NIOSH has denied a petition filed by a New York City firefighter seeking to add peripheral neuropathy to the list of conditions covered by the federal program that compensates first responders and others adversely affected by conditions at the World Trade Center and other 9-11 sites. The agency says in an April 4 notice that it lacked sufficient data to list the condition as eligible for compensation. “Due to the substantial limitations inherent in the only available study, the Administrator has concluded that the available evidence does not have the potential to provide a basis for a decision on whether to add peripheral neuropathy to the List” of covered conditions.
