02-06-2022, 05:59 AM
Good Morning All,
I was injured in April 24th of 2019 in Wisconsin in a workplace accident. I have undergone a plethora of surgeries, therapy, etc. I am scheduled to reach end of healing and maximum medical improvement April 28th of this year which will be 3 years and 4 days that I have been on workers compensation.
The state of Wisconsin is behind about 3 months in processing the case that is handed to them from a workers compensation carrier to transition me from TTD to PPD.
Also the state of Wisconsin is NOT a settlement state for workers comp. You are only entitled to PPD and a few other items for an award.
My question to everyone is this... I have an option to have my MMI and maximum medical improvement evaluation for the middle of March of this year or wait till the latter part of April. I am so ready for all this to be over so I can press on with life. If I were to elect to end and take the MMI for March I will be at 2 years and 11 months on workers comp as apposed to the 3 years and 4 days if I wait till April.
Does time on workers comp help in anyway for financial awards such as the 2 years and 11 months compared to the 3 years and 4 days?
I know that I should probably wait and get the full 3 year term in but I am so ready to end this all and press on with life especially since the state is 3 months behind on processing so that would put me further behind in asking for an advancement to relocate and start a new path of life.
Just curious if time would make a difference in payment allotments.
Thank you all for any guidance you may have.
God Bless...
I was injured in April 24th of 2019 in Wisconsin in a workplace accident. I have undergone a plethora of surgeries, therapy, etc. I am scheduled to reach end of healing and maximum medical improvement April 28th of this year which will be 3 years and 4 days that I have been on workers compensation.
The state of Wisconsin is behind about 3 months in processing the case that is handed to them from a workers compensation carrier to transition me from TTD to PPD.
Also the state of Wisconsin is NOT a settlement state for workers comp. You are only entitled to PPD and a few other items for an award.
My question to everyone is this... I have an option to have my MMI and maximum medical improvement evaluation for the middle of March of this year or wait till the latter part of April. I am so ready for all this to be over so I can press on with life. If I were to elect to end and take the MMI for March I will be at 2 years and 11 months on workers comp as apposed to the 3 years and 4 days if I wait till April.
Does time on workers comp help in anyway for financial awards such as the 2 years and 11 months compared to the 3 years and 4 days?
I know that I should probably wait and get the full 3 year term in but I am so ready to end this all and press on with life especially since the state is 3 months behind on processing so that would put me further behind in asking for an advancement to relocate and start a new path of life.
Just curious if time would make a difference in payment allotments.
Thank you all for any guidance you may have.
God Bless...