Ohio Workers' Compensation

Types of Workers'
Compensation Payments

There are several types of payments which can be made in Ohio
Workers' Compensation claims. It can sometimes be difficult for you to
determine what compensation you may be entitled to receive under
Ohio law. The following are some terms which may be helpful to you:

Medical Payments

Payment is made for medical bills and treatment related to conditions
recognized, or "allowed" in your claim. Frequently bills and treatment
are denied if your doctor uses an incorrect diagnosis code or is treating
you for conditions which have not been specifically recognized in your
claim. These conditions may be entirely related to your injury, but
unless your claim has been properly amended to include the
conditions, they will be denied. We can help make certain your claim is
properly amended so you get the treatment you need and deserve.

Temporary Total Compensation

Temporary total compensation ("TTD") is intended to compensate you
for a temporary disability that prevents you from returning to the job
you held at the time of injury. You are eligible for TTD, if you miss
more than seven days of work due to the injury as certified by your
treating physician. If more than fourteen days are missed, you can
recover the initial seven days of compensation. The amount of TTD is
based on your wages in the year prior to your injury. Benefits may be
terminated when: 1) you return to work; 2) the physician of record
releases you to return to your former position of employment; 3) you
reach maximum medical improvement as determined by the physician
of record or a hearing officer; 4) your employer makes a written job
offer to you that, according to the physician of record, is within your
physical capabilities. There are many factors that affect TTD eligibility
so please contact us to discuss your particular situation.

Wage Loss Compensation

If you are unable to return to the position you held at the time of injury,
you may be eligible to receive wage loss compensation. There are two
types. Working Wage Loss compensation may be paid if you return to
work at a different job due to your work injury related restrictions and
are earning less money than you did before. Non-Working Wage Loss
may apply if you have injury related restrictions and seeking
employment within those restrictions. Recent changes in the law have
affected the time frame of eligibility for Wage Loss Compensation. We
can help you through the process and help determine your eligibility.

Permanent Partial Disability

The Permanent Partial Disability award is a lump sum payment
intended to provide some compensation for permanent residuals due to
the work injury. You can apply for this award even if you have never
missed work on account of the injury. Recent changes in the law affect
when you may be eligible to apply based upon the date of your injury.
Contact us for help with your particular situation.

Permanent Partial/Loss of Use

Where an injury results in an amputation of loss of use of a particular
body part, the injured worker is eligible to receive a scheduled award to
compensate for that loss. Loss of use awards may also be available for
ankylosis (permanent stiffness) of the joints.

Permanent Total Disability

PTD benefits may be awarded based upon permanent injury related
limitations which affect the ability to work. A claimant is eligible to
receive PTD benefits when an injury causes him/her to be permanently
unable to engage in sustained remunerative employment, the type of
which he/she is qualified or could otherwise reasonably become
qualified to perform. Where restrictions are present, but PTD is not
supported solely on a medical basis, an SHO may consider non-
medical (vocational factors) which impact a claimant’s ability to engage
in the workforce.

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