An injured worker is therefore entitled to a lump sum in accordance with the percentage whole person impairment assessed.
We have a number of blog articles explaining whole person impairment claims as follows:
- Blog – Whole Person Impairment Claims
- Blog – Understanding the Importance of Whole Person Impairment Claims in Workers Compensation
- Blog – How Do Doctors Assess WPI for Spinal Injuries
These articles provide a comprehensive outline of how to make a claim for whole person impairment, how much lump sum compensation is payable and importantly how the percentage whole person impairment that is determined affects your rights to continue to receive weekly payments of compensation and medical expenses.
Assessing the whole person impairment is now probably the most important aspect of a worker’s compensation claim. The determination of the assessment of whole person impairment significantly effects your rights to continue to receive weekly compensation and medical expenses and importantly whether you are entitled to make a claim for Work Injury Damages.
A claim for Work Injury Damages is a claim in negligence against your employer and we refer to our blog article here.