Schedule Award

[tman]

I have more than one claim in,but i'm off work on one claim due to a surgery I had,the others are'nt scheduled for surgery yet,It seems as if I might be retiring on disability....If so am I still entitled to a SCHEDULE AWARD !!!

[jayne]

if you are asking are you gonna get big money the answer is NOPE......so to get the ball rolling we need your state (as WC is different state to state)and your injuries......if you come out of this with what you started with you are gonna be lucky...many on here lost everything they owned "waiting" for WC to do what was right....many on this board are totally disabled and collecting SSDI from SS and still "waiting" on WC to kick in...just because you and your Doc say you are disabled doesnt mean WC will....it is a mess unto itself....welcome to our world.....

[lfoster21]

Just so I understand, when you say you have multiple claims...are you talking about multiple injuries from the same accident, or are you saying that you had multiple accidents.

Also, when you talk about a schedule award...are you talking about a settlement? Or an Impairment award? Or something else.

Thanks.

[tman]

lfoster21 Wrote:Just so I understand, when you say you have multiple claims...are you talking about multiple injuries from the same accident, or are you saying that you had multiple accidents.

Also, when you talk about a schedule award...are you talking about a settlement? Or an Impairment award? Or something else.

Thanks.

I'm talking about multiple accidents, and an Impairment Award

[lfoster21]

I am only guessing here, but if both injuries lead to a permanent impairment, I would expect taht you would get an award for both. That would be a good question to jot down and then ask a lawyer at a free consultation, if you don't already have one.

[capricorn]

tman...I did answer your other post. Could you please tell us a little more. State?? What are your injuries??? first and second?? Same or different employers???

[tman]

It's the same employer USPS, injuries are shoulder ,bilateral carpal tunnel.and my ankle ,these are all under different case numbers,and I also had 2 knee injuries in 2000 which I never put in an impairment award for. and both cases are closed,vhow do I approach this now......my knees are causing me severe pain.I'm in Illinois

[borninabarn]

Did you have an Attorney or do you now have an Attorney for all or any of these injurys?Why were the other cases closed?WC Not a money making deal.

[scooby67]

(02-27-2009 12:07 AM)jayne Wrote:  if you are asking are you gonna get big money the answer is NOPE......so to get the ball rolling we need your state (as WC is different state to state)and your injuries......if you come out of this with what you started with you are gonna be lucky...many on here lost everything they owned "waiting" for WC to do what was right....many on this board are totally disabled and collecting SSDI from SS and still "waiting" on WC to kick in...just because you and your Doc say you are disabled doesnt mean WC will....it is a mess unto itself....welcome to our world.....

Most schedule awards are small relatively speaking. It can take some time to receive your award as well. When you try to place a price on a physical injury it is very difficult. There is no way you could ever be paid what you deserve for your pain and suffering. But you also have to balance pain with actual limb loss. In many cases folks with no limb loss will suffer much more pain than those who have lost a limb. But workers compensation will always, and rightly so, award more money to amputees than those who suffer pain and limited mobility but retain the limb. It's a hard balance and some times it can seem unfair. Back pain sufferers seem to get the worst end of the deal. They can't even claim a schedule award, unless a limb is affected, for their injury. Or at least thats the way it is with Federal Workers Compensation. And those suffering back pain and severe back injury know how hard it is to just move some days. So in closing I will say the schedule award system is not perfect. But perhaps it's the best it can be at the present time.

[jayne]

nothing not a damn thing is fair about WC..... NOTHING....