust requires a 10-year latency period which is supported by the medical documents and exposure dates on the claim. | Please provide any additional reports which indicate the claim meets the Trust's requirements for latency. In addition, please ensure that any applicable dates entered on the claim form are accurate. i.e. DOD/DOB/start and end dates of occupational exposure, etc. | BOTH | |
| 105 | No Proof of Alleged Asbestos-Related Injury. | The medical records submitted allege and/or support a claim for an injury not recognized as asbestos-related by the Trust. The Trust can only compensate injuries that are asbestos-related. | Please refer to the TDP, which can be found on the Trust's website, for a list of diseases compensated by the Trust. Please review and, where applicable, resubmit Part 2 of the claim form along with any additional documentation substantiating one of the allowed asbestos-related injuries under the TDP. | BOTH | |
| 110 | PFT Report not Provided | No Pulmonary Function Report (PFT) has been provided. Disease levels III (Asbestosis/Pleural Disease) and IV (Severe Asbestosis) require a PFT with qualifying scores. | Please submit a qualifying (PFT) report, including at least the FVC and FEV1/FVC ratio and/or TLC scores that meet the criteria established in the TDP. | BOTH | |
| 113 | PFT Disputes or Conflicts with Earlier Report | The most recent Pulmonary Function Test (PFT) report provided to the Trust does not qualify for the disease level alleged because it disputes an earlier qualifying report. | Please submit a more recent qualifying PFT report, including at least FVC and FEV1/FVC ratio and/or TLC scores that meet the criteria established in the TDP for the disease level alleged. | BOTH | |
| 114 | Most Recent PFT Scores do not Qualify | A Level III Asbestosis/Pleural Disease or a Level IV Severe Asbestosis claim requires a PFT report with a qualifying FVC and FEV1/FVC or TLC score. The most recent Pulmonary Function Test (PFT) provides scores which do not qualify for the disease alleged on the claim form. | In order to fully substantiate your claim, please submit qualifying pulmonary function test (PFT) report, including at least FVC and FEV1/FVC ratio and/or TLC that meet the criteria established in the TDP. | BOTH | |
| 116 | PFT is from an Unacceptable Facility | The PFT report provided with the claim was performed by a facility that has been deemed unacceptable by the Trust. | Please provide a qualifying PFT report from an acceptable facility. Please refer to the Trust's website for additional information regarding facilities which have been deemed unacceptable. | BOTH | |
| 117 | PFT does not meet ATS Standards | The Pulmonary Function Test (PFT) results submitted with the claim do not meet the American Thoracic Society ('ATS') guidelines for acceptability and reproducibility. | Please submit a more recent PFT report that adheres to the ATS guidelines. Please provide a full report, as opposed to a summary report. | BOTH | |
| 118 | Full PFT Report is Required | We are unable to determine whether the PFT report provided with the claim was conducted in compliance with the standards set by the American Thoracic Society ('ATS') as the report is a summary report or is incomplete. | Please provide the full PFT report, including all trials and tracings, as well as any summary which may exist from a reviewing physician. | BOTH | |
| 120 | Medical Report not by a Qualified Physician | The physical examination provided was either not performed by a qualified physician, or the Trust was unable to determine the physician's qualifications. | Please provide a physical examination preformed by a qualified physician or provide the qualifications of the physician who performed the previously submitted physical examination. | BOTH | |
| 121 | Chest x-ray Report does not Identify the Physician | The medical records provided contain chest x-ray findings; however, the Trust was unable to determine the identity of the physician who performed the reading of the chest x-ray. | Please provide a chest x-ray report in which the physician who read the film is identified. Please provide either a new chest x-ray report, or the complete original document that identifies the full name of the interpreting physician. | BOTH | |
| 122 | Certified Translation of Foreign Document Required | One or more documents in the claim are in a foreign language. The Trust does not accept documentation written in any language other than English. | The Trust requires a certified translation for each document submitted in a foreign language. The original foreign language document(s), the certified translation and the translator's CV must be provided for each foreign language document in order to cure this deficiency. | BOTH | |
| 123 | UK Foreign Claims - Injury Not Recognized. | United Kingdom ('UK') Foreign Claims -Injury Alleged Not Recognized as an Asbestos-Related Disease. | The Claim Form submitted alleges and/or supports a claim for an injury not recognized as asbestos-related by the Trust for foreign claims originating in the UK. UK foreign claims of other non-respiratory cancers and pleural plaques are not compensable by the Trust. | BOTH | |
| 128 | No Medical Documents Provided | Medical documentation in support of this claim has not been provided to the Trust. | Please provide complete medical documents for the injured party which support the disease alleged on the claim form. | BOTH | |
| 129 | Medical Report does not Qualify as a Physical Exam | A physical exam report is required to support the injured party's diagnosis of the disease alleged on the claim form per the TDP section 5.7 (a)(1)(A). The medical report provided does not qualify as a physical exam as it was not written comtemporaneous with the physical exam in which the injured party was diagnosed with the disease alleged and/or the report provided is a review of a physical exam report or previous medical records. The Trust does not accept medical reviews of physical examinations. | Please submit a medical report for the alleged diagnosis based on a physical examination of the claimant by the physician documenting the diagnosis of the asbestos-related disease. | BOTH | |
| 130 | Medical Report not Provided | No physical exam report has been provided. The Trust requires a physical examination, pathology, or autopsy report, authored by the physician performing the examination, which provides a diagnosis for the disease alleged. | Please provide a report from a qualified physician which documents the diagnosis for the injury alleged and which is based upon a physical exam. If the injured party is deceased, a pathology report or autopsy report is acceptable if it provides the appropriate diagnosis. The report must be dated and signed by a qualified physician. | BOTH | |
| 131 | Medical Report Unacceptable Diagnosis | The most recent physical examination report, pathology report or autopsy report does not provide an acceptable diagnosis for the injury alleged. | Please provide a physical exam report or pathology report (if the injured party is deceased) which provides the diagnosis of the injury alleged on the claim form. This report must be dated and signed by a qualified physician who examined the injured party and has documented the diagnosis. A pathology report from a board-certified pathologist (if the claimant is deceased) is acceptable if it provides the appropriate diagnosis. | BOTH | |
| 132 | Medical Report Disputes and/or Conflicts with Earlier Reports | The most recent physical examination report, pathology report, or autopsy report provided disputes an earlier report(s) and does not provide an acceptable diagnosis for the alleged injury. | Please provide a more recent medical report which documents the diagnosis of the injury alleged on the claim form. The report must be dated, signed by a physician and must include a diagnosis based upon a physical examination by the physician making the diagnosis. A pathology report from a board-certified pathologist (if the claimant is deceased) is acceptable if it provides the appropriate diagnosis. | BOTH | |
| 133 | Medical Report for Wrong Party | Information contained in the physical examination or pathology report submitted indicates that the report is not for the injured party referenced on the claim form. The information referred to is inconsistent with the name, date of birth, Social Security Number, or other demographic information provided on the claim form. | Please provide a medical report for the injured party which documents the diagnosis of the injury alleged and which matches the demographic information provided on the claim form. The Trust will also accept an amended, signed and dated report from the either the physician or the facility where the medical procedure was performed or the medical report was written. This amended report should reference the demographic information that was incorrect and provide updated information. | BOTH | |
