QUESTION
What would a 35% disability rating in my right (dominant) wrist be worth?
Asked on Sep 08th, 2020 on Workers Compensation - New Hampshire
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I fell off the ladder on my dump truck and broke both bones in my right wrist,I started out with a cast for 8 weeks and then started physical therapy.After ,I believe ,2 weeks of therapy and a lot of pressure from my dispatcher I went back to work while still going to therapy.My wrist was still causing me considerable amounts of pain which I continued to tell my dispatcher,therapist and doctor.After a couple of more weeks of therapy and work It wasnt getting any better and and my Doctor told me to stop therapy until I get an MRI to see what the issue was,He said we needed to do some exploritory surgery to see what we could find,Workmans comp, said I had to get a 2nd opinion which did using one of there doctors and he said I definately need surgery.I had surgery,did more therapy and finally had my final Doctor meeting and he signed off and gave me a disability rating.While I was working
1 ANSWER
Accidents Attorney serving White River Junction, VT
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Hi Michael,
Hi Michael. The permanent impairment rating for your wrist requires an equation that would need to be multiplied by your compensation rate (the amount of money you received in your weekly). The higher impairment rating, the larger the amount of money. I would caution you that if it was a doctor of the work comp insurance company's choosing that did the impairment rating, he or she may have issued an impairment that is lower than it should be. You are entitled to have a doctor of your choosing perform an impairment rating, and I think that is important to do.
The equation would look like this. 210 weeks x .35 impairment = 73.5 weeks, which you would then multiple by your compensation rate.
I've also published the following manual for NH and VT Work Comp Law for Injured Workers, which may be helpful: https://sabbethlaw.com/practice-areas/workers-compensation/
I wish you the best of luck. If you have any other questions, please feel free to reach out.
- Mike Sabbeth
Answered on Sep 14th, 2020 at 12:48 PM