Northville Workers' Compensation Disability Attorney
Michigan Permanent & Partial Disability Claims Lawyer
If you are involved in a workers' compensation claim process, you may hear phrases like temporary partial disability, permanent partial disability, and others. These terms have to do with the impairment rating that your doctor assigns to you at various points during your medical evaluation and recovery.
Under Michigan law, your basic workers' compensation lost wages benefits are not affected by the impairment rating. However, an impairment rating of partial or permanent disability may make you eligible for additional benefits.
For this reason, impairment ratings are very important in the workers' compensation disability claim process. A worker with a serious work-related injury should work with an attorney with extensive experience in the unique and complex workers' compensation system. The worker should also work with independent medical experts who will evaluate your medical condition fully and without any bias.
Since 1976, The Corriveau Law Firm has represented injured workers throughout southeastern Michigan. Our Northville and Ann Arbor workers' compensation disability lawyers offer aggressive and strategic counsel to individuals with work-related injuries.
How Impairment Ratings Work
Injured workers receive impairment ratings as part of the workers' compensation claim process. The impairment rating is established by consideration of the injuries and resulting limitations. The impairment rating often involves a percentage figure and may be either temporary partial disability, temporary total disability, permanent partial disability, or permanent total disability. Depending on the impairment rating, the worker may be entitled to additional financial compensation under the workers' compensation system.
At Corriveau Law, our Northville and Ann Arbor workers' compensation disability lawyers have long worked with an extensive network of medical experts who themselves regularly evaluate and treat patients injured in a work setting. It is important to establish a relationship with a doctor who will take the time to understand and communicate the full extent of your injuries.
At Corriveau Law, we also take the independent medical examination (IME) very seriously because these examinations, which occur at the request of your employer or the workers' compensation insurance company, are another occasion to evaluate and possibly change the impairment rating.
Contact The Corriveau Law Firm for a Free Consultation
If you have questions about permanent and partial disability claims or any other aspect of workers' compensation, contact our Northville permanent and partial disability claims attorneys for a free consultation. Call 248-782-5202 (877-701-4991 toll free) or contact us online.
Our attorney fees are set by state law as a percentage of any compensation we are able to obtain for you. If we are unsuccessful, we receive no fees.
