Benefits Covered under the Act: Injured workers may be entitled to some of the following benefits if the appropriate facts apply:
- Lifetime medical benefits
- Permanent partial impairment benefits
- Total disability benefits
- Partial Disability benefits
- Death benefits
- Cost of living increases
- Vocational rehabilitation
- Mileage reimbusement
Burden of Proof: “The legal requirement of a party to prove a fact by a standard of evidence. For example, the injured worker is required to prove by a “preponderance of evidence” that he/she suffered an injury by accident which arose out of and in the course of employment.” This is commonly translated into “probably” or “more likely than not.”
Bureau of Insurance: This department regulates workers’ compensation insurance in Virginia. Some of the duties of the department include regulating the rates of insurance and underwriting, conducting insurance investigations, and “resolving complaints about agents, agencies and insurance carriers.”
Contact Virginia Injured Worker’s Lawyer Joe Miller if You Suffered a Work-Related Injury
Attorney Joe Miller provides strong counsel for injured workers. He has been helping injured employees and workers who suffer an occupational illness get the legal benefits they deserve for over a quarter of a century. This includes fighting for lost pay and past and future medical benefits. If the facts warrant it, he will also fight for vocational rehabilitation costs. Joe Miller knows Virginia Workers’ Compensation Law. Phone attorney Joe Miller at 888-694-1671 and ask for Joe Miller, or complete my online form at www.joemillerinjurylaw.com .
