07/13/2004
sustained a compensable motor vehicle accident injury on 41100. Section 440.34 was amended thereafter effective 2002. The change in the statute allowed
the employercarrier 30 days rather than 14 days within which to provide benefits
before being responsible for payment of attorney's fees.
The Court
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03/19/2013
incident was a compensable consequence of the treadmill injury and obtained a 15100 settlement. The Daily Oklahoman's coverage of the settlement also included criticism from payers that workers' compensation awards are overly influenced by politically connected attorneys and providers.
Currently
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08/26/2013
as an increase in claims for which obesity is claimed as a compensable consequence of an injury.
The Arizona Self-Insurers Association conference begins at 830 a.m. on Sept. 27. The conference will be held at the Arizona Grand Resort 8000 S. Arizona Grand Parkway in Phoenix.
Registration
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04/05/2019
authorized representative."
Supporters say the bill is necessary as a result of a measure enacted last year SB 6214 creating a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is compensable for first responders. Workers' compensation claim files aren't covered by the Health Insurance Portability and
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04/23/2009
Depending on the specific facts this could be consider a compensable consequence. But it is highly fact dependant on whether the employee was on their way home or had deviated from that course when the accdent occurred.
For comp purposes it is part of the comp claim for which the employee was
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09/18/2009
jpod
Your reasoning is impeccable I agree 100
However I have a case where on somewhat similar facts the CA is trying to argue Benson where there
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10/13/2009
Fourteen months ago I performed a psyche QME related to depression and pain as a compensable consequence of an orthopedic injury. Since the Orthopedic QME stated that the applicant was not P&SMMI and needed more treatment I opined that I would have to withhold my final opinion until the
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11/23/2009
Date of injury in 2003. Applicant declared P&S in 2005. AME states Applicant needs surgery on an industrial basis for a condition which developed as a compensable consequence of original orthopedic injury. There has been no Stip F&A etc. Original case has never settled and remains
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12/10/2009
I am not certain that the injury can be extracted from the chain of causation. For instance if the defective part did add to PD wouldn't it be a compensable consequence of the original injury...and therefore wouldn't LC 3861 attach
The recent police officer case involving CIGA Baur seemed to
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03/21/2010
No I'm not going to file a compensable consequence. There is no way WC will own my kidneys. LOL
I'm not 5 years into my DOI yet.
There is no treatment for kidney disease at stage 2 which is where I am. The worst of it is that I have kidney anemia which leaves me fatigued. The only
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