who can receive workers compensation
Workers compensation also pays for any medical expense that is associated with the work-related injury sustained. Usually, workers compensation is given to the employee regards of whether the recklessness was caused by the employee, employer, client, customer, or co-workers. Although workers compensation covers work-related injuries sustained by the employee, it does not cover all types of injuries endured.
Workers compensation does not cover injuries that were self-inflicted or as a result of being under the influence of alcohol or drugs. It also does not cover injuries sustained while violating company policy or committing a crime. The employee will not be covered if the incident is not work-related.
You will be covered if you were not at work but the injury was related to your job. This includes company functions and events, traveling for work-related business, or company errands that are away from the office.
Workers compensation covers work-related injuries, illness, or disabilities. The insurance is not only restricted to sudden injuries. You can receive long term workers compensation if a disability or long-term illness is related to your job and working conditions.
Why you need an orthopaedic expert witness on a workers’ compensation case
An orthopedic expert witness’s professional opinion is vital during a complex case. Their expertise helps determine if an employee’s injuries, illness, or disabilities are work-related.
Dr. Romanelli, being well-versed in causation analysis and his area of specialty, can provide the needed expertise for your case. After a comprehensive review of the medical records, Dr. Romanelli will give his professional opinion to a reasonable degree of medical probability and certainty to the causal relationship of said injury or injuries to the date of injury or accident. .
impairment RATINGs
During a medical litigation, patients will often seek benefits and compensation from Social Security claims, workers compensation, or other medical cases. To potentially receive such compensation or benefits, an exam must be completed to determine an impairment rating, if the impairment is permanent. A physician will perform an examination to evaluate if a patient has suffered physical or mental impairment. The evaluation also indicates whether the impairment is temporary or permanent.
If an impairment is permanent, an impairment rating evaluation will be done to see how much of an impairment the patient has endured. The impairment rating ranges from 0 to 100. This helps the legal team, jury, and insurance company comprehend the severity of the injury to the patient. It also allows the employer to understand how the injury will impact the employee at work and allow for adjustments if the employee will be returning to work.
After a course of visiting with their physician, the physician will determine if the patient has reached their level of improvement.
An injury in a patient that is suffering from permanent impairment will be consistent and not change. And impairment rating evaluation will also determine how severe the permanent impairment is. Each state has their own disability and workers compensation benefits system, so the impairment rating guide may be different from state to state.
Dr. Romanelli is ABIME-certified IME provider and ABIME trained in the 6th Edition of the AMA Guide to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment.
