الأحد، 22 أبريل 2012
Michigan Workers Comp Attorney
If you were involved in a work related injury and need help receiving the compensation you deserve, you should call our experienced Michigan workers compensation attorneys at The Clark Law Office. An experienced workers comp lawyer knows the intricacies of the law and can help you out. Under Michigan workers compensation law, the classification of a term called maximum medical improvement can be crucial to determining your compensation award amount. The idea behind the maximum medical improvement (MMI) classification is that an injured worker recovering from serious injuries hits a barrier or plateau during the rehabilitation process. The patient might have fully recovered from the injuries sustained, but many times a full recovery is simply not possible. If you are currently receiving workers' compensation benefits and have recently been classified as reaching your maximum medical improvement, your condition will be assessed and this will determine your amount of permanent or partial impairment. If doctors determine you have reached your maximum medical improvement then you will most likely no longer be eligible for benefits. This situation arises quite often because the parties responsible for your bills don't want to pay for a long period time. You need to fight this claim as it is usually the difference between receiving compensation or not.
What is an Impairment Rating Relating to My Workers Compensation Claim?
An impairment refers to the situation where there is a problem with the functioning of a body part. Impairment is usually defined in two different ways. It can either be an inability of the injured worker to use his musculoskeletal system which entails your extremeties, musclues, bones, joints, ligaments, and tendons. The other category includes the inability for the injured worker to control nuerological functions. Obviously, this category is usually more severe and can include injury to the brain, spinal cord, or peripheral nerves. Sometimes you cannot regain full functionality even with proper medical treatment and rehabilitation.
As a Lansing workers compensation attorney, I hear the term impairment rating quite often. An impairment rating is used to determine the amount of functional loss a victim of a work related injury has sustained. The statistic is turned into a percentage and this percentage tells you how much functional loss has taken place. The process for obtaining the impairment rating is quite extensive. An individual will need to fill out various forms revealing how much pain they are currently in and if they have troubles living out their normal everyday activities. The doctor will then interview the patient about past medical history, the nature of the work related injury, and just overall fitness. The doctor will also perform a physical examination as well as some additional tests that help determine how much functional loss really took place from the injury sustained at work. Overall, the entire process shouldn't take more than a couple of hours and really does provide necessary information. This step is crucial to determing your ability to work following the accident and also the amount pay that you should receive.
Contact a Michigan Workers' Compensation Attorney To Protect Your Rights
You may not think you need an attorney to handle your workers' comp claim, but it has been found that injured parties involved in a workplace injury receive increased compensation when utilizing the services of an experienced workers comp laywer compared to those who don't. We can help find all the important documents related to your case, give you a fair evaluation, and help file the claim. The insurance companies have a team of lawyers trying to fight against you and your claim. We have a track record of successful workers comp claims and we will fight on your behalf against the insurance companies. Contact a Michigan Workers Compensation Lawyer at The Clark Law Office for a free consultation.
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