If you have suffered a partial permanent impairment as the result of a work injury in Kansas, you are entitled to a lump-sum settlement from workers' compensation. Many injured workers do not realize they have a right to this benefit.
At the law firm of Spooner & Perkins, P.C., we offer a free initial consultation to answer your questions about your workers' compensation benefits. Our attorneys represent injured workers throughout the Kansas City metro area and rural Kansas.
What Is a Partial Permanent Impairment Rating?
A partial permanent impairment rating is used to determine how much permanent damage is caused to various body parts such as your arms, legs, hearing or vision, or to your body as a whole, due to your work injury. After you have reached what is referred to as maximum medical improvement, your workers' compensation doctor will perform various tests to assess any impairments that are permanent in nature — in other words, which will not get better with additional treatment.
Afterward, the doctor will assign you a partial permanent impairment rating. This rating will be used to determine how much compensation you are entitled to (i.e. a settlement) from the workers' compensation insurance company. The higher the impairment rating, the higher the settlement from workers' compensation insurance company.
What if I Don't Agree With My Doctor's Assessment?
The physicians who are employed by workers' compensation insurance companies tend to produce ratings that favor the insurance companies. As a result, you should never accept a settlement offer without consulting an experienced workers' compensation lawyer.
You have the right to obtain your own permanent disability rating (PPD) through an independent medical examination. By doing so, you can level the playing field when it is time to discuss settlement of your case with the workers' compensation insurance company. One of the ways our lawyers will help you is by assisting you in obtaining a permanent disability rating, which in turn typically results in you obtaining a higher settlement than you would otherwise receive without legal representation.
Contact a Kansas City Permanent Partial Impairment Rating Lawyer
Free initial consultation: Contact our Kansas today to discuss your permanent partial impairment rating. You can reach us by phone at 816-298-0580 or toll free at 866-548-6980 and via e-mail. We are paid on a contingency fee basis so there is no attorney fee unless we win a settlement for you.
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