Many that suffer from chronic pain think there’s nothing they can do. Depending on how it came about and how it affects you, you may be able to claim compensation.
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Posted onCan I claim compensation for chronic pain?
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Queensland Posted onYour right to challenge a WorkCover decision
Whether WorkCover decided to end your payments, offered you an unfair permanent injury lump sum or outright denied your claim, you can dispute the decision.
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Posted onFirefighting officially declared a cancer-