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Mesothelioma Compensation for U.S. Navy Veterans Who Served Aboard the USS O'Brien DD-725 (Updated December 2024)

The average mesothelioma compensation for a Navy veteran after asbestos exposure aboard USS O'Brien DD-725 is between:

$1,530,126 and $2,719,188*

* Actual compensation amounts depend on factors such as the position served aboard the USS O'Brien DD-725, the duration of asbestos exposure, your overall health, and the severity of your illness.

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Who Can Seek Mesothelioma Compensation?

  • Navy veterans: Individuals who served aboard USS O'Brien DD-725 during periods of heavy asbestos use and were later diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer, or asbestosis.
  • Family Members: Surviving spouses, children, and dependents of Navy veterans who served aboard USS O'Brien DD-725 and passed away from asbestos-related illnesses may seek compensation for funeral costs, lost income, and emotional distress.
  • Civilian Workers: This group includes shipyard employees, repair crews, and contractors who maintained the USS O'Brien DD-725.

Common Sources of Asbestos Exposure on the USS O'Brien DD-725

Routine maintenance, repairs, and system overhauls on the USS O'Brien DD-725 often disturbed these asbestos-containing materials, releasing harmful fibers into the air.

High Risk
Medium Risk
Low Risk
  • Engine Rooms: Boilers, turbines, and pipe insulation contained asbestos.
  • Piping Systems: Steam and hot water pipes often included asbestos lagging.
  • Electrical Components: Wiring, panels, and other insulation materials frequently used asbestos.
  • Fireproofing Materials: Decks, bulkheads, and structural elements were treated with asbestos to reduce fire risks.

Other Asbestos Diseases Compensated After Exposure on the USS O'Brien DD-725

If you or a loved one served on the USS O'Brien DD-725 and later developed lung cancer or asbestosis, you may be entitled to significant financial compensation:.

  • Lung Cancer: $409,109 - $609,109*
  • Asbestosis: $90,827 - $377,899*

Available Asbestos Trust Funds for USS O'Brien DD-725

Companies that declared bankruptcy due to asbestos liabilities established trust funds. At USS O'Brien DD-725, one such fund is:

  • DII Industries, LLC (Dresser Industries)
  • Flexitallic
  • J. T. Thorpe (S.D. Tex.)
  • Keene Corp.
  • MacArthur Co.
  • Owens Corning
  • Thorpe Insulation Co./Pacific Insulation Co.
  • Yarway

Mesothelioma Claims from Dresser Industries Trust Fund

Individual Review*: $271,749Ratio*: 60.0%
TOTAL$163,049

Dresser Industries Products Known for Asbestos Exposure

  • Baroid Drilling Mud-Super Visbestos
  • Magcobar Drilling Mud-Visquick
  • IMCO Drilling Mud-Flosal
  • IMCO Drilling Mud-Shurlift
  • Magcobar Drilling Mud-Flosal
  • Leroi Compressor
  • Worthington Turbine
  • Dresser Pump
  • Consolidated Safety Valve
  • Worthington Compressor
  • Manning, Maxwell & Moore
  • IMCO Drilling Mud-Super Best
  • Terry Steam Turbine Co.
  • Baroid Drilling Mud-Visbestos
  • Dresser-Rand Turbine
  • Ingersoll-Dresser Pump
  • Worthington-Moore Turbine
  • Mid-Valley
  • Magcobar Drilling Mud-Visbestos
  • Baroid Drilling Mud-Flosal
  • Bay State Abrasives
  • Kellogg Brown & Root
  • Magcobar Drilling Mud-Diaseal M
  • Pacific Pump
  • Moore Turbine
  • IMCO Drilling Mud-Visbestos
  • IMCO Drilling Mud-Univis
  • Worthington Pump
  • Clark Compressor
  • Alco Locomotives
  • Roots Compressor
  • Baroid Drilling Mud-Diaseal
  • IMCO Drilling Mud-Super Visbestos
  • Magcobar Drilling Mud-Oilfaze
  • IMCO Drilling Mud-Best
  • Dresser-Rand Compressor
  • IMCO Drilling Mud-Diaseal

Mesothelioma Claims from Flexitallic Trust Fund

Individual Review*: $300,000Ratio*: 6.9%
TOTAL$20,700

Flexitallic Products Known for Asbestos Exposure

  • Style D “Self Centering”
  • Styles HE for multi-pass heat exchanges
  • Style 625 for clamp-type and other non-standard flange assemblies
  • Style CG “Compression Gauge”
  • Style R-4 for small tongue and groove joints
  • Style R-3 for large tongue and groove joints
  • Style M and MC for boiler manhold cober assemblies
  • Style CG-RJ compression gauge
  • Style T for boiler handhold and tubecap assemblies
  • Spiral Wound Industrial Gaskets
  • Style CGP “Compression Gauge”
  • Style R-1 for large male and female joints