| 134 | Medical Report is Incomplete | The physical examination report provided with this claim is not acceptable because it is either missing pages, illegible, is not dated and/or signed by a qualified physician, or is otherwise incomplete. | Please provide the complete or a more legible copy of the medical report that documents the diagnosis of the injury alleged on the claim form. | BOTH | |
| 135 | Pathologist not Board-Certified | The pathology report provided with the claim does not indicate that it was performed by a board-certified pathologist. | Please provide documentation of the pathologist's certification, or provide a pathology report from a board-certified pathologist who diagnoses the injury alleged on the claim form. | BOTH | |
| 137 | Medical Report is from an Unacceptable Physician | The physical exam submitted with the claim was performed by or relies upon a physical exam from a physician who has been deemed unacceptable by the Trust. | Please submit a physical exam which documents the diagnoses of the injury alleged and was performed by an acceptable physician. | BOTH | |
| 138 | Medical Report is from an Unacceptable facility | The physical examination report provided with the claim was performed at a facility that has been deemed unacceptable by the Trust. | Please submit a physical exam which documents the diagnosis of the alleged injury and is from an acceptable facility . | BOTH | |
| 139 | Chest X-ray was not read by a Qualified Physician | The chest x-ray or CT scan provided does not indicate if it was read by a Qualified Physician, or the physician who read the chest x-ray or CT scan was not board-certified at the time of the reading. | Please provide documentation of the physician's certification, or provide a chest x-ray or CT scan which was read by a Qualified Physician. The physician must be board-certified at the time of the reading. | BOTH | |
| 140 | Chest X-ray Report Not Provided | No chest x-ray, CT scan or B-reader report has been provided. The Trust requires a chest x-ray, CT scan, or B-reader report which provides an acceptable diagnosis for a bilateral asbestos-related non-malignant disease. | Please submit a chest x-ray, CT scan or B-read report which documents a Bilateral Asbestos-Related Non-malignant Disease. The chest x-ray or CT scan must be read by a Qualified Physician. | BOTH | |
| 141 | Chest X-Ray Report Unacceptable Diagnosis | The most recent chest x-ray, CT scan, or B-reader report does not provide an acceptable diagnosis for a bilateral asbestos-related non-malignant disease. | Please submit a medical report based upon the review of a chest x-ray or CT scan which documents a Bilateral Asbestos-Related Non-malignant Disease. The chest x-ray or CT scan must be read by a Qualified Physician. | BOTH | |
| 142 | Chest X-Ray Report Disputes or Conflicts with Earlier Reports | The most recent chest x-ray, CT scan, or B-reader report disputes an earlier report and does not provide an acceptable diagnosis. Please submit a more recent report based on the review of a chest x-ray, CT scan, or a B-reader report evidencing bilateral asbestos-related nonmalignant disease. The chest x-ray or CT scan must be read by a Qualified Physician . | The most recent chest x-ray, CT scan, or B-reader report disputes an earlier report and does not provide acceptable diagnosis for the alleged injury. Please submit a more recent report based on the review of a chest x-ray, CT scan, or a B-reader report indicating the alleged injury. The chest x-ray or CT scan must be read by a board-certified physician (defined in Footnote 3 of TDP). The report must be dated and signed by the radiologist or physician and must include information identifying the injured party. | BOTH | |
| 143 | Chest X-Ray Report is for the Wrong Party | The chest x-ray, CT scan, or B-reader report provided is not for the Injured Party of this claim. Please provide a report for the Injured Party based on the review of a chest x-ray, CT scan, or a B-reader report evidencing bilateral asbestos-related nonmalignant disease. The chest x-ray or CT scan must be read by a Qualified Physician. | The chest x-ray, CT scan, or B-reader report submitted is not for the injured party of this claim. Please submit a report for the injured party based on the review of a chest x-ray, CT scan, or a B-reader report indicating the alleged injury. The chest x-ray or CT scan must be read by a board-certified physician (defined in Footnote 3 of TDP). The report must be dated and signed by the radiologist or physician, and must include information identifying the injured party. | BOTH | |
| 144 | CXR Report is Incomplete or the CXR is Not of Acceptable Quality | The chest x-ray, CT scan, or B-reader report is not acceptable because it is either illegible, incomplete or is based upon a film of unacceptable quality. | Please submit a complete medical report based upon the review of a chest x-ray, CT scan, or a B-read report which documents a bilateral asbestos-related non-malignant disease. The chest x-ray or CT scan must be based upon a film of acceptable quality and read by a Qualified Physician. The report must be dated and signed by the Qualified physician and must include information which identifies the injured party. | BOTH | |
| 145 | Chest X-Ray Report Findings are not Bilateral | The chest x-ray, CT scan, or B-reader report does not document bilateral findings for the asbestos-related non-malignant disease. | Please submit a chest x-ray, CT scan, or a B-read report which documents bilateral findings for the asbestos-related non-malignant disease. This report must be dated and signed by a Qualified Physician and include information which identifies the injured party. | BOTH | |
| 147 | Chest X-Ray Report is from an Unacceptable Physician | The chest x-ray, CT scan, or B-reader submitted with the claim was evaluated by a physician deemed unacceptable by the Trust. A complete list of unacceptable physicians is available on the Trust's website. | Please submit a chest x-ray, CT scan, or B-read report for the alleged injury from an acceptable physician. The report must provide evidence of the alleged injury and demonstrate bilateral findings. | BOTH | |
| 148 | Chest X-Ray Report is from an Unacceptable Facility | The chest x-ray, CT scan, or B-reader submitted with the claim was performed at a facility deemed unacceptable by the Trust. A complete list of unacceptable facilities is available on the Trust's website. | Please submit a chest x-ray, CT scan, or B-reader report that was performed at an acceptable facility, or provide a reading of the chest x-ray or CT scan by a qualified physician which includes a statement of the film's acceptable quality. The report must be dated and signed by the radiologist or physician, and must include information which identifies the injured party. | BOTH | |
| 149 | Severe Asbestosis (Disease Level IV)/ILO Score does not Qualify | A Disease Level IV requires either a Chest X-ray report that contains an ILO reading of 2/1 or greater, or pathological evidence of asbestosis. | Please provide a Chest x-ray report that is read by board certified B-reader that diagnoses a bilateral asbestos related injury with an ILO reading of 2/1 or greater. You can also provide a pathology report authored by a pathologist that diagnoses a bilateral non-malignant asbestos related injury. | BOTH | |
| 149B | Severe BPD (Disease Level IV(B)) Chest X-Ray Does Not Provide Qualifying Findings | Disease Level IV(B) (Severe BPD) requires a Chest X-Ray report that contains diffuse (not circumscribed) pleural findings, a minimum of 2/A for extent/width bilaterally, and bilateral blunting of the costophrenic angle. | Please provide a Chest X-ray report that is read by board certified B-reader that contains the following: 1) Diffuse (not circumscribed) pleural findings; 2) minimum of 2/A for extent/width, bilaterally (i.e.in both lungs); 3) Bilateral blunting of the costophrenic angle (CA) | Both | |
| 150 | Pathology Report not Provided | No pathology report has been provided. A pathology report is required to document the injury alleged on the claim form. | Please provide a pathology report authored by a board certified pathologist which provides an acceptable diagnosis of the alleged disease. If the pathologist is not board certified, the facility must be JCAHO-accredited. If there is no pathological material, please provide the initial diagnosing physical exam or discharge summary along with treating medical documents that confirm the alleged injury. | BOTH | |
| 151 | Pathology Report for Wrong Injury | A pathology report has been provided but it is for an injury other than that alleged on the claim form. | Please provide a pathology report authored by a board certified pathologist which provides an acceptable diagnosis for the disease alleged. If the pathologist is not board certified, the facility must be JCAHO-accredited. | BOTH | |
