Monthly Archives: March 2010
Injured Workers- Educate Yourselves!
By Jason Weinstock on March 31, 2010 Posted in Information CenterLet’s face it. The insurers and employers have a huge advantage over the injured worker who is caught in the claims process, because they know the rules and you don’t. And if you are a carpenter or a bricklayer, or a nurse, it isn’t your business to know what the law says about light duty employment, … Continue reading Injured Workers- Educate Yourselves!
What Is a Physiatrist?
By Jason Weinstock on March 26, 2010 Posted in Back InjuriesOne type of physician that injured workers commonly encounter is the physiatrist, also known as a physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM & R) physician. While the name sounds similar to a psychiatrist, a physiatrist treats physical injuries as opposed to mental or behavioral problems. A surgeon may refer her patient to a physiatrist after a surgery when … Continue reading What Is a Physiatrist?
Cost of a Rating Exam in Nevada Is Increased
By Jason Weinstock on March 25, 2010 Posted in Permanent partial disability awardsEffective February 10, 2010, the cost of a permanent partial disability evaluation on a Nevada workers’ compensation claim is $650.99 for one or two body parts. An injured worker who does not agree with the percentage of impairment found by the assigned rating doctor may obtain a second rating evaluation by paying this same fee … Continue reading Cost of a Rating Exam in Nevada Is Increased
What Happens When? PPD Awards and Voc Rehab Buy-Outs
By Jason Weinstock on March 23, 2010 Posted in Permanent partial disability awards,Vocational rehabilitationI have included a graphic to clarify what happens when the treating doctor tells the injured worker that he is "stable and ratable". I have divided injured workers who are stable and ratable into two groups, depending on whether the injured worker is released to go back to work full duty, or whether the injured … Continue reading What Happens When? PPD Awards and Voc Rehab Buy-Outs
Vocational Rehabilitation- My Visit to LV-PITA
By Jason Weinstock on March 17, 2010 Posted in Vocational rehabilitationThis week I visited the Las Vegas Professional Institute of Technology & Accounting (LV-PITA) to get a first-hand impression of the school’s retraining programs, to pop in on a few classes, meet some instructors, and to meet director Laurie Clemens. I like to personally acquaint myself with the doctors, vocational counselors, nurse case managers, and … Continue reading Vocational Rehabilitation- My Visit to LV-PITA
True or False: The longer a Nevada workers’ comp claimant is out of work, the greater the settlement award?
By Jason Weinstock on March 12, 2010 Posted in Lawyers,Permanent partial disability awardsApparently, the doctors who wrote the American Medical Association’s Guides to the Evaluation of Disease and Injury Causation don’t know the answer to this week’s question either. Dr. J. Mark Melhorn and Dr. William Ackerman, editors of the 2008 book designed to help workers’ comp doctors answer medical causation questions, write that disability in the workplace is rampant in the … Continue reading True or False: The longer a Nevada workers’ comp claimant is out of work, the greater the settlement award?
The Worst Time to Hire a Workers’ Compensation Attorney
By Jason Weinstock on March 5, 2010 Posted in LawyersThree people who met with me for a free consultation last week all told me that they thought the best time to hire a workers compensation lawyer to help them with their claim was right before they were scheduled for a permanent partial disability evaluation. Two told me that they had had free consultations with … Continue reading The Worst Time to Hire a Workers’ Compensation Attorney
Good News for Injured Workers Getting PPD Awards for Back Injuries
By Jason Weinstock on March 4, 2010 Posted in Permanent partial disability awardsLast week the Nevada Supreme Court unanimously decided that rating doctors evaluating injured workers with spinal injuries can add one to three additional percentage points to the permanent partial disability award if the rating doctor finds that the spinal injury has substantially impaired activities of daily living (ADL’s). The Nevada Self-Insurers Association had filed a … Continue reading Good News for Injured Workers Getting PPD Awards for Back Injuries
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