Mesothelioma Claims from JT Thorpe Tex. Trust Fund

Individual Review*: $100,000Ratio*: 23.0%
TOTAL$23,000

JT Thorpe Tex. Products Known for Asbestos Exposure

  • Refractory products

Mesothelioma Claims from Keene Trust Fund

Individual Review*: $125,000Ratio*: 0.8%
TOTAL$1,000

Keene Products Known for Asbestos Exposure

  • Asbestos Fiber and Sodium Silicate
  • Ehret Asbestos Sponge Felt
  • Asbestos Millboard Building Paper
  • Keene 8 oz Convas Jackets #45
  • Ehret’s Asbestos Rope & Wick Packings
  • FibreKote
  • Ehret’s Asbestos Listing
  • Finishing Cement No. 119
  • BEH Asphalt Cutback
  • Monoblock High Temperature Insulation
  • Asbestos Panel Board Sheets
  • Styltone
  • Ehret’s Asbestos Gaskets
  • Carey Vitricel Insulating Cement
  • Asbestos Long Fibre Paper
  • Metal Mesh Blanket Insulation's
  • Asbestos Commercial Grade Paper
  • Finishing Cement No. 175
  • P.K. White
  • Finishing Cement No. 219
  • All Fiber Asbestos Cement No. 203
  • Asbestos Insulating Blankets
  • Ehret and BEH Fibrekote
  • Uni-Coustic
  • Asbestos Corrugated Paper
  • Integral Jackets
  • Thermasil Pipe and Block Covering (Cal-Sil)
  • Fibrerock Asbestos Fabric
  • Heat Seal Insulating Cement
  • Finishing Cement No. 200
  • Asbestos Gasket Grade Paper
  • Number One Plus Cement
  • LK Pipe Covering & Block
  • BEH Bondtite Cement
  • Finishing Cement No. 105
  • B-H Insulating Cement
  • Armatemp Cement No. 166
  • Ehret’s Asbestos Sheet Millboard
  • Ehret Air Cell
  • Ehret’s 85% Magnesia insulation
  • Super Powerhouse Cement
  • Insulation's, and Fine-Fiber Glass Fiber Blanket Insulation's.
  • Thermalite Pipe Covering
  • Thermasil Pipe and Block Insulation's
  • Ehret’s All Fibered Asbestos Cement No. 219
  • Thermalite Insulating Cement
  • Mono-Block and Pipe Covering
  • Asbestos Spray
  • Minkote Asbestos Roofing
  • Types T-thermal
  • Contracting & Supply Corp. label
  • B-H #1 Insulating Cement
  • Mono-K
  • Mono-Spray
  • Enduro Pipe Covering
  • B-H Bond Tite
  • Thermalite 85% Magnesia Pipe and Block Covering
  • Asbestos Cloth Jackets
  • Spun Felt Mineral Fiber Felt Insulation's
  • Baldwin-Hill Koldboard
  • Asbestos Non-Burn Grade Paper
  • Furnace Cement
  • Enduro Insulating Cement
  • Finishing Cement No. 150
  • Pyrosprays Types I, T, & S
  • Enduro Block Insulation
  • Enduro High Temperature Block
  • Ruberoid/GAF
  • Types I-fireproofing
  • B-H 85% Magnesia Pipe Insulation
  • Asbestos Rollboard
  • Thermalite Block Insulation
  • Asbestos Lead Joint Runners
  • Ehret’s Durant Insulating Pipe
  • Mineral Fiber Block Insulation's
  • Powerhouse Cement
  • Asbestos Fyrbestos Sheets
  • No. 1 Insulating Cement
  • Boiler Wall Coating Insulating Cement
  • Asbestos Paper Furnace Tape
  • Surfaces
  • Ehret’s Regular Asbestos Cement No. 203

Mesothelioma Claims from MacArthur Trust Fund

Individual Review*: $524,025Ratio*: 51.1%
TOTAL$267,776

MacArthur Products Known for Asbestos Exposure

  • Fireproofing spray
  • Insulation Cements: 1-V / 7-V / No. 1 / and No. 28
  • Insulation (pipe and wall)
  • Duct tapes
  • Fire blankets
  • Joint compounds
  • Adhesives

