Category / Topic Archives: Permanent partial disability awards
PPD Evaluation Exam Cost Rises in 2023
By Jason Weinstock on May 27, 2023 Posted in Information Center,Permanent partial disability awardsWhile the cost of a Permanent Partial Disability (PPD) exam usually falls on the workers’ compensation insurer, there are rare situations when the burden falls on an injured worker. Unfortunately, this burden just got a bit heavier for the injured workers to carry. Effective February 1, 2023, the cost of a PPD evaluation for 2 … Continue reading PPD Evaluation Exam Cost Rises in 2023
PPD Cost Rises In 2022.
By Jason Weinstock on February 18, 2022 Posted in Information Center,Permanent partial disability awardsWhile the cost of a Permanent Partial Disability (PPD) exam usually falls on the workers’ compensation insurer. There are circumstances when the burden falls on the injured worker. Unfortunately, this burden just got a bit heavier for the injured workers to carry in these rare situations. Effective February 1, 2022, the cost of a PPD … Continue reading PPD Cost Rises In 2022.
SB 289 part 1 – New Apportionment Rules
By Jason Weinstock on June 25, 2021 Posted in Information Center,Legislative proposals,Permanent partial disability awardsThis year’s legislative session was a big one, so big that I will need to break it down into separate blogs. There were three bills that passed this session, that will have an impact on workers’ compensation. The biggest of which was SB 289, which made changes to apportionment, who can sign C-4s, determinations sent … Continue reading SB 289 part 1 – New Apportionment Rules
Cost of PPD Increases (2021)
By Jason Weinstock on February 19, 2021 Posted in Permanent partial disability awardsWhile the cost of a Permanent Partial Disability (PPD) exam usually falls on the workers’ compensation insurer. There are circumstances when the burden falls on the injured worker. Unfortunately, this burden just got a bit heavier for the injured workers to carry in these rare situations. Effective February 1, 2021, the cost of a PPD … Continue reading Cost of PPD Increases (2021)
The Nevada Supreme Court Says That PPD Benefits Can Be Paid After An Employee Retires.
By Jason Weinstock on October 9, 2020 Posted in Information Center,Permanent partial disability awardsOn October 8, 2020, the Nevada Supreme Court published their decision in Clark County v. Brent Bean, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 65 (2020). The Court took the opportunity to agree with the District Court’s reasoning to deny Clark County’s Petition for Judicial Review that permanent partial disability (“PPD”) benefits differ from temporary total disability (“TTD”) … Continue reading The Nevada Supreme Court Says That PPD Benefits Can Be Paid After An Employee Retires.
3 Things to Check to Determine If Your PPD Award / Workers’ Compensation Settlement Is Correct.
By Jason Weinstock on August 14, 2020 Posted in Permanent partial disability awardsFrequently I am asked by potential clients and current clients whether there is a settlement at the end of their workers’ compensation case or how much their case is worth. This question is often hard or impossible to answer. Sometimes, I can estimate whether I think you are likely to have a permanent partial disability … Continue reading 3 Things to Check to Determine If Your PPD Award / Workers’ Compensation Settlement Is Correct.
New 2020 Actuarial Tables Released On June 23, 2020, Go Into Effect On July 1, 2020.
By Jason Weinstock on June 26, 2020 Posted in Permanent partial disability awardsIn 2015 Attorney Virginia Hunt, along with a group of other claimant’s attorneys, determined that the Division of Industrial Relations (DIR) had been slacking on their statutory duties to update the actuarial annuity table used in the calculation of permanent partial disability (PPD) awards. It was determined that the actuary table being used had not … Continue reading New 2020 Actuarial Tables Released On June 23, 2020, Go Into Effect On July 1, 2020.
