Medical impairment ratings are a way of assessing the severity of your work injury. They are used in cases where your injury is permanent as opposed to something that will heal in time. Doctors use various factors to determine the impairment rating that applies to your injury. Doctors can’t just pick a rating out of …
Here are more impairment rating guidelines for physicians to use in North Carolina work injury cases. The guidelines are meant to be a starting point. Doctors should also factor into their impairment ratings the oral examination, functional tests, diagnostic tests, and the prognosis for the injured worker. For a deeper understanding of why the impairment …
These are the guidelines for doctors and physicians who have the task of determining the impairment rating for a North Carolina work injury cases. The guidelines are different than the American Medical Association guidelines. Physicians should use the North Carolina guidelines and not the AMA guidelines are their starting point. Doctors and physicians should use …
The North Carolina Industrial Commissions provides guides to physicians for determining how to rate the impairments for specific types of injuries. The guidelines are just a starting point and not a precise definition. Doctors who are making an evaluation of the impairment rating of a worker can use the guides but they should also factor …
Employees who are injured while working in Virginia are entitled to the following benefits under the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act: Wage Replacement. (Temporary total or partial): The amount of benefits is typically 2/3rds of the average weekly salary until the worker can return to the job or up to 500 weeks. Lifetime Medical Benefits. Hospital …
Employees are generally entitled to apply for Virginia Workers’ Compensation Benefits if they suffer an accident at work or acquire an occupational disease. Work Accidents Accidents must meet the following three tests: The accident must occur while the employee is at work or doing a work-related task. An accident at home is unlikely to be …
Attending Physician’s Report: A form completed by the attending physician that describes the nature and extent of an injury. The use of this form is optional. Average Weekly Wage (AWW): The earnings of the injured worker in the employment in which he/she was working at the time of the injury. This is usually calculated …
There are time limits for bringing your claim. Just because an employer pays you benefits is no guarantee that the employer will continue to do so. Your best course of action is to review your claim as soon as possible with an experienced Virginia worker’s compensation lawyer. He can advise you on the exact time …
Any or all of the following issues can be reviewed at the mediation. Average weekly wage “loss” Period of TTD (Temporary Total Disability); closed periods of disability Change in treating physician (Authorized) Return to work Failure to report incarceration, change in address or return to work Mileage to and from health care providers COLA …
These are the phone numbers for many of the key offices at the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission. For the best results, please contact an experienced state worker’s compensation attorney. My office knows how to process your case and which people to speak with. The email address for state questions is also included. Virginia Workers’ Compensation …
5500-B Greenwich Rd.
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
If you are looking at this site, you or a loved one has probably been hurt. If that's true, you've come to the right place. Helping people who have been hurt is what we do. In fact, it is all we do. Joe Miller Law is a law firm concentrating exclusively on representing people who are injured by the carelessness of others or those hurt on the job. We provide the highest quality legal services to people who have been seriously injured. We practice Personal Injury law and Workmens' Compensation law in both Virginia and North Carolina.
