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Can a Hip Injury Lead to Both Workers Compensation and Social Security Disability Benefits?
Can a Hip Injury Lead to Both Workers Compensation and Social Security Disability Benefits? When people think about workplace injuries, they often think of back injuries, shoulder injuries, or knee injuries. Hip injuries are discussed far less often, yet a serious hip injury can permanently affect the way a person stands, walks, climbs, bends, lifts, Read More
Read MoreWhat Happens If I Can’t Return to My Job After a Work Injury? Workers Compensation and Social Security Disability Explained
What Happens If I Can’t Return to My Job After a Work Injury? Workers Compensation and Social Security Disability Explained For many injured workers, the goal after a workplace injury is simple: heal, return to work, and move on with life. Unfortunately, that is not always possible. Some injuries leave permanent restrictions that prevent a Read More
Read MoreCan a Knee Injury Lead to Both Workers Compensation and Social Security Disability Benefits?
Can a Knee Injury Lead to Both Workers Compensation and Social Security Disability Benefits? Many people think of a knee injury as a relatively routine workplace injury. After all, professional athletes tear their ACL or meniscus every season and often return to competition after surgery. Unfortunately, real life is not always that simple. A serious Read More
Read MoreCan a Hand or Wrist Injury Lead to Both Workers Compensation and Social Security Disability Benefits?
Can a Hand or Wrist Injury Lead to Both Workers Compensation and Social Security Disability Benefits? Most people do not realize how much they rely on their hands until they lose the ability to use them. Opening a jar. Buttoning a shirt. Typing on a keyboard. Holding a hammer. Using a screwdriver. Gripping a steering Read More
Read MoreWhy Postural Restrictions Matter in Workers’ Compensation and Social Security Disability Cases
Why Postural Restrictions Matter in Workers’ Compensation and Social Security Disability Cases After a serious workplace injury, many people focus on one question; “How much weight can I lift?” While lifting restrictions are certainly important, they are only one part of the picture. Many injured workers receive permanent restrictions involving activities such as: stooping; kneeling; Read More
Read MoreCan the Side Effects of My Medication Affect My Alabama Workers Compensation Claim?
Can the Side Effects of My Medication Affect My Alabama Workers Compensation Claim? When most people think about a workers’ compensation case, they focus on the injury itself. A torn rotator cuff. A herniated disc. A crushed hand. A serious knee injury. But experienced workers’ compensation attorneys know that sometimes the treatment becomes almost as Read More
Read MoreHow an Altered Gait Can Affect Alabama Workers Compensation and Social Security Disability Claims
How an Altered Gait Can Affect Alabama Workers Compensation and Social Security Disability Claims After suffering a serious injury to a knee, ankle, foot, hip, or leg, many injured workers develop what doctors call an altered gait. Most people simply call it walking with a limp. At first glance, that may not seem like a Read More
Read MoreCan a Foot Injury Lead to Both Workers Compensation and Social Security Disability Benefits?
Can a Foot Injury Lead to Both Workers Compensation and Social Security Disability Benefits? Most people don’t think of a foot injury as life-changing. After all, people break toes, sprain ankles, or fracture feet every day and eventually return to work, but a serious foot injury can permanently affect a person’s ability to stand, walk, Read More
Read MoreWhy Restrictions Matter More Than Your Diagnosis-Permanent Restrictions
Why Restrictions Matter More Than Your Diagnosis-Permanent Restrictions One of the biggest misconceptions we encounter is that the diagnosis determines the outcome of an Alabama workers’ compensation claim or Social Security Disability case. It often does not. Imagine two workers. Both suffer identical rotator cuff tears. Both undergo the same surgery. Both have identical MRI Read More
Read More10 Common Mistakes That Can Hurt Your Alabama Workers’ Compensation Claim
10 Common Mistakes That Can Hurt Your Alabama Workers’ Compensation Claim No one expects to be injured at work. Unfortunately, we have represented enough injured workers over the years to know that many people unintentionally hurt their own workers’ compensation claims—not because they are dishonest or careless, but because they simply don’t understand how the Read More
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