Archive: December 2024

What is the Average Workers’ Compensation Settlement for a Herniated Disc?

Arizona workers’ compensation covers medical care costs, lost wages, and more if you experience a herniated disc injury because of an on-the-job accident or working conditions. The Matt Fendon Law Group can help you to receive the maximum benefits you are entitled to in a workers comp settlement for a herniated disc condition. Here, we…

Average Workers’ Comp Neck Fusion Settlement

Trauma to your neck from an injury at work can lead to problems including fractured vertebrae, a herniated disk, or a degenerative condition like spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, or scoliosis. These can lead to symptoms like chronic pain, weakness, or paralysis in one or both of your arms, trouble controlling your bowel and bladder functions, or…

Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI) in Workers’ Comp

Maximum medical improvement (MMI) is when your authorized treating physician concludes that you have recovered as much as possible from your work injury. Under Arizona workers’ compensation law, your MMI is critical in your workers’ comp benefits claim because it affects whether you can return to work, keep receiving benefits, and how much those benefits…

How Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE) Can Determine a Workers’ Comp Settlement

When you receive Arizona workers’ compensation benefits, questions that you and your employer will both have include how much your settlement claim is worth, when you can return to work, and in what capacity. To answer these questions objectively requires a professional opinion in the form of a functional capacity evaluation (FCE). Here, we examine…