Cost of PPD increased
By Jason Weinstock on February 23, 2016 Posted in Claims,Information Center,Injuries,Permanent partial disability awardsIn most cases, it is the Insurer who is responsible for paying the cost of a Permanent Partial Disability exam. However, in some cases, the burden falls on the injured worker. Unfortunately, this burden just got a bit heavier for injured workers to carry in these rare situations. Effective February 1, 2016, the cost of … Continue reading Cost of PPD increased
7 Useful Definitions for Understanding Your PPD Evaluation
By Jason Weinstock on December 21, 2015 Posted in Claims,Information Center,Injuries,Permanent partial disability awardsIn order to fully understand your Permanent Partial Disability evaluation, you need to know the meaning of a few of the important terms used by the rating doctors: AMA Guide to Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 5th Edition- This is the book that the rating doctors in Nevada must use when determining the injured worker’s percentage … Continue reading 7 Useful Definitions for Understanding Your PPD Evaluation
Shame on DIR-Lame response to petition
By Jason Weinstock on September 14, 2015 Posted in Benefits,Claims,DIR complaints,Information Center,Permanent partial disability awardsI wish I could say I’m surprised by the lame response by DIR (Division of Industrial Relations) to the Petition I file d in July for DIR to do its job and have an actuary review the discount rate used to convert permanent partial disability awards to present value lump sums. After you read DIR’s … Continue reading Shame on DIR-Lame response to petition
Rating hearing impairments
By Jason Weinstock on September 2, 2015 Posted in Benefits,Claims,Information Center,Occupational Illnesses,Permanent partial disability awardsI get so many questions about hearing impairments that I am attaching a link to a recent explanation written by rating doctor Michael Glick, D.O., that appeared in the DIR Medical Unit’s Seminar 2015 newsletter. Please note that a 5% for tinnitus converts to a 2% whole person award. Some doctors will award for tinnitus … Continue reading Rating hearing impairments
DIR Undertakes Long-Overdue Review of Discount Rate
By Jason Weinstock on August 20, 2015 Posted in Calculating benefits,Legislative proposals,Permanent partial disability awardsThe following is an article from WorkCompCentral, an online workers’ compensation news reporting service and resource center for the work comp industry and injured workers. I haven’t received a response from DIR to the Petition to Amend Regulation that I filed on July 29. DIR has 30 days to respond to that Petition. I am … Continue reading DIR Undertakes Long-Overdue Review of Discount Rate
Lump Sum PPD Awards Not Right in Nevada
By Jason Weinstock on August 3, 2015 Posted in Permanent partial disability awardsQuestion: Why is the PPD lump sum so much less than the total installment amount? Answer: An injured worker may take up to a 25% whole person permanent partial disability award in a lump sum reduced to present value under Nevada law (NRS 616C.495). Present value means the current worth of all the installment payments … Continue reading Lump Sum PPD Awards Not Right in Nevada
Permanent Partial Disability Evaluations-2014
By Jason Weinstock on July 13, 2015 Posted in Permanent partial disability awardsThank you to Katherine Godwin, Supervisor of the Medical Unit, at the Devision of Industrial Relations-Workers Compensation Section, for providing me with the number of rating evaluations in Nevada for fiscal year 2014 (July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014). A total of 5405 ratings were assigned by DIR, with 1249 in the North, 3749 … Continue reading Permanent Partial Disability Evaluations-2014
Injured Workers in Nevada Survive 2015 Legislative Changes
By Jason Weinstock on June 2, 2015 Posted in Calculating benefits,Information Center,Permanent partial disability awardsThe 78th session of the Nevada legislature closed last night with a close call for Nevada’s most severely injured workers. The self-insured employers’ lobbyist tried a last minute attack on how permanent partial disability awards are calculated by pushing for adoption of the 6th edition of the AMA Guides to Evaluation of Permanent Impairment. Changing … Continue reading Injured Workers in Nevada Survive 2015 Legislative Changes
Should I Attend a PPD When I Need More Treatment?
By Jason Weinstock on May 15, 2015 Posted in Medical Care,Permanent partial disability awardsAs you know, I offer a free review of your Nevada rating evaluation on your workers’ compensation claim if you fax it to me with what you think might be wrong with the rating. My fax number is (702) 731-9097. Additionally, I will be posting one of my readers’ questions regarding permanent partial disability awards … Continue reading Should I Attend a PPD When I Need More Treatment?
