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I. General Information about Workers' Compensation
A. How Do Workers' Compensation Laws Operate?
B. Who Is Covered by Workers' Compensation Laws?
C. What Is the Difference Between Workers'
Compensation Benefit Claims and Civil
Lawsuits?
D. How to Protect Your Rights
E. What to Do If You Are Injured On-the-Job
F. Conclusion of General Information about Workers' Compensation
II. Employer Obligations
A. Duties
B. Penalties
C. State and Local Government Employees
D. Federal Government Employees
III. Conclusion
IV. Frequently Asked Questions
V. Glossary of Terms
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Title: Aggravation of a Preexisting condition?
Question:
I hurt my back in a lifting accident at work and have been off work for some weeks. The doctors say I have to have a surgery. The doctors also told me that the x-rays and other studies of my back show I had arthritis in my back before my accident. Based on these studies, the compensation carrier has now taken the position that my injuries are due to the pre-existing condition of my low back and has told me I am not eligible for medical or lost-time benefits. While I have had aches and pains in my back, I have never missed much work time in the past due to my back, nor have I ever been told that I needed surgery. What can I do?
Answer:
Our bodies can be worn down over time by illnesses, prior injuries, or by the aging process itself. These factors can make our bodies more vulnerable to an injury in the future. Iowa's workers' compensation law, however, provides that when a workplace incident significantly aggravates, or accelerates, or worsens, or lights-up these underlying or pre-existing conditions, a compensable claim results. Whether or not your claim is compensable depends in large part on the medical evidence, including the doctors' opinions. With proper development, many cases involving an aggravation of a pre-existing condition which have been denied by a compensation carrier are ultimately determined to be compensable.
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Des Moines, Iowa Attorney practicing in Iowa primarily in Workers Compensation, Personal Injury, Auto / Car Accidents, Social Security Disability, and Long-term Disability. Lawyers at the Max Schott & Associates are dedicated to serve their clients in Iowa, including the cities of Sioux City, Council Bluffs, Des Moines, Fort Dodge, Ames, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Davenport, Dubuque, Waterloo, Adel, Marshalltown, Pella, Decorah, Knoxville, Eldora, Johnston, Ankeny, and Burlington
, and the communities that make up Woodbury, Pottawattamie, Polk, Webster, Story, Linn, Johnson, Scott, Dubuque, Black Hawk, Dallas, Marshall, Marion, Winneshiek, Madison, Hardin and Des Moines counties.
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