Truck drivers, traveling nurses, construction crews and anyone else whose job crosses state lines can end up hurt somewhere other than Virginia. Others are hurt right here at home, only to have their employer insist the claim be filed in another state. In both situations, the question is the same:...
Author: J Aaron Thomas
Virginia Workers Comp Attorney J. Aaron Thomas is both, a licensed Physical Therapist and an attorney licensed with the State of Virginia. he has recovered millions of dollars in combined settlements for his workers' compensation clients since 2013. He has been successful at the hearing level and has overturned numerous unfavorable claimant decisions with the Virginia Worker's Comp Commission.
Is Someone Following Me? Insurance Surveillance in Virginia Workers’ Comp Claims
Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits While on Appeal
In some cases, if the SSA stopped payment of your disability benefits because they allege your condition(s) improved, you may be able to continue receiving your disability benefits while your case is on appeal. There are, however, different rules for DIB and SSI benefits. Timelines: The following timelines apply to...
Types of Social Security Disability Benefits
In terms of Social Security Disability, there are two main classes of disability programs available. Disability Insurance Benefits(DIB) This arises under Title II of the Social Security Act, and is what most people think of when they think of Disability Benefits. This is the program a worker pays into every...
How Far Back Will My Monetary Disability Payments Go?
How far back monetary disability payments go depends upon two factors: Is it a Disability Insurance Benefits Claim (DIB ) or an SSI claim; When the claim was filed DIB This depends upon when the claim was filed v. when disability is being alleged. The SSA will pay no more than...
Wage Loss Benefits
Compensation Rate How much an injured worker is provided in terms of wage loss replacement benefits is a product of the pre-injury average weekly wage. This is the average amount—averaged over the preceding 52 weeks—that a worker earned prior to the injury. From there, the compensation rate is established by...
What to Do When You Are Injured at Work in Virginia
The first few days after a work injury can decide how your whole workers' compensation case goes. What you report, when you report it, which doctor you see and what you say to the insurance company all matter, and mistakes made early are hard to undo. We always recommend speaking...
Types of Workers’ Compensation Benefits
Under VA law, the following benefits are available under Workers’ Compensation: If an accident “rings the above special bells,” the following benefits are available: A lifetime medical award (for treatment which is reasonable, necessary, and casually related to the accident) is available. This provides for medical care, for the life...
What Does Virginia Workers’ Comp Cover? The Actual Risk Test Explained
Many people assume that if you get hurt at work, workers' compensation covers it. In Virginia, it isn't that simple. Virginia is what's called an actual risk state. For an injury to be covered under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act, it has to "ring a series of bells," meeting specific...
