You can apply for occupational disease compensation after retirement. According to the provisions of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases, occupational diseases refer to enterprises;
 Diseases caused by the workers of the employing units such as institutions and individual economic organizations who are exposed to dust, radioactive substances and other toxic and harmful substances in their occupational activities.
 [Legal Basis]
 According to Article 62 of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases, the Employer may apply to the civil affairs department of the local people's government for medical assistance and livelihood assistance for the occupational disease patients who no longer have or cannot confirm the labor relationship.
 The local people's governments at various levels shall, in accordance with the actual conditions of their respective regions, take other measures to enable the occupational disease patients mentioned in the preceding paragraph to obtain medical treatment.