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One Retina Detached, the Other Torn on Job, so why no Benefits?
One Retina Detached, the Other Torn on Job, so why no Benefits?

Federal Focus When an employee detached one retina and tore the other while lifting heavy weights on the job, why couldn't he establish his claim for workers' compensation benefits? It boiled down to what his […]
Medical Evidence Supports VA Worker’s Online Training Injury, but not Headaches, Pain
Medical Evidence Supports VA Worker’s Online Training Injury, but not Headaches, Pain

Case File ECAB decided that some of a V.A. worker's medical evidence supported her claims but not all of them. Simply Research readers have access to the full text of the decision. Case P.V. and […]
Could Super-Stressed Teacher Obtain Benefits for Stroke she had at Home?
Could Super-Stressed Teacher Obtain Benefits for Stroke she had at Home?

What Do You Think? There are circumstances where an employee can have a stroke at home and collect workers’ compensation benefits. But as a case involving a stressed-out teacher shows, the employee will have to […]
S.C. Top Court Rejects Relevancy of Ergonomics Report on Repetitive Stress Claim
S.C. Top Court Rejects Relevancy of Ergonomics Report on Repetitive Stress Claim

Columbia, SC (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Can an ergonomics report determine whether an employee suffered a repetitive stress injury without any evidence from a doctor to weigh in on the individual nuances of a claim? According to […]
Lacking Qualifications Supports Utah Court’s Convening 2nd Medical Panel
Lacking Qualifications Supports Utah Court’s Convening 2nd Medical Panel

Salt Lake City, UT (WorkersCompensation.com) -- How qualified do doctors have to be to make their medical opinion stand up in a workers' compensation proceeding in Utah? According to the court in Nucor and Ace […]
Medical Evidence of Chest Pain, Shortness of Breath Defeats Reports of Back Injury at Work
Medical Evidence of Chest Pain, Shortness of Breath Defeats Reports of Back Injury at Work

Springfield, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- It's not uncommon for workers' compensation cases to involve multiple sources of medical evidence that span a period of months or years. But as Harrah's Illinois Corporation v. Illinois Workers' Compensation […]
40-year Benzene Exposure Supports Electrician’s Bid for Benefits
40-year Benzene Exposure Supports Electrician’s Bid for Benefits

New Martinsville, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employee’s pursuit of workers’ compensation benefits for an occupational disease generally hinges on the strength of the medical evidence.As one case shows, the evidence linking the disease to the […]