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Virginia's workers' compensation statute says that carpal tunnel syndrome is not an occupational disease but an ordinary disease of life.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Hearing loss and the condition of carpal tunnel syndrome are not occupational diseases but are ordinary diseases of life”
Code of Virginia 65.2-400: Occupational disease defined, Commonwealth of Virginia, Virginia Legislative Information System, n.d., Subsection C.
Open the original- What it measures
- The classification decides which legal test a worker must meet to claim compensation under Virginia law.
- What it does not show
- This is one state's statute. Each state sets its own rules, so check the law where you work.