Injured Workers’ Opinions Needed NOW!!
By Jason Weinstock on April 7, 2015 Posted in Legislative proposals,Permanent partial disability awardsAs you know, I have been working with a group of dedicated workers’ comp attorneys to try to defeat some nasty bills that would significantly cut your benefits. Specifically, Assembly Bill 229 would require that rating doctors use the 6th edition of the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairments instead of the … Continue reading Injured Workers’ Opinions Needed NOW!!
Legislative Update on Bills Affecting Injured Workers
By Jason Weinstock on March 31, 2015 Posted in Legislative proposals,Permanent partial disability awardsSteve Miller ran two articles today in the Nevada Journal on the proposed legislation that would allow injured workers greater rights to choose their treating physicians. Let’s hope that Nevada’s lawmakers read them and pay particular attention to how ineffective DIR is with regard to looking out for the interests of injured workers as we … Continue reading Legislative Update on Bills Affecting Injured Workers
2015 Cost of Nevada PPD Exam
By Jason Weinstock on March 18, 2015 Posted in Permanent partial disability awardsEffective 2/1/15 through 1/31/16, the cost of a permanent partial disability evaluation on a Nevada workers’ compensation claim is $754.62. That is for two body parts. The cervical spine is considered one body part, the thoracic spine another body part, and the lumbar spine would be a separate body part. For each additional body part … Continue reading 2015 Cost of Nevada PPD Exam
Chiropractors in Nevada Rule the Rating List for PPD Exams
By Jason Weinstock on December 30, 2014 Posted in Permanent partial disability awardsThe Division of Industrial Relations (DIR) is the Nevada sub-agency responsible for maintaining a list of doctors authorized to perform impairment evaluations, also known as ratings, on injured workers with Nevada workers’ compensation claims. On December 14, 2014, the DIR updated its list of rating doctors to show which doctors have been added, or which … Continue reading Chiropractors in Nevada Rule the Rating List for PPD Exams
Rating for Sacroiliac Joint- Nevada PPD
By Jason Weinstock on December 26, 2014 Posted in Permanent partial disability awardsI have had rating issues come up in the past on how to rate injuries to the sacroiliac joint, and fortunately I had two experienced rating doctors reason that they should be rated under the DRE categories for a low back injury. I say fortunately because some rating doctors would have taken the position that … Continue reading Rating for Sacroiliac Joint- Nevada PPD
Dr. Pirruccello Explains How to Rate Spinal Injuries
By Jason Weinstock on September 28, 2014 Posted in Permanent partial disability awardsVirginia : The primary purpose of my blog posts is to inform Nevada’s injured workers about the law and the claims process. However, I occasionally like to offer my readers from the workers’ compensation industry a more detailed analysis of a current issue that requires a working familiarity with Nevada workers compensation claims. The … Continue reading Dr. Pirruccello Explains How to Rate Spinal Injuries
What’s An Apportionment of Your PPD Award?
By Jason Weinstock on August 30, 2014 Posted in Permanent partial disability awardsForgive me for not explaining the word apportionment sooner in my past blog posts about permanent partial disability awards on Nevada workers’ compensation claims. It’s a bad word, and it means subtraction from the percentage of impairment. It the rating doctor writes in his report that he found you have a 10% whole body impairment, … Continue reading What’s An Apportionment of Your PPD Award?
Can I Hire a Lawyer after I Get My PPD Offer on My Nevada Claim?
By Jason Weinstock on February 23, 2014 Posted in Permanent partial disability awardsCan I Hire a Lawyer After I Get My PPD Rating? Yes, you may. Just make sure that you are getting experienced guidance and good value for paying an attorney fee at this late stage of the claim, and be aware that attorneys’ fees will differ from one attorney to the next on … Continue reading Can I Hire a Lawyer after I Get My PPD Offer on My Nevada Claim?
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