Your Resource for Oregon Personal Injury Workers' Compensation, and Social Security Information
Claims adjusters and insurance companies do this every day. You do not. There is a lot at stake when you are facing a serious injury or disability. Before you sign forms, give statements, or agree to anything, review our free article library. Here, you will get answers to your most frequently asked questions, learn the basic issues you face, and most important, the mistakes you need to avoid.
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Oregon Workers' Compensation Board Finds Truck Truck Driver That Needs Help After Injury Can Perform Full Job Duties Oregon Workers' Compensation provides a permanent partial disability benefit if the worker can no longer perform his at injury job. This case seems troubling. -
Oregon Workers' Compensation Board Decides Last Injurious Exposure Case. The "Last Injurious Exposure Rule" allows an injured worker to file the claim against the last employer that could have caused an on-the-job injury. -
Oregon Workers' Compensation Board Defines "Significant Loss of Repetitive Use" For Permanent Partial Disability Oregon Workers' Compensation provides a permanent partial disability for "significant" loss of repetitive use. A recent case defines the term further. -
Injured Worker Cannot Bargain Away Preferred Worker Benefits in Oregon Workers Comp Claim Settlement Oregon Workers' Compensation settlements are allowed, but regulated. In this case, the Board found that a worker cannot bargain away preferred worker benefits. -
Oregon Workers' Compensation Form 827: A Multi-Purpose Form You can file a new condition claim or ask for a change of physician with the Oregon Workers' Compensation's 827 form. Physician's use 827's to report new claims. -
Oregon Workers' Compensation Lump-sum Payment Request If you request a lump sum payment on your Oregon Workers' Compensation Permanent Partial Disability award with this form, you cannot appeal your disability award. -
Oregon and Washington Injury Claims:Recovering Lost Income After a Serious Injury If you suffered a serious injury in Oregon or Washington, you have options to recover your lost income. Read about how we help clients with lost income claims. -
Getting Ready to Meet With An Oregon Workers' Compensation Attorney Meeting with an attorney, especially for the first time, can be stressful. Here are some thoughts on meeting with an Oregon Workers' Comp attorney. -
Anoxic Brain Injury: A primer Brain injuries occur in several ways. In some cases, electrical shock, drowning or heart attacks can disrupt the oxygen flow to the brain, causing significant problems. -
How Social Security Addresses Migraine Headaches Social Security has change the way it views Migraine Headaches. Still, these claims present special challenges, and require significant proof. -
Filing A Workers' Compensation Claim in Oregon. Oregon Workers' Compensation claims are initiated by making a written request for benefits. Most often, the injured worker feels that an 801 Form. -
How Much Is My Claim Worth? Here Are Some Thoughts Potential clients with a Washington or Oregon injury claim will often ask about the value of their claim. This is a fair question, but there's a lot to it. -
Long Term Consequences of Traumatic Brain Injury and Your Personal Injury Case Pursuing an injury claim for a traumatic brain injury presents special challenges. This article looks at how medical opinions work with these kind of injury cases. -
Social Security Disability Claim Tips: The "Disability Report-Adult" Form When you apply for Social Security Disability, you are going to be filling out some forms. Here are some tips on how to approach the many forms. -
The Social Security Consultative Examination: Some Tips When you apply for Social Security Disability, you may be asked to attend a "consultative examination." This article provides tips on how to handle the examination. -
Maximizing Your Social Security Disability Benefit: Plan Ahead With careful planning, you can maximize your Social Security Disability benefit, especially if you are receiving SSI benefits. -
Some Thoughts on How Long Social Security Will Take to Decide Your Claim Some people can wait months, even years to finally get Social Security Disability. Read this article to get some ideas on how long it takes, and what you can do. -
Appealing to the Oregon Workers' Compensation Board Oregon Workers' Compensation allows you to appeal decisions. This article talks about Board Appeals. -
Proving An Oregon Workers' Compensation Claim When an injured worker appeals a denied Oregon Workers' Compensation claim, the injured worker has the burden of proving that the on-the-job injury. -
What to Expect After You Apply for Social Security Disability After applying for Social Security Disability, you will be asked even more questions, some of them more than once. Read this article to get ready