Work Injuries Causing Loss
Some workplace injuries or illnesses cause loss, but you can still work so they do not fall into traditional disability categories. For example, on some job sites, hearing loss may occur over time. A worker would still be able to work, but would have partial deafness that may require a hearing aid and would affect the worker's quality of life.
A section of the workers' compensation statutes provides for specific losses. At Cullen Legal, we have helped workers receive workers' compensation benefits for specific losses. Contact our Bristol law firm if you have suffered a personal loss at work for any of the following types of scenarios:
- Loss of vision — blindness is included, as well as reduced or blurry vision
- Loss of hearing — deafness is included, as well as partial hearing loss
- Disfigurement — includes dental deformities from broken teeth, broken nose and other mutilations or visual defects
- Amputations — includes fingers, toes, legs, arms and partial amputations
- Scarring — includes facial scarring, any scar above the collar line, and including Keloidal scarring
Cullen Legal is a Bristol law firm that handles the full range of injured workers' issues, from unemployment compensation to workers' compensation claims and appeals to Social Security Disability claims and appeals.
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Contact our scarring, hearing and vision loss compensation lawyer via e-mail, or call the law office at 267-202-0084 locally or 888-691-7004 toll free.
A firefighter was burned by an ember on his face, leaving a linear scar. Because of the facial scar, the client was able to receive an additional 20 weeks of wage loss benefits.