| 152 | Pathology Report is not for a Primary Site | The pathology report provided does not indicate the primary site of the malignancy. | Please provide further medical documentation such as treatment records or a physician's report expressly stating that the malignancy was a primary site of the Disease Level alleged. | BOTH | |
| 153 | Pathology Report is Incomplete | The pathology report submitted is not acceptable because it is either missing pages, is illegible, is not dated and/or signed by a qualified physician, or is otherwise incomplete. | Please provide a complete, legible and signed pathology report from a board-certified pathologist which contains an acceptable diagnosis for the disease alleged on the claim form. | BOTH | |
| 154 | Pathology Report has an Unacceptable Diagnosis | The pathology report submitted does not provide an acceptable diagnosis for the malignancy alleged on the claim form. | Please provide a pathology report authored by a board certified pathologist which provides an acceptable diagnosis for the disease alleged on the claim form. If the pathologist is not board certified, the facility must be JCAHO-accredited. | BOTH | |
| 156 | Failure to Choose Description for Significant Occupational Exposure (Disease levels III, IV, V & VII | On the exposure page of the claim form, your submission regarding the injured party's circumstances of asbestos exposure was incomplete or you selected Box 5, 'None', and failed to provide any description of exposure. The Trust requires completion of the questions on the claim form regarding the circumstances of the injured party's exposure at the site(s). | Please check 'yes' or 'no' to each question under section 3.6 on each exposure page of the claim form. If 'None of the above' is selected, please provide a detailed description of the claimant's job duties, the performance of which brought him into contact with asbestos-containing products. It is not sufficient to state that he worked with/around, in close proximity to, or in the vicinity of others who were using these products. Specfic details should be provided. | BOTH | |
| 160 | PFT for Wrong Party | Information contained in the PFT report submitted indicates that the report is not for the injured party referenced on the claim form. The information referred to may include the name, date of birth, Social Security number, or any other demographic information which is not consistent with that provided on the claim form. | Please provide a PFT report for the injured party which provides qualifying scores and which matches the demographic information provided on the claim form. The Trust will also accept an amended, signed and dated report from the either the physician interpreting the PFT report or the Facility where the PFT was performed. This amended report should reference the demographic information that was incorrect and provide updated information. | BOTH | |
| 161 | PFT is Incomplete | The PFT provided is not acceptable because it is illegible or otherwise incomplete. | Please provide a complete PFT that meets all of the requirements of the TDP. | BOTH | |
| 163 | Pathology Report for Wrong Party | The pathology report you provided is for the wrong party. The claimant's social security number, date of birth or date of death on the pathology report differs with what is on the claim form. | Please provide a pathology report for the injured party which provides an acceptable diagnosis for the disease alleged and which matches the demographic information provided on the claim form. The Trust will also accept an amended, signed and dated report from the either the physician or the facility where the pathology report was performed. This amended report should reference the demographic information that was incorrect and provide updated information. | BOTH | |
| 164 | Smoking History not Provided | The smoking history on the claim form is incomplete. | Please complete the smoking history on the claim form including whether or not the Injured Party ever smoked cigarettes, the start date, end date and packs smoked per day. | IR | |
| 165 | PFT Facility not Provided | The PFT report provided or PFT results referenced within the physical exam/medical records review does not provide the name of the facility that performed the PFTs. | Please submit a complete qualifying PFT report with the full name of the facility that includes the city and state of the facility at which the test was performed or submit a signed PFT Facility Verification affidavit from the Facility, verifying that the PFT's were not performed at a facility deemed unacceptable by the Trust. | BOTH | |
| 166 | Medical Provider Trust Research: PFT Facility | The Trust must have reasonable confidence that medical evidence provided in support of a claim is credible and consistent with recognized medical standards. The Pulmonary Function Testing (“PFT”) report submitted with this claim was evaluated by a facility whose medical evidence is currently being reviewed by the Trust; the Trust cannot pay claims based on PFT reports submitted by this facility unless and until it determines that reports from this facility are credible, reliable and consistent with recognized medical standards | You may submit a new PFT report for the alleged injury from an acceptable facility (that complies with the requirements of the Trusts’ procedures and rules for the claimed Disease Level). Alternately, you may wait until the Trust concludes its review of the facility’s evidence; if the review determines the facility’s evidence is credible and consistent with recognized medical standards, the claim processing will move forward, but if the review results in a determination that the facility’s medical evidence may lack credibility or fails to meet recognized medical standards, then the claim will remain deficient unless and until you obtain a new PFT report from an acceptable facility (that complies with the requirements of the Trusts’ procedures and rules for the claimed Disease Level). Alternatively, you may change the claim to a disease level that does not require a PFT report. | Both | |
| 168 | Smoking History does not Match Medicals | The information you provided in the Claim Form regarding the Injured Party’s smoking history is inconsistent with the smoking history in the medical reports. | Please provide an explanation with evidence that the information stated in the Claim Form is correct, or amend the Smoking History section of the Claim Form so that it is consistent with the smoking history in the medical reports. | IR | |
| 170 | Chest X-ray Diagnosis Unacceptable for Asbestosis | The chest x-ray, CT scan, or B-reader report submitted with the claim documents the findings of silicosis including p, q, or r shaped opacities, describes small rounded opacities, or provides a diagnosis of silicosis. | Please submit a more recent chest x-ray, CT scan, or B-read report which supports an acceptable diagnosis for bilateral asbestos-related non-malignant disease. | BOTH | |
| 171 | Physical Exam Disputes Chest X-Ray | The diagnosis in the physical exam report disputes the disease provided in the chest x-ray report, CT scan or B-read report. | Please provide a more recent physical exam report which provides a diagnosis for the same disease as provided in the chest x-ray , CT scan or B-read report. Conversely, a more recent chest x-ray, CT scan or B-read report which suports the diagnosis provided in the physical exam may also cure the deficiency. | BOTH | |
| 172 | For deceased claimant the chest X-ray or CT scan was not read by a qualified physician | For the deceased claimant, the chest x-ray or CT scan was not read by a qualified physician. | Please provide a chest x-ray or CT scan that was read by a qualified physician. The report must provide evidence of bilateral asbestos-related non-malignant disease. | BOTH | |
| 173 | No Causation Statement Provided | The Trust requires a medical report which documents a correlation between the disease alleged on the claim form and the injured party's asbestos exposure. The medical reports provided in support of your claim fail to provide this correlation. | Please provide a medical report which documents the correlation between the injured party's asbestos exposure to the disease alleged on the claim form. | BOTH | |
| 174 | Causation Statement is Incomplete | The causation statement provided is either for the wrong party, illegible, not dated, missing pages, altered, amended, or otherwise incomplete. | Please provide a complete causation report, without revisions or amendments, which links the injured party's asbestos exposure to the disease alleged on the claim form. If the current report has been revised or amended, documentation from the doctor or facility who revised or amended the report which indicates who made the revisions and when they were made, may cure the deficiency. | BOTH | |
