QUESTION
Can I keep Social Security instead of Workman's comp?
Asked on Dec 28th, 2012 on Workers Compensation - Maryland
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I was awarded SS for anxiety last year. During the course of therapy it was suggested that this was due to a work related incident. Recently I was awarded WC. SS has not stopped my pay since this just transpired. Can I elect to stay with SS and drop my WC claim?
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You will need to contact and sicuss this with your WC attorney as each states laws are different. In a nutshell however there would be little to no point in dropping your WC claim if it is approved and paying. Very likely any benefits received from WC will result in a reduction of SS benefits; so dropping your WC claim will not likely "gain" you anything but could result in loss of benefits not otherwise covered by SSA.
Answered on Jan 11th, 2013 at 11:20 AM