Monthly Archives: March 2011
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: It’s Real!
By Jason Weinstock on March 24, 2011 Posted in Back InjuriesFormerly called RSD (reflex sympathetic dystrophy), CRPS ( complex regional pain syndrome) is a type of pain thought to be caused by an injury or abnormality in the nerve pathway. It typically causes a burning sensation, and hypersensitivity to touch somewhere in the arms or legs. If not treated early, it may spread from one limb to … Continue reading Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: It’s Real!
There’s Still Time To Question The Average Monthly Wage Calculation
By Jason Weinstock on March 22, 2011 Posted in Average Monthly WageBefore you get rated for impairment at the end of your claim, you want to make sure that the award offered will be based on the right average monthly wage (AMW). Your AMW is one of the three factors that the insurer must use in determining how much money your percentage of impairment will be for you. … Continue reading There’s Still Time To Question The Average Monthly Wage Calculation
5 Tips for Doing It Yourself at the Hearings Officer Level
By Jason Weinstock on March 21, 2011 Posted in Appeals1. File the request for hearing on time at the right place. Each time your adjuster sends a letter regarding your medical care or your benefits, appeal rights are included at the end of that letter. A request for hearing form should be included so that you may file an appeal if you disagree with the letter. You have … Continue reading 5 Tips for Doing It Yourself at the Hearings Officer Level
Why You Can’t Sue Your Employer in Nevada
By Jason Weinstock on March 21, 2011 Posted in exclusive remedyPeople who contact me after getting hurt as a result of an unsafe work condition ask about suing their employer. In this lousy economy many employers are trying to save a buck by not following safety procedures to protect employees from foreseeable accidents. The worker who ends up hurt due to an obvious unsafe work condition or practice feels angry toward … Continue reading Why You Can’t Sue Your Employer in Nevada
Crazy Interpretation of the Law on Reopening
By Jason Weinstock on March 20, 2011 Posted in Reopening rightsI have a client who recently reopened his workers’ compensation claim with Employers Insurance of Nevada so that he could have a back surgery for his worsened spinal injury. I sent over the physician progress report from his surgeon, taking him off work from the date of the surgical procedure until the day of the next follow up office visit … Continue reading Crazy Interpretation of the Law on Reopening
More Probable Than Not
By Jason Weinstock on March 15, 2011 Posted in Appeals,ClaimsUnder Nevada workers’ comp law, the burden of proof is on the injured worker to show that it is more probable than not that the injury or claimed occupational disease is work-related. This makes it very difficult to get a claim accepted if your doctor isn’t certain that your injury or illness should be treated under a comp claim. Your doctor … Continue reading More Probable Than Not
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