Gérard Marquois, 60, a farmer from Vienne, developed Parkinson’s disease in 2007 following the use of various pesticides for about thirty years in the course of his work.
Official link between pesticides and Parkinson’s disease
After trying unsuccessfully for several years to have Social Security recognize the link between his illness and his professional activity, this farmer from Vienne finally saw his fight succeed.
The link between Parkinson’s disease and occupational exposure to pesticides was recognized in 2009. But it is a decree, published in May 2012, which formalizes the matter and helps resolve the situation for our farmer. This decree allows the registration of Parkinson’s disease occupational diseases in farmers under certain conditions, which now greatly facilitates the procedures for those concerned. Gérard Marquois is the first in France to benefit from this recognition.
The farmer in Vienne can now hope for 100% coverage of his medical and surgical care, daily allowances in the event of sick leave or even an indemnity in the event of permanent disability. Remember that Parkinson’s disease is a progressive degenerative disease characterized by tremors and difficulty in moving around and performing everyday activities.
Parkinson’s recognized as an occupational disease
Three conditions must be met to allow coverage in the event of an occupational disease:
– Your illness must be listed on one of the occupational disease tables.
– You must have been exposed to the risk and provide evidence of it.
– Your illness must have been noticed by a doctor within a certain time period provided for in the tables and starting at the end of the exposure to the risk.
If the occupational disease is not listed in the tables of occupational diseases, it is a regional committee for the recognition of occupational diseases (CRRMP), made up of medical experts, which gives its opinion on a case-by-case basis to the insurance fund. Sickness.