Workers' Compensation Payment for Total Disability
If your injury results in a permanent reduction in your ability to perform work for which you are suited by education, age and training, then you may be eligible for permanent disability benefits. The decision on whether to offer you a permanent disability benefit will be reached after reviewing the recommendations of your treating physician. In addition, you may be required to be examined by an independent physician whose recommendations will also be considered. The benefit payable, if any, is based upon the degree to which you are permanently disabled. The degree of your disability (which eventually determines the amount of your disability benefit) is subject to agreement between you and the state.
The maximum payment is determined by the legal maximum amount available to injured workers during the year the injury occurred and the date your injury occurred. There are no "cost of living" increases in Workers' Compensation benefits. This means that an injured worker will collect that same benefit without any increase for as long as Workers' Compensation benefits continue. We strongly recommend that an attorney should be consulted before the decision is made to accept a settlement for total disability.
YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO MONETARY COMPENSATION.
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