Kentucky Workers Compensation Attorney
Do You Qualify for Permanent Partial Disability Benefits?
After a workplace injury, you should be entitled to workers' compensation benefits, including medical care and replacement of lost wages up to two thirds of your usual salary. In addition to these benefits that you are entitled to during your recovery period, you may be entitled to long-term benefits if you remain permanently disabled.
Your disability may be temporary or permanent. It may be partial or total. Workers' compensation laws containing these terms may appear deceptively simple, when in fact, the burden of proof is on you to demonstrate that you are, in fact, disabled even after you have had surgery, rested, and undergone therapy and rehabilitation treatment.
A permanent partial disability means that some portion of your normal bodily functions will never recover, and you will be unable to work as before. After you have verified your permanent partial disability, you may be entitled to significant financial benefits dating back to the time that your injury occurred or the onset of a condition such as carpal tunnel syndrome.
Do not expect your employer's workers' compensation insurance carrier to voluntarily pay out all the benefits you are entitled to after a workplace injury. You may need the assistance of a lawyer to ensure that you receive benefits to cover permanent partial disability. Contact me, Kentucky workers' comp attorney Jonathan M. Bruce to schedule a free initial consultation and discuss your case.
If I represent you, I will do so on a contingency basis, and my compensation is set by law. It costs no more to hire an experienced, knowledgeable workers' comp lawyer than it does a newcomer to law practice.
Contact a Kentucky Workers' Comp Lawyer
If you have a permanent partial disability after suffering a work-related injury, contact my Covington law office to schedule a consultation. It can make a difference having an experienced lawyer on your side when you seek benefits to cover permanent disability or partial permanent disability.