WV SB895

Removes all time limits for filing or modifying workers' compensation claims for progressive massive fibrosis, a severe form of coal workers' pneumoconiosis (black lung disease)

Establishes a fixed 15% disability rating for any diagnosis of progressive massive fibrosis, recognizing its severity compared to simple occupational pneumoconiosis

Defines progressive massive fibrosis as the presence of one or more large opacities greater than 1 centimeter in diameter, diagnosed by x-ray or CT scan according to current pneumoconiosis diagnostic standards

Amends West Virginia Code sections §23-4-1, §23-4-6, and §23-4-16, and adds new section §23-4-8e to the workers' compensation disability and death benefits article

Acknowledges the progressive nature of the disease resulting from coal and silica dust exposure in West Virginia mines