Black Lung Clinic at Dawes

About Our Black Lung Clinic

The Breathing Center at Cabin Creek’s Dawes location incorporates a federally approved Black Lung Center. Cabin Creek Breathing Center provides broad services for pulmonary testing and rehabilitation.

Services include:

Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Oxygen qualifications and requalifications
Department of Labor Federal Black Lung Testing
Pulmonary Function Testing
Tobacco Cessation Counseling
Medication and Oxygen use instruction/education
Federal and State Black Lung Counseling

Black Lung Clinic

The Cabin Creek Breathing Center includes a certified Black Lung Clinic for West Virginia. We offer benefits application assistance as well as pulmonary treatment.

1. Call The Breathing Center for an appointment to be evaluated.

2. Complete a breathing test to check lung function

3. Obtain a B-Reader Chest X-Ray

4. Then, our doctor will meet with you to determine if you have Black Lung. We will help you determine if you can apply for benefits

1. Schedule appointment with our Breathing Center.

2. It will help if you bring in the information needed to file, including:

  • Employment history
  • If you previously filed a State OP claim, bring your award or denial letter.
  • Marriage License and spouses SSN and DOB.
  • If you have dependent children, bring birth certificate, SSN, and DOB for each child.

3. We’ll help you file your claim.

Our Black Lung patients share their story.