0 for mparment ratng

[greenjob]

Hello all ,A frend I met after my injury had a settlement hearing today
and the ratng she got was 20/25 back /leg from her attorney Doctor
Ic Doctor "0 %" and her treating doctor did not rate her anything. She had called and asked me what it meant and I have no clue any thoughts? Maryland is the state

[1171]

impairment ratings are used to determine the number of weeks of permanent disability that are paid. the greater the rating the longer the benefits last. a 0% rating is no ratable permanent disability.

[Bad Boy Bad Boy]

Sounds like 2 different ratings, from 2 different doctor's also.

[greenjob]

Thank you so much for your views , I have passed it along! and suggested to continue to communicate with her Lawyer which I believe will have or should have an idea of what that means given his 20 years plus experience! I still wish I had known this forum early on.

[jayne]

wellllllllllllllllll sit a spell and enjoy

[Cervical_Fusion]

I am in the process of trying to get my impairment percentage increased. I was given an 8 precent on my lumbar claim, which was not much at the time. My attorney sent me to a dr a couple weeks ago he gave me a 24 percent. I have a scs now, which i did not have at the time of the 8% rateing. So this dr has increased it an additional 16%. Next I will have to see a wc dr and he will give a rateing and we will end up in a hearing i am sure to settle the numbers out.....

[cnaz]

It sounds like impairment rating differ greatly state to state. We're in AZ.

1171 - impairment rating has had no impact on duration of benefits for us

The explanation we recieved was the disability rating gave an overall picture of permanent damage compared to "normal" functioning. The impairment rating demonstrates ability to return to work at time of injury.

The example given was a police officer having the tip of his trigger finger bitten off by a suspect. He has a 1% disability rating but a 100% impairment rating because he could no longer use a gun he was completely impaired to return to his preinjury job.

Hubby has a 100% impairment rating ( was a wireless internet technician who climbed on roofs and cell towers - which he fell from) but so far has a 49% permanent disability rating. ( still pending rating from psych)
Some of our Dr.s gave a rating some chose not to give rating and we were stuck with wc dr giving rating.

The most frustrating part for us was that spinal compression fractures which account for most of his pain and affects doing both everyday living and work related activites only got an 8% disability (preformulated non-negoitable) yet is the most problematic of his injuries.

[1171]

impairment ratings are not used in every state.
many like az use wage loss compensation. some states use a combination of impairment and wage loss.
I never meant to imply that all states are the same or that all have the same rating system.
But those that do use only ratings graduate them so that the more serious injuries receive greater benefits.
Given the content of the post it is highly likely that greenjob is in a state that uses impairment ratings rather then wage loss.

[nursedina]

1171 Wrote:impairment ratings are not used in every state.
many like az use wage loss compensation. some states use a combination of impairment and wage loss.
I never meant to imply that all states are the same or that all have the same rating system.
But those that do use only ratings graduate them so that the more serious injuries receive greater benefits.
Given the content of the post it is highly likely that greenjob is in a state that uses impairment ratings rather then wage loss.

Does Pennsylvania use impairment ratings??

[capricorn]

Yes, PA uses impairment ratings. I agree with Badboy...sounds like 2 different ratings from two different Dr.s This is usually the way it works. I know in PA , at least in my case, the Judge ordered and independent impairment rating to be done by a Dr. of the court's choosing so the it would be impartial.