| 175 | Causation Statement is From an Unacceptable Physician | The medical report submitted with your claim documenting a correlation between the alleged injury and asbestos exposure is unacceptable because it was not authored by a qualified physician, or the qualified doctor providing the link to asbestos exposure relies upon medical records from a physician deemed unacceptable by the Trust. | Please submit a medical report documenting the correlation between the alleged injury and asbestos exposure from a qualified physician that does not rely upon medical records from an unacceptable physician. | BOTH | |
| 176 | Medical Documents Not Available | Medical documents are not currently available for Trust Online on claims originally converted from Celotex historical information. | Please provide the complete medical documents in support of your claim. | BOTH | |
| 178 | Medical Provider Trust Research: X-Ray Report – Dr. Laxminarayana Rao | The report reflecting the reading of a chest X-ray by a B-reader (the “B-read report”) submitted with this claim was prepared by a medical provider who is currently being reviewed by the Trust’s experts. As the review is ongoing, the Trust cannot pay claims relying on this physician at this time | You may submit a new B-read report from an acceptable physician (that complies with the requirements of the Trust’s procedures and rules for the claimed disease level), or you may submit other evidence permitted by the Trust’s procedures to establish the claimed disease level. Alternatively, you may wait until the Trust’s experts conclude their review of this physician. However, if the review results in a determination that the physician’s B-read reports lack credibility or fail to meet recognized medical standards, then the claim will remain deficient unless and until you submit a new B-read report from an acceptable physician (that complies with the requirements of the Trust’s procedures and rules for the claimed disease level) or you submit other evidence permitted by the Trust’s procedures to establish the claimed disease level. | BOTH | |
| 210 | Duplicate Financial Dependent | One or more of the financial dependents as indicated in the dependent section of the claim form appears to be a duplicate. | Please review the dependent section of the claim form to ensure that no duplicate financially dependent information is provided. | IR | |
| 212 | Description for SOE may not meet Criteria (Disease Levels III, IV, V & VII only) | This claim requires 5 years of significant occupational exposure (SOE) to asbestos. Based on the information provided, the industry/occupation pairing does not appear on the Master SOE rating list and/or the current description regarding SOE was found to be unacceptable. | Please provide a detailed description of the injured party's job duties, the performance of which brought him into contact with asbestos-containing products. Please be specific. It is not sufficient to state the injured party worked with/around, in close proximity to, or in the vicinity of others who were using these products. Specific job duties should be provided. This information should be provided as a written response to SOE on the exposure page of the claim form. | BOTH | |
| 228 | Significant or Cumulative Occupational Exposure is Insufficient | Five qualifying years of significant or cumulative occupational exposure, two years of which must be prior to 12/31/1982, are required to satisfy the Trust's criteria for compensation. The exposure information you have provided has been evaluated and does not provide an adequate exposure time period. | Please provide additional exposure sites to meet the Trust requirement for 5 years of significant or cumulative occupational exposure. Please provide supporting documentation for any exposure updates that are made. | BOTH | |
| 229 | Exposure is all Post 1982 | You have failed to provide appropriate exposure information prior to December 31, 1982. The Trust requires the injured party's exposure to Company products occur prior to December 31, 1982. | Please provide additional sites of exposure at which the injured party was exposed to Company products prior to December 31, 1982. Please provide supporting documentation for any exposure updates that are made. | BOTH | |
| 231 | Pre-1983 Significant Occupational Exposure is Insufficient | The Trust requires at least 2 years of the injured party's significant occupational exposure occur prior to December 31, 1982. The exposure as currently submitted does not meet this requirement. Please refer to the TDP for significant occupational exposure requirements. | Please provide additional exposure information identifying where the injured party garnered significant occupational exposure (SOE) to asbestos prior to December 31, 1982. Please provide supporting documentation for any exposure updates that are made. | BOTH | |
| 269 | Check Box for Previously Submitted Physical Examinations | You have not provided an acceptable Physical Examination performed by the diagnosing doctor as required by the TDP. | If you checked the box for Physical Examination on the injury page in error, please uncheck the box. If you have a Physical Examination that meets the TDP requirements, please provide. | BOTH | |
| 270 | Incomplete or No Vessel Service History Provided (Maritime) | The claim does not include a Vessel Service History showing the number of days the injured party spent aboard each ship. | Please provide the amount of on-board vessel time the injured party spent on each ship aboard which you have alleged exposure to asbestos. Please provide the number of years the injured party was employed, as well as the specific number of days the injured party was aboard each particular ship each year. | BOTH | |
| 701WRG | Exposure Information does not Match Claim Form | The information that you have submitted regarding the industry, occupation, work site, employer, and/or the years of exposure of the Injured Party, is inconsistent with information provided in the medical reports, attachments, affidavits, depositions, and/or other supporting documents submitted with the claim. | Please update the Claim Form to match the information that has been provided in the attached documentation or provide an explanation with evidence that the information stated on the Claim Form is correct. | BOTH | |
| 702aWRG | Name of Site or Plant not provided. | The name of the Site, Plant or Ship where the Injured Party's exposure occurred is not provided. | Please provide the name of the Site, Plant or Ship where the Injured Party's exposure occurred. | BOTH | |
| 702bWRG | Various Sites Provided. | "Various" sites do not satisfy the Trust’s criteria for compensation. | Please provide the name(s) of each Site, Plant or Ship, including city and state, where the Injured Party's exposure to Trust product occurred. | BOTH | |
| 702cWRG | City not provided. | The City where the Injured Party's exposure occurred is not provided. | Please provide the name of the city where the Injured Party's exposure occurred. | BOTH | |
| 702dWRG | State not provided. | The State where the Injured Party's exposure occurred is not provided. | Please provide the name of the state where the Injured Party's exposure occurred. | BOTH | |
| 704WRG | Company Exposure Insufficient | The information that you have provided regarding the Injured Party's exposure to Company products is insufficient to satisfy the Trust's 6-month requirement of working with the Trust product. | Please update the claim form and send supporting documentation that includes beginning and ending dates to support additional Company exposure. | BOTH | |
| 709WRG | Need Information for Occupationally Exposed Person | You have filed a claim alleging an asbestos-related injury resulting from contact with an Occupationally Exposed Person (OEP). As listed, the information submitted about the occupationally exposed person's exposure is incomplete or insufficient to meet the Trust's eligibility criteria for compensation. | Please completely fill out Part 3 of the Claim Form pertaining to the OEP's Company and SOE or cumulative exposure, as well as the OEP's name. | BOTH | |
| 713WRG | Failure to Provide Description of Cumulative Exposure | A Level II claim requires 5 years of cumulative exposure to asbestos-containing products. When the industry/occupation pairing(s) provided on the sites for cumulative exposure do not appear on the Master SOE Rating list, a description as to how the injured party was exposed to asbestos is required. If a description has been provided, it has been deemed unacceptable. | Please provide a detailed description of the injured party’s job duties, the performance of which brought him into contact with asbestos-containing products. Please be specific. It is not sufficient to state the injured party worked with/around, in close proximity to, or in the vicinity of others who were using these products. Specific job duties should be provided. This information should be provided as a written response to SOE on the exposure page of the claim form. | BOTH | |