Mesothelioma Claims from Owens Corning Trust Fund

Individual Review*: $650,000Ratio*: 5.9%
TOTAL$38,350

Owens Corning Products Known for Asbestos Exposure

  • Kaylo Heat Insulation
  • Finishing Cement
  • Ready Mix
  • Kaylo Block Insulation
  • Kaylo Insulation
  • Kaylo Pipe Insulation
  • Insulating Cement
  • One Cote Cement
  • Type II Mastic
  • Kaylo Pipe Covering
  • Kaylo 20 Block Insulation
  • Kaylo 10 Block Insulation
  • Ceiling Boards

Mesothelioma Claims from Thorpe Insulation Trust Fund

Individual Review*: $1,200,000Ratio*: 50.0%
TOTAL$600,000

Thorpe Insulation Products Known for Asbestos Exposure

  • Insulation Products
  • Construction Products

Mesothelioma Claims from Yarway Trust Fund

Individual Review*: $150,000Ratio*: 27.5%
TOTAL$41,250

Yarway Products Known for Asbestos Exposure

  • Gun-Pakt Expansion Joints
  • Seatless (Simplex) Blow-off Valves
  • Adjustable Spray Head
  • Wrought Steel Expansion Joints
  • Air Control Valves
  • Cylinder Guided Expansion Joints
  • Process Steam Traps
  • Series 40 Steam Traps
  • Starting and Pressure Unloader
  • Hydraulic Valves
  • Automatic Boiler Skimmer
  • Pipe-Joint Clamps (Simplex)
  • Double-Tightening Valves
  • Tandem Blow-off Valves

Combined Trust Fund Claims (Partial Compensation)

The total combined asbestos mesothelioma claims in individual review linked to exposure at USS O'Brien DD-725 amount to $1,155,126.

Mesothelioma Lawsuit Settlements: USS O'Brien DD-725

Settlements from lawsuits against companies responsible for asbestos exposure at USS O'Brien DD-725 may range from $376,200 and $1,565,262, depending on your job role and exposure period. Potential defendants include:

  • Manufacturers of asbestos-containing products
  • Suppliers and distributors
  • Employers
  • Property owners
  • Others

Frequently Asked Questions about Mesothelioma Compensation for Navy Veterans Exposed to Asbestos Aboard USS O'Brien DD-725

What compensation is available for asbestos exposure on the USS O'Brien DD-725?

Navy veterans exposed to asbestos on the USS O'Brien DD-725 may qualify for several forms of compensation, including VA benefits, asbestos trust fund claims, settlements from manufacturers of asbestos products, and legal verdicts. These benefits can help cover medical expenses, lost income, and other damages related to the diagnosis.

How do I prove asbestos exposure from USS O'Brien DD-725?

Proof of exposure on the USS O'Brien DD-725 typically includes service records, ship maintenance logs, and medical evidence linking the diagnosis to asbestos exposure. Legal and medical professionals experienced in mesothelioma cases can assist in gathering the necessary documentation.

Can family members get compensation from USS O'Brien DD-725?

Yes, family members of veterans exposed on the USS O'Brien DD-725, such as spouses or dependents, may be eligible for compensation through wrongful death claims, VA Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC), or asbestos trust fund claims. These benefits aim to provide financial support to families affected by the loss of a loved one due to asbestos-related diseases.

Is filing a claim time-sensitive for receiving mesothelioma compensation after serving on the USS O'Brien DD-725?

Yes, there are strict deadlines, known as statutes of limitations, for filing claims related to asbestos exposure on the USS O'Brien DD-725. These deadlines vary by state and type of claim, such as personal injury or wrongful death. Acting quickly is crucial to ensure your eligibility for compensation and to preserve your legal rights. For assistance and guidance through the process, please call toll-free: (866) 644-7889.

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*Disclaimer:

  1. The average mesothelioma compensation refers to the combined average amount you might receive from both asbestos trust funds and successful lawsuit settlements. Other compensation sources may be available in certain cases.
  2. Individual Review: Your claim will be individually reviewed by asbestos trust fund administrators, which may result in higher payouts.
  3. Ratio: Trust funds use a fixed percentage, called a "ratio," to reserve funds for future victims based on the claim's value.
  4. Compensation estimates are for informational purposes only and do not guarantee any specific outcome. Actual compensation may vary based on individual case factors. Consult a mesothelioma attorney for advice.
  5. Each case has unique settlement figures and estimates. Your compensation may vary based on specific factors.
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