Monday, December 5, 2011

What Does My Impairment Rating Mean?


When you get an impairment rating, things can start moving fast with your claim--even when you don't realize it!  Most injured workers will be given an Impairment Rating over the course of their treatment.  This can be the most important event in a Workers’ Comp claim.  Depending on the facts of your case, an impairment rating can:
  • Stop payment of your workers’s comp checks.
  • End medical treatment permanently.
  • Start a process that can end your ability to get a settlement.
  • Give you an opportunity for a lifetime of free medical care related to your injury.
When you are given an impairment rating, you have a lot of options available to you.  However, these options aren’t available forever and many will not be given to you if you don’t know what to ask for.  Don’t let your options slip away permanently.


 At Pollan Dobbs, PLLC we can help walk you through the process.  


Call the Workers’ Comp HOTLINE at: 888.931.COMP (2667)