Disability Benefits

Georgia Workers' Compensation Disability Help

Work-related injuries can take a sizeable toll on the life and well-being of their victims. This is only compounded when the injury presents lifelong disability for the worker. Georgia workers’ compensation provides a way for individuals who have suffered some permanent loss of ability to return to work to be compensated for their financial hardships. These Georgia disability benefits are calculated according to the extent of the disability, but not always accurately. Injured workers may need legal help.

If you or a loved one has suffered disability from a work-related injury, contact our experienced Atlanta workers’ compensation lawyers today for a free consultation.

Work-Related Injury Disability

Following a workplace injury, even partial disabilities can prevent a worker from returning to his or her profession. This can pose a large problem, especially for employees who lack experience in other areas of the workforce and who have families to support and bills to pay. The lost wages and medical bills from a work-related disability can amount to a lot of money, more than many individuals are able to handle on their own.

After a Georgia on-the-job injury, employees who file for workers’ compensation benefits will receive medical treatment, usually by doctors who have been appointed by the insurance company. After a period of medical care, patients will reach a point where there is no further medical intervention that can be done to help their injuries. This is known as “maximum medical improvement” (MMI), i.e., they are fully healed or permanently disabled in some way. In the case of the latter, an evaluation based on the American Medical Association’s guidelines will determine what percentage of disability the injured worker has sustained. Disability benefits are based on this percentage. 

Permanent partial disability (PPD) benefits are helpful, but only to the degree that they are accurately matched to the amount of a workers’ disability. Workers who are, in fact, at more serious disability than the medical evaluators concluded may be lacking the compensation they need to make up for their inability to work and medical bills for physical therapy, rehabilitation, doctor’s visits, and prescriptions.

Georgia Workers’ Comp Disability Attorneys

If you have been partially disabled in an on-the-job accident, your company’s workers' compensation insurance should pay you the amount of compensation to which you are entitled. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. At Morgan & Morgan, we take pride in helping our clients fight the insurance companies and recover the compensation that they have a legal right to collect.

If you or your loved one has suffered from an on-the-job accident, our Georgia workers’ compensation lawyers are here to help. Contact us for a free consultation to speak with someone who can evaluate your eligibility for legal recourse.