What Factors Affect on Workers Compensation Claim?

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What Factors Affect on Workers Compensation Claim?
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What Factors Affect on Workers Compensation Claim?

• After getting injured at your workplace, you
  become eligible to file for workers compensation
  benefits. Assuming that you did the following,
  you will have high chances of obtaining your
  benefits
• Reported the injury to your superiors
• Saught medical attention
• Hired a professional and experienced lawyer
• Filled a claim immediately
• However, even after you have done of all the
  required steps, that still does not guarantee
  that you will receive all of the benefits you are
  after. There are certain factors that determine
  the size of your settlement, as well as how and
  when you will receive it. Here is some useful
  information that will help you understand these
  factors better.

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Total Amount That You Receive

• After getting work comp benefits, you will
  receive either weekly or biweekly (or even
  monthly in rare cases) checks for your lost
  wages. However, the amount listed on those checks
  is what you should be worried about. Usually,
  injured individuals receive (up to) 66 percent or
  2/3 of their lost wages. This means that if you
  were making 1,000 a week, you can get
  compensated for up to 666 of your lost weekly
  income. However, no one can guarantee that the
  insurance company will award you with the 66
  percent of your lost wages. They will take into
  consideration two things to determine the amount
  that you will receive
• Your average wages
• Corresponding rate from workers compensation
• You should speak with San Diego Workers
  Compensation Attorney right after the accident at
  work and seek their counsel and advice.

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Type of Your Injury

• The second factor that determines how much money
  you will receive from your benefits is your
  personal injury. The more severe the injury, the
  more money you will receive. Also, your working
  capacity is taken into consideration and how the
  injury affects it. In the majority of cases,
  injuries that prevent you from returning to work
  or returning to your previous profession are
  valued higher than other injuries. Keep that in
  mind when you file your claim.

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Future Medical Treatments

• All injuries that (may) require additional
  treatments in the future are worth much higher
  than those that can be treated right away. Also,
  if your injury requires you to have one or more
  surgeries in the future, you will receive greater
  value from your benefits.

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Hiring The Right Attorney
Another very important factor in determining the
value of your workers compensation claim is the
attorney that you hire. An inexperienced attorney
will lack the negotiation skills and probably
will not get you the settlement that you seek,
while on the other hand, a highly experienced and
knowledgeable attorney will negotiate the
settlement with the insurance company, and do
everything in his power to ensure that you
receive the highest compensation possible. For
that reason, you should be very careful when
choosing your attorney. Consider Workers
Compensation Attorneys in San Diego at Hiden,
Rott Oertle, LLP as they have plenty of
experience in dealing with work comp claims and
have helped countless individuals receive their
benefits.
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Other important factors worth mentioning are
The credibility of your doctor
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