Kentucky Workers Compensation Attorney
Do You Qualify for Permanent Disability Benefits?
If you were injured on the job at your place of employment and, after recovery is complete, you have a permanent disability, you may be entitled to long-term workers' compensation benefits. Do not, however, expect your employer's workers' compensation insurance carrier to readily confirm your permanent disability without a concerted effort on your part. It will be necessary for you to prove that you are no longer able to work because of the disability resulting from your injury.
Has Your Claim for Permanent Disability Benefits Been Denied?
It is, in fact, quite common if not to be expected, for an employer to deny the benefits that you need and deserve after a workplace injury has left you unable to work indefinitely. You are likely to need to prove this fact in hearings that will take place after you have been denied.
How well you prepare for the hearing and document your permanent disability may mean the difference between receiving benefits, or being denied benefits.
Contact a Lawyer Who Cares and Can Truly Help
An experienced, dedicated and knowledgeable Kentucky workers' compensation attorney is a valuable ally during the appeals process when you seek benefits because a permanent disability now keeps you out of the workplace. For example, your lawyer can help you insist on your right to use testimony from a doctor of your choosing.
Contact Kentucky workers' compensation lawyer Jonathan M. Bruce to schedule a consultation regarding the permanent disability benefits that you seek after the recovery period is complete. Your workplace injury may fall in one of these categories:
- Back injury
- Neck injury
- Head injury
- Spinal cord injury
- Paralysis
- Carpal tunnel syndrome or other repetitive strain injury.
If you are permanently disabled because of a work-related injury, Contact Kentucky workers' compensation lawyer Jonathan M. Bruce my Covington law office to schedule a consultation. It can make a difference to have an experienced lawyer on your side.