| 718WRG | Exposure to Occupationally Exposed Person is Inadequate | Your submission regarding the Injured Party's exposure to an Occupationally Exposed Person (OEP) is incomplete. Either you failed to describe how the Injured Party was exposed to the occupationally exposed person, or you failed to provide the Injured Party's beginning and/or ending dates of exposure to the occupationally exposed person. | Please complete Part 4 of the claim form providing detail as to how the injured party was exposed to asbestos thru the OEP. | BOTH | |
| 724WRG | Exposure Dates not Provided | On Part 3 of the Claim Form, you submitted insufficient exposure information. You have either provided no beginning/ending dates of exposure or you have indicated exposure that was intermittent. | Please provide the dates on which exposure began and ended for each employer, occupation, and/or work site. Please submit a separate line of exposure for each employer and/or work site. | BOTH | |
| 725WRG | Separate the Years of Exposure at Each Site | The Trust requires the injured party have at least 6 months of exposure to a Company product prior to 12/31/82. Although the injured party was at a known or documented site for at least 6 months, this site is completely overlapped by an unknown site. Therefore, it is not possible to determine if the injured party was exposed for the required time period. | Please separate the years of exposure at each site. If this is not possible, please indicate that the injured party worked at the known site for at least 6 months prior to 12/31/82. You may indicate this as the answer in the circumstances of exposure section on the exposure page of the claim form for known or documented sites, or as part of an exposure affidavit for unknown sites. | BOTH | |
| 730WRG | Pre-1983 Exposure is Insufficient | The exposure information for pre-December 31, 1982 company exposure does not satisfy the minimum exposure criteria as required under the TDP. If claiming exposure in Lincoln County, MT, the exposure information for pre- January 31, 2011 company exposure does not satisfy the minimum exposure criteria as required under the TDP. | Solution text: Please update the exposure section of the claim to indicate sufficient exposure to company product prior to December 31, 1982, or if in Lincoln County, MT, prior to January 31, 2011. Please provide supporting documentation for any exposure updates that are made. | BOTH | |
| 732WRG | Exposure Dates Outside Recognized Range | The injured party's exposure at the known or documented site occurred prior to the time the site has been approved for Company products. | Please provide an affidavit, invoices of sale, contemporaneous records or other sworn statement which places an asbestos-containing company product at the site listed on the claim form before or during the time the injured party worked there. | BOTH | |
| 733WRG | Occupationally Exposed Person's Name and/or Social Security Number | The Trust requires both the name and Social Security number of the Occupationally Exposed Person to whom the injured party is alleging exposure. One or both of these requirements have not been met. | Please provide the name and/or Social Security number of the Occupationally Exposed person to whom the injured party was exposed. | IR | |
| 736WRG | The Industry/Occupation and/or description of exposure is not acceptable. | The description of exposure is inconsistent with the products identified and/or the industry/occupation of the Injured Party. | Please amend your description of exposure to include an explanation as to how someone in the Industry/Occupation selected would have been exposed to the company asbestos containing product you have provided. | BOTH | |
| 737WRG | Company product was not specified, is generic or is not recognized. | The product indicated in the affidavit provided for product identification is generic, is not referred to as asbestos-containing, or is not recognized by the Trust. | Please provide an affidavit, deposition, invoices of sale, contemporaneous records or other sworn statement which places an asbestos-containing company product at the site listed on the claim form before or during the time the injured party worked there. | BOTH | |
| 738WRG | Affidavit contains multiple products and/or sites. | The deficiency has been assigned because the affidavit provided is insufficient for one of the following reasons: 1) the affidavit lists multiple sites and products, but is not specific as to which products were used at each site, or 2) based on a review of the affidavits provided from your firm, many affidavits contain the same product from individuals working in various industries and occupations. | Please provide an affidavit, deposition, invoices of sale, contemporaneous records or other sworn statement which places an asbestos-containing company product at the site listed on the claim form before or during the time the injured party worked there. If an affidavit is provided, please indicate the specific products used at each specific site. | BOTH | |
| 750WRG | No Verified Company Exposure Provided | The exposure site(s) on the claim form are not known for Company products, nor has documentation which places a Company product at the site been provided. | Please provide an affidavit, deposition, invoices of sale, contemporaneous records or other sworn statement which places an acceptable company product at the site on the claim form. | BOTH | |
| 751WRG | Verified Company Exposure is Insufficient | The affidavit provided in support of the claimant's proof of asbestos exposure is insufficient because it fails to properly identify one of the following: 1) missing site, city and/or state of exposure; 2) is undated, unsigned or is otherwise incomplete; 3) a Co-worker affidavit was submitted and the exposure years of the Co-worker do not match claimant's exposure years at the worksite; or 4) a Co-worker affidavit was submitted for a site that does not match the claimant's site of exposure. | Please provide a complete affidavit, deposition, invoices of sale, contemporaneous records or other sworn statement which places an acceptable Company product at the site on the claim form. | BOTH | |
| 767WRG | Secondary Exposure/Foreign Claim Process | We are unable to process Secondary Exposure Claims or Foreign Claims through Expedited Review. You must resubmit your claim choosing the Individual Review Process. | Please change the process option from Expedited Review to Individual Review. | ER | |
| 771WRG | Company Exposure Insufficient (Maritime) | The claim does not provide a sufficient number of days on board ships to satisfy the Trust's criteria for compensation. | Please provide additional documentation regarding the on-board time the injured party spent on each ship for which you have alleged exposure to asbestos. Please provide the number of years the injured party was employed, as well as the specific number of days the injured party was aboard each particular ship each year. | BOTH | |
| 773WRG | Intermittent or On and Off Exposure | You have indicated exposure that was either 'intermittent' or 'on and off.' The Trust does not accept exposure time that is not specific to that site or product. | Please provide the dates on which exposure began and ended for each employer, occupation, and/or work site claimed, or an explanation as to why more specific dates cannot be provided. | BOTH | |
| 777WRG | Affidavit Signed by POA/ Need POA | An affidavit has been submitted for proof of exposure to Company products which has been signed by a Power of Attorney. The provided affidavit is unacceptable because no documentation has been submitted confirming the appointment of the Power of Attorney. | Please provide documentation confirming the appointment of the Power of Attorney for the affiant. | BOTH | |
| 778WRG | Product Dates Outside Recognized Manufacture Dates | The product claimed is a known product; however, the period of claimed exposure does not coincide with the date the product was known to have been in use. | Please provide more complete exposure information that identifies acceptable company asbestos-containing products during acceptable time frames. | BOTH | |
