SUMMARY
This chapter analyzes what comprises a compensable work-related injury and discusses the difference between an injury and an occupational disease. PDF Download- After purchase go to My Content to retrieve your digital file(s).
DESCRIPTION
Chapter 9
ACCIDENTAL INJURY CLAIMS
Carrie Wipplinger
§ 9.1 INTRODUCTION
§ 9.2 COMPENSABLE INJURY
§ 9.2-1 Injury versus Disease
§ 9.2-2 Accidental Injury
§ 9.2-3 Person
§ 9.2-4 Prosthetic Appliance
§ 9.2-5 Arising out of and in the Course of
§ 9.2-5(a) Assaults
§ 9.2-5(b) Social Activities
§ 9.2-5(c) Drug Use or Alcohol Consumption
§ 9.2-6 Need for Medical Services
§ 9.2-7 Disability or Death
§ 9.3 CAUSATION
§ 9.3-1 Legal Causation
§ 9.3-2 Medical Causation
§ 9.3-2(a) Medical Evidence
§ 9.3-2(b) Objective Findings
§ 9.3-3 Burden of Proof
§ 9.4 COMPENSABLE CATEGORIES
§ 9.4-1 Combined Conditions
§ 9.4-2 Consequential Conditions
§ 9.4-3 New or Omitted Conditions
§ 9.4-4 Psychological Conditions