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nys LOSS OF USE CALCULATIONS
05-14-2011, 06:03 PM
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nys LOSS OF USE CALCULATIONS
i WAS INJURED AT WORK ON JUNE OF 09 I WAS OUT OF WORK FOR 8 MONTHS AND HAD SURGERY MY weekly salary which was paid to me was 550 n the c8 i recieved stated they [aid out about 20 gs to me... so looking at the wcb website it states the loss of use i received which was 30 percent from the state n from my doctor it says "250 weeks for loss of wage earning capacity of greater than 16% thru 30%" so is it 550 x 250 x .30 or is it jus 550 x 250 .. please help cuz im confused
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05-14-2011, 06:47 PM (This post was last modified: 05-14-2011 06:48 PM by 1171.)
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RE: nys LOSS OF USE CALCULATIONS
your salary is compensated at 2/3 not at full rate.
the loss of use weeks should come from appendix II of the medical guidelines and depends on the part of the body being rated.
http://www.wcb.state.ny.us/content/main/...dguide.pdf
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