| 781WRG | Improper Jurisdiction Selected | The jurisdiciton elected in 5.2 on the Claim Form does not meet the Trust's Jurisdiction criteria. | Please review section 5.3(b)(2) of the Trust Distribution Procedures to determine the Claimant's Jurisdiction you must or may elect and amend or supplement your claim as necessary. Section 5.3(b)(2) requires a claimant who filed a lawsuit against this Entity in the tort system before this Entity's Petition Date, to elect the state in which the lawsuit was filed as the Claimant's Jurisdiction. If you intent to rely on litigation information to cure this deficiency, you must provide the Trust with a date-stampled copy of your complaint or petition showing that the Entity was sued. Merely updating your claim form with litigation information is not sufficient to cure this deficiency. If no lawsuit was filed or this Entity was not named in the lawsuit, then the jurisdiciton chosen must be one of the following: 1) the state in which the injured party was exposed to Company asbestos products, 2) the state in which the injured party lived when he was diagnosed with the disease alleged, or 3) the state in which the injured party resided when the claim was filed with the Trust. Please provide documentation which supports the jurisdiction if you are using either the 2nd or 3rd criteria above. Examples of acceptable documentation to support the jurisdiction election would be discovery responses, affidavits or medical bills that show the address of the injured party. | BOTH | |
| 782WRG | Failure to Provide Description of Exposure to Company Products | No description was provided regarding how the claimant was exposed to asbestos-containing company products. | Please provide a description regarding how the claimant was specifically exposed to the Company product at the known or documented site on the claim form. The specific job duties performed should be provided. It is not sufficient to indicate proximity to the product or to those using the product. Specific details should be provided. | BOTH | |
| 784WRG | Affidavit for Company Exposure is not acceptable | An affidavit from a family member of the deceased claimant has been provided to place a company product at the site on the claim form, or the affiant does not indicate first-hand knowledge as to the products in use at the site. The Trust requires that the affiant who places a company product at the site on the claim form have first-hand knowledge as to the products used there. Therefore, the Trust will not accept an affidavit from a family member or an individual who does not have first-hand knowledge of products to which he is attesting. | Please provide a new affidavit which meets the notary requirements for the state in which it was executed. | BOTH | |
| 785WRG | The Site(s) of Exposure Listed on Claim Form does not Match the Site Code selected. | The known or documented site selected does not match the exposure site on the claim form. | Please provide an affidavit which specifically states the injured party had at least 6 months of exposure to the Company asbestos-containing product prior to 12/31/1982. | BOTH | |
| 789WRG | Affidavit not Notarized or Does not Otherwise Meet the State Requirements | The deficiency has been assigned because the affidavit provided has not been properly notarized accordingly to the notary requirements for the state in which it was executed. | Please provide documentation supporting the industry/occupation selected, or amend the claim form to indicate the proper industry/occupation. | BOTH | |
| 790WRG | Insufficient Description of Exposure to Company Product. | The description provided as to how the injured party was exposed to Company products is not sufficient. | Please provide a description regarding how the claimant was specifically exposed to the Company product at the known or documented site on the claim form. The specific job duties performed should be provided. It is not sufficient to indicate proximity to the product or to those using the product. Specific details should be provided. | BOTH | |
| 791WRG | Vermiculite Product Identification is Insufficient | The product as alleged is insufficient for compensation by the WRG Trust. | Please provide a legal verification document that places an acceptable WRG asbestos-containing product at the site(s) of exposure. | BOTH | |
| 793WRG | The provided medical report contains language that is | The provided medical report contains language in the diagnosis which includes the terms 'consistent with' or 'compatible with.' A diagnosis with this language, standing alone, is not acceptable as a diagnosis after the effective date for the Trust. | Please submit a medical report with a definitive diagnosis from a qualified physician. | BOTH | |
| 795WRG | Chest X-Ray Report Disputes or Conflicts with Earlier Reports. | The most recent chest x-ray, CT scan, or B-reader report contains findings which dispute an earlier report and does not provide an acceptable diagnosis for a bilateral asbestos-related non-malignant disease. | Please submit a more recent chest x-ray, CT scan or B-read report which documents a Bilateral Asbestos-Related Non-malignant Disease. The chest x-ray or CT scan must be read by a Qualified Physician . | BOTH | |
| 796WRG | Failure to Specify Length of Company Exposure Prior to 12/31/1982. | The legal verified document provided for proof of exposure to Company products does not specifically state the injured party had at least 6 months of exposure at the site where the product was in use prior to December 31, 1982. Simply indicating the injured party worked at the site for longer than the required 6 month period is not sufficient. | Please provide a legal verified document indicating the circumstances which led to the injured party's exposure at the age indicated, including the site at which the Injured Party worked, the Injured Party's occupation and why the Injured Party was present at such a young age. | BOTH | |
| 798WRG | Industry and/or Occupation does not match Site. | The industry and/or occupation provided does not correlate with the site/plant name on the claim form. | Please provide complete exposure information for the claim. | BOTH | |
| 799WRG | Injured Party's Exposure Begins as an Adolescent | The dates of exposure for the injured party indicate that he/she was employed in the stated industry/occupation as an adolescent. | Please update the claim form to reflect the proper litigation date (Part 5 of the Claim Form) or the proper exposure information (Part 3 of the Claim Form). | BOTH | |
| 1201 | Incomplete/Inconsistent Exposure Information | The Exposure information that you provided in the claim form is either incomplete. | Please provide complete exposure information for the claim. | BOTH | |
| 1203 | Litigation Date is Prior to Alleged Exposure | The litigation date entered for the claim is prior to any alleged exposure on the Claim Form. | Please update the claim form to reflect the proper litigation date (Part 5 of the Claim Form) or the proper exposure information (Part 3 of the Claim Form). | BOTH | |
| 1206 | Inconsistent Injured Party Affidavits | You have submitted more than one Injured Party affidavit in the claim. The affidavits submitted are inconsistent with each other related to the Injured Party's job sites, years of employment and/or occupation. | Please provide a legal verified document which provides clarification regarding the inconsistencies between the previously submitted affidavits. | BOTH | |
| 1220 | Documentation to Support ATS Standards | Based on the medical documentation provided, the Trust requires additional verification from the Facility and diagnosing doctor to confirm that ATS standards were met. | Please provide documentation from the PFT facility and the physician performing the physical examination, that indicate all practices and procedures met ATS standards. | ER | |
| 1221 | Edited Lines of Exposure | Since the last review of the claim, exposure information was revised, added or deleted. | 1.Legal Verified Document from IP that supports the exposure changes. 2.Affidavit or letter from attorney that all exposure information in the claim as currently provided is accurate. | BOTH | |
| 1224 | Deposition Provided is not Highlighted or Relevant Pages Identified | The deposition testimony submitted in support of the claim is not highlighted or does not indicate the relevant pages or specific issue for which the deposition testimony has been provided. | Please highlight the relevant pages of the deposition or provide specific page numbers for the evidence that is relevant to the issue for which it is submitted. | Both | |
| 1225 | Report Rejected | The chest x-ray, CT scan, or B-read submitted with the claim was evaluated by a physician whose x-ray, CT scan and/or B-reader reports are no longer accepted by the Trust. | Please submit a chest x-ray, CT scan, or B-read report for the alleged injury from an acceptable physician. The report must provide evidence of the alleged injury and demonstrate bilateral findings. | Both | |
| 1226 | PFT Report Rejected | The Pulmonary Function Test submitted with the claim was evaluated by a PFT facility that is no longer accepted by the Trust. | Please submit a Pulmonary Function Test for the alleged injury from an acceptable PFT facility that meets the criteria set for in the Trust Distribution Procedures. | Both | |
