Facial Scarring/Disfigurement in Workers’ Compensation
NOTE: Workers’ Compensation is a complicated area of the law with many nuances and subcategories for specific injuries. The section below is to serve as a general guide to Facial Scarring Injuries in Workers’ Compensation and how we at Lenahan & Dempsey protect the rights of workers. Please contact us at 1.888.536.2426 for specific answers to questions as they relate to your specific Workers’ Compensation Case
Facial Scarring and Disfigurement injuries are among the most traumatic accidents that we see here at Lenahan & Dempsey.
Our Workers’ Compensation team understands all the benefits you may qualify for – and we know how to protect you and your rights through the process. We have recovered millions for our injured Workers’ Compensation clients.
Facial Scarring and Disfigurement Under Workers’ Compensation Law in PA
Facial scarring/disfigurement can be considered a covered injury under Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation law if it meets specific legal requirements.
Evidence of facial scarring/disfigurement caused by either the work injury directly or from medical treatment to address the work injury can produce extra Workers’ Compensation benefits. It is essential to preserve facial scarring/disfiguring evidence as a result of a work injury.
The appearance and severity of the scarring are also factors to be considered in determining eligibility for Workers’ Compensation benefits. It is important to report Facial Scarring/Disfigurement as soon as it is known to be a result of the work injury.
Benefits You May Qualify To Receive
1. Medical Benefits – This includes payment for medical treatment related to the facial scarring, such as surgeries, medications, and therapy.
2. Workers’ Compensation Income Benefits – Workers’ Compensation Income Benefits provide income for you to cover any temporary or permanent disability resulting from the facial scarring/disfigurement that affects the individual’s ability to work.
3. Scarring/Disfigurement Benefits – These benefits provide compensation to you for the disfigurement, including permanent and unsightly scarring.
The amount of benefits awarded for facial scarring under Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation laws can vary based upon primarily the severity and unsightliness of the scarring/disfigurement.
Challenges to Receiving Your Benefits
Employers, and more often their insurance company lawyers, will challenge either your claim as a whole or the severity of your claim. Fighting back is a highly complex matter. We understand the process and the laws – and we have successfully fought for injured workers across Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Clarks Summit, Dallas, Tunkhannock, Berwick, Kingston, and throughout all of Northeastern/Central Pennsylvania and the Pocono Mountains for over 75 years.
Lenahan & Dempsey Has An Award Winning Workers’ Compensation Team
The Lenahan & Dempsey Workers’ Compensation Team is led by Attorney Brian Lenahan. Attorney Brian Lenahan is listed in Best Lawyers of America and is a Certified Workers’ Compensation Practitioner in Pennsylvania. He is also listed in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and the National Trial Lawyers – Workers’ Compensation Top 25. He has won Workers’ Compensation awards as high as a million dollars for individual, seriously injured workers. In addition, we have additional Workers’ Compensation lawyers and a team of experts we can call upon in order to get you the benefits you deserve following a serious Facial Scarring/Disfigurement injury at work.
Brian Lenahan and his team have recovered millions for their injured clients, including those who have suffered from Facial Scarring/Disfigurement.
We Can Help
Lenahan & Dempsey Workers’ Compensation lawyers help injured workers every day throughout Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne, Pike, Monroe, Columbia, Lycoming, Montour counties and beyond with their Facial Scarring/Disfigurement cases.
We are available 24/7 at 1.888.536.328. Call us today for a free, no-obligation case evaluation. There are no fees until you get the money you deserve.
What Can You Expect When Working With Lenahan & Dempsey
We have recovered Hundreds and Hundreds of Millions for our clients across almost all fields of Personal Injury, Insurance Bad Faith and Workers’ Compensation law.
Lenahan & Dempsey is listed in Best Law Firms in America, and we are listed as a Tier 1 law firm (the highest rating). Attorney Brian Lenahan of our office, who heads our Workers’ Compensation Department, is listed in Best Lawyers of America and is a Certified Workers’ Compensation Practitioner in Pennsylvania. He is also listed in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and the National Trial Lawyers – Workers’ Compensation Top 25.
Eight of our lawyers are listed in Best Lawyers in America, and eight are listed as Pennsylvania Super Lawyers. Three are listed in the Top 100 Lawyers in Pennsylvania, including our Firm President John R. Lenahan, Jr., our Managing Partner Timothy G. Lenahan, and lawyer Matthew Dempsey.
Timothy Lenahan is Best Lawyers In America’s Top Insurance Lawyer for his representation of the injured fighting against large insurers for the region of Northeastern/Central Pennsylvania and the Pocono Mountains. He has previously been named Best Lawyers Top Personal Injury Lawyer for that region for his work fighting for the rights of injured people.
We fully understand the physical, emotional, and financial toll a case can take on victims and their families. Our highly dedicated team of lawyers and paralegals can point to a history of success supporting our clients and winning the money they need to rebuild their lives.
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