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What benefits am I entitled to?
There are several kinds of workers' compensation benefits (below). You might also be entitled to certain non-workers' comp benefits in addition to your workers' compensation claim.
Here are the main types of benefits available within the workers' compensation system:
- Medical care that is reasonably required to cure or relieve the effects of the injury
- Temporary total disability (TTD) benefits, if you are off work and recovering
- Temporary partial disability (TPD) benefits, if you are able to work part-time while recovering
- Vocational rehabilitation and maintenance benefits, if you are unable to return to your job and are participating in an approved vocational rehabilitation program
- Permanent partial disability (PPD) benefits, if you have sustained permanent injury but are able to return to your job
- Disfigurement benefits, if you have suffered permanent disfigurement to your head, face, neck, chest above the armpits, arm, hand, or leg below the knee
- Wage differential benefits, if you are unable to return to your job but are able to work in another type of job with lower pay
- Permanent total disability (PTD) benefits, if you have been left permanently unable to work in any kind of job
- Death benefits for surviving family members
Depending on the circumstances, other types of benefits outside of the workers' compensation system may be available to you, such as:
- Social Security Disability
- Medicare
- Benefits through a union you belong to
- The U.S. Family and Medical Leave Act
- Private disability insurance
Also, depending on the circumstances of your job-related injury or illness, you may also be able to pursue a separate third-party personal injury or products liability claim.
To ensure you are receiving all the benefits you're entitled to, speak to one of the experienced workers' compensation attorneys at Drake & Collopy, P.C. Contact us online or call us at 312.345.0220, or toll free at 1.888.372.5355, for more information or to schedule a free consultation.
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