| 1227 | Medical Provider Trust Research - B-Reader | The Trust must have reasonable confidence that medical evidence provided in support of a claim is credible and consistent with recognized medical standards. The B-read submitted with this claim was evaluated by a physician whose medical evidence is currently being audited by the Trust; the Trust cannot pay claims based on B-reads submitted by this physician unless and until it determines that B-reads from this physician are credible, reliable and consistent with recognized medical standards. | You may submit a new B-read report for the alleged injury from an acceptable physician (that includes evidence of the alleged injury and demonstrates bilateral findings). Alternately, you may wait until the Trust concludes its audit of the physician’s evidence; if the audit determines the physician’s evidence is credible and consistent with recognized medical standards, the claim processing will move forward, but if the audit results in a determination that the physician’s medical evidence may lack credibility or fail to meet recognized medical standards, then the claim will remain deficient unless and until you obtain a new B-read report for the alleged injury from an acceptable physician (that includes evidence of the alleged injury and demonstrates bilateral findings). | Both | |
| 1228 | Secondary Exposure - Medical Report Insufficient for Alleged Exposure | The physical examination report does not reference the claimant's alleged exposure to an Occupationally Exposed Person. | Please provide a physical exam report which provides a link between the diagnosis of the injury alleged on the claim form and the injured party's secondary asbestos exposure. This report must be dated and signed by a qualified physician who examined the injured party and has documented the diagnosis. An amendment from the physician who completed the current physical exam may also cure the deficiency. | Both | |
| 1229 | Secondary Exposure - Causation Statement Insufficient for Alleged Exposure | The causation statement does not reference the claimant's alleged exposure to an Occupationally Exposed Person. | Please provide a causation report which links the injured party's secondary asbestos exposure to the disease alleged on the claim form. An amendment from the physician who completed the current report may also cure the deficiency. | Both | |
| 7204WRG | Industry Not Provided | At one or more of the jobsites identified, you have not provided the industry where the Injured Party's exposure to asbestos occurred. | For each line of exposure provided, please indicate the industry which most accurately describes the nature of the industry in which the Injured Party worked. If you select 'Other', please specify the type of industry. | BOTH | |
| 7205WRG | Occupation of Injured Party not Provided | At one or more of the jobsites identified, you have not provided an occupation for the Injured Party. | Please indicate the occupation which most accurately describes the nature of the Injured Party's work. | BOTH | |
| 7208WRG | Litigation Page Failure to Elect Jurisdiction | You have failed to indicate the jurisdiction in which you would have elected to file a lawsuit or the jurisdiction that you have selected is improper based on the information on the Claim Form. | In order to cure this deficiency, please complete Part 5 of the Claim Form. If the answer to Question 1(a) is 'no', then you must answer Question 5.2. If you have answered Question 5.2, please be sure it meets one of the following TDP criteria: (1) the state in which the Injured Party was exposed to Company products; (2) the state in which the Injured Party lived when diagnosed with the disease alleged; or (3) the state in which the Injured Party lived when the claim was filed with the Trust. If you are using (2) or (3) above, you must provide documentation to support that election. | BOTH | |
| 7214WRG | Revisions to Verified Documents | Revisions to one or more legal verified documents in the claim have been made. The Trust will not accept revisions or alterations to legal verified documents. | Please provide a legal verified document which does not contain any revisions. | BOTH | |
| 7217WRG | Ship/Shipyard Exposure Conflict | The claim form alleges exposure at a known or documented shipyard, however additional information provided indicates the Injured Party was aboard an undocumented ship during the alleged exposure time frame. The Trust must have credible evidence to confirm the location of and manner in which exposure to Trust products or operations occurred. Please provide evidence of 1) the manner in which the claimant was exposed to asbestos at the known or documented site during the alleged time frame or; 2) Trust exposure on the undocumented ship. | Please provide a legal verified document which: 1) provides the manner in which the claimant was exposed to asbestos at the Documented Site during the alleged time frame or; 2) Company exposure on the undocumented ship. | BOTH | |
| 7224WRG | Deposition Provided is not Highlighted or Relevant Pages Identified | The deposition testimony submitted in support of the claim is not highlighted or does not indicate the relevant pages or specific issue for which the deposition testimony has been provided. | Please highlight the relevant pages of the deposition or provide specific page numbers for the evidence that is relevant to the issue for which it is submitted. | BOTH | |
| 7228WRG | Environmental Exposure Alleged. | The Injured Party has alleged environmental exposure. Environmental exposure does not satisfy the Trust's criteria for compensation. | Please provide additional exposure sites to meet the Trust requirements for exposure. Please provide supporting documentation for any exposure updates that are made. | BOTH | |
| 7229WRG | Claim Not Completely Reviewed – No Company Exposure Provided | The referenced claim has only been reviewed for exposure and has not had a medical review since no Company Exposure has been provided. | Please provide Company Exposure documentation and the claim will be fully reviewed. | BOTH | |
| 7230WRG | Secondary Exposure - Date of Exposure to Spouse Not Supported | Your submission regarding the Injured Party's exposure to the Occupationally Exposed Person (OEP) is incomplete. If the Injured Party’s alleged exposure to a spousal OEP began prior to 18 years of age, confirmation of the date of marriage should be provided. If the Injured Party’s exposure to the OEP occurred prior to marriage, additional details must be provided to support the alleged exposure during this time frame. | Please provide supporting information for the Injured Party’s initial date of exposure to the Occupationally Exposed Person. This information can be provided in Part 4 of the claim form, in a legal verified document or by uploading the Marriage Certificate. | Both | |
| 7231WRG | Secondary Exposure - Laundry Duties Begin as Adolescent | Your submission regarding the Injured Party's exposure to the Occupationally Exposed Person (OEP) is incomplete. If the Injured Party’s alleged exposure of laundering, or assisting with laundering of, the OEP’s clothing begins prior to the age of 12, confirmation is required for the age at which these responsibilities began. | Please provide more information supporting the age at which the Injured Party’s laundry duties began. This information can be provided in Part 4 of the claim form or in an attached legal verified document. | Both | |
| R01 | Certificate of Official Capacity | You have indicated that this claim is being made on behalf of the injured party or his/her estate. The Trust requires documentation of the representative's authority to act on behalf of the injured party or the injured party's estate. Such documentation might include Powers of Attorney appointing the representative to act on behalf of the injured party in pursuing a claim for asbestos injuries or, where the injured party is deceased, Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration from a court appointing the representative as executor or administrator of the claimant's estate. This does not include birth certificates, marriage certificates, or Last Will and Testament. | You have indicated that this claim is being made on behalf of the injured party or his/her estate. The Trust requires documentation of the representative's authority to act on behalf of the injured party or the injured party's estate. Such documentation might include Powers of Attorney appointing the representative to act on behalf of the injured party in pursuing a claim for asbestos injuries or, where the injured party is deceased, Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration from a court appointing the representative as executor or administrator of the claimant's estate. This does not include birth certificates, marriage certificates, or Last Will and Testament. | BOTH | |
| R02 | Personal Representative's Name and/or Relationship not provided. | Please provide the personal representative's name, social security number and/or relationship to the Injured Party. | Please provide the personal representative's name, social security number and/or relationship to the Injured Party. | BOTH | |
| R03 | New Personal Rep Info | Please provide the new Personal Representative's name. | The Claim Form and release do not have the new Personal Representative's information. Please provide the Personal Representative's full name. | BOTH | |
| R04 | Missing Two Witness Signatures | Please provide two witness signatures on the release. | The release was received without the two required witness signatures. It was either not signed by two witnesses or it contains only one witness signature. Please resubmit the release with two witness signatures. | BOTH | |
| R05 | No Death Certificate | Please provide a copy of the Injured Party's death certificate. | A death certificate has not been provided. The Trust is awaiting the missing information before the release can be processed further. | BOTH | |
| R06 | No Notary Stamp/Embossed | Please resend or upload the release accompanied by the necessary Notary Stamp/Embossment. | The release does not contain the required Notary Stamp/Embossment. Please resend/upload the release accompanied by the Notary Stamp/Embossment. Please ensure that any embossment is viewable. The date that the Notary writes must match the date that the claimant signed the release. | BOTH | |
| R07 | Incomplete Release Uploaded | An incomplete release has been received by the Trust. Please resend or upload the completed release to the Trust. | The Trust has received the release but it is incomplete and cannot be processed. Please resend or upload the completed and signed release. You may contact the Trust for more detailed information. | BOTH | |
| R08 | Corrected SSN | Please verify and provide the correct Social Security number for the claimant. | The release was returned to the Trust with a Social Security number other than what appears on the Claim Form or the Death Certificate submitted for the claimant. Please verify and provide the correct Social Security number for the claimant. | BOTH | |
| R11 | POA Paper | Please provide a copy of the Power of Attorney papers for the individual representing the Injured Party. | Power of Attorney papers appointing the representative to act on behalf of the Injured Party are required. Please submit the Power of Attorney papers for the individual acting as the personal representative. | BOTH | |
| R14 | Incorrect Release Uploaded | The uploaded release does not belong to the claimant listed on the claim form. Please upload the release belonging to the claimant listed on the claim form. The release uploaded to the claim belongs to claimant other than what appears on the claim form. Please upload the correct release for this claim. | The release that was uploaded or mailed contains information that does not match the Trust's current claim data. This may include the wrong claimant name on the release, the wrong trust release was uploaded or sent, and/or the Liquidated Value reflected on the release is incorrect. Please upload or resend the correct release for this claim. | BOTH | |
| R16 | Notary not complete or missing information | There is no commission expiration date; no notary signature or sworn date; or the notary is expired. | Please provide a new release containing complete notary information. You may also choose to have two witnesses sign the new release in place of a notary. | BOTH | |
| R17 | Signature dates do not match on the release | The notary date and the claimant's signature date do not match. The signature dates must match for the release to be complete and acceptable. Please provide a new release with matching signature dates for the claimant and the notary. You may also choose to have two witnesses sign the new release in place of a notary. | Please provide a new release with matching signature dates for the claimant and the notary. You may also choose to have two witnesses sign the new release in place of a notary. | BOTH | |
| R18 | No claimant signature | Release not signed by claimant. The release is missing the claimant's signature. | The release was received without the claimant's signature. This is required to process the release further. Please resubmit the release containing the signature of the claimant. | BOTH | |
| R19 | Missing signature page of release | Release not complete because missing signature page. Cannot verify release without the signature page. The release that was provided did not contain the last page with the claimant signature information. Please send/re-upload the complete release including the completed signature page. | The release that was provided did not contain the last page with the claimant signature information. Please send/re-upload the complete release including the completed signature page. | BOTH | |
| R20 | Notary stamp/seal not legible | The notary stamp/seal is illegible. | The release that was provided contained a notary stamp/seal that could not be viewed for verification. Please provide a new copy or submit a new release with a notary stamp/seal that is legible. You may also choose to have a witness sign a new release in place of a notary. | BOTH | |
| R21 | New release with new PR information needed | The release contains Personal Representative information that is new and not in the claim. Need new PR information completed in Trust Online and Certificate of Official Capacity as required by each state. The submitted release contains Personal Representative information that does not appear in the claim. Please provide the new PR information and a COC is needed depending on your state's requirements. | The submitted release contains Personal Representative information that does not appear in the claim. Please provide the new PR information and a COC is needed depending on your state's requirements. | BOTH | |
| R22 | Personal representative is deceased | Original personal representative is now deceased. Information submitted indicates that the original personal representative on the claim form is now deceased. Please provide a copy of the deceased personal representative's death certificate, as well as the new personal representative's full name and a court document assigning him/her as the new legal representative for the injured party's estate. When this information is received we will continue to process the release. | Original personal representative is now deceased. Information submitted indicates that the original personal representative on the claim form is now deceased. Please provide a copy of the deceased personal representative's death certificate, as well as the new personal representative's full name and a court document assigning him/her as the new legal representative for the injured party's estate. When this information is received we will continue to process the release. | BOTH | |
| R24 | Incomplete Release Executed Date | The Trust has received the signed release but the executed date by the claimant, notary or both is either missing or incomplete. The executed date must include the day, month and year. If there is a notary on the release, the executed date for both the claimant and notary must match. | The Trust has received the signed release but the executed date by the claimant, notary or both is either missing or incomplete. The executed date must include the day, month and year. If there is a notary on the release, the executed date for both the claimant and notary must match. | BOTH | |
| R26 | Electronic Signature History or Certification not complete | The required documentation needed to confirm the Certification and History of the Electronic Signature was not received or is incomplete. | The required documentation needed to confirm the Certification and History of the Electronic Signature was not received or is incomplete. Please re-upload the completed Electronic Signature History or Certifications to the Trust. | BOTH | |
| R27 | Electronic Signature does not match claimant or personal representative | The Electronic Signature that was submitted does not match the Trust’s current claim data. The Electronic Signature must be completed by the claimant or appointed personal representative. | The Electronic Signature that was submitted does not match the Trust’s current claim data. The Electronic Signature must be completed by the claimant or appointed personal representative. Please re-upload the completed Electronic Signature Certification to the Trust. | BOTH | |
| R28 | IP Address for Originator and Signer are the same | The IP address of the Originator and Signer must be sent from two different IP addresses. | The IP address of the Originator and Signer must be sent from two different IP addresses. Please re-upload the Electronic Signature Certification that includes two different IP addresses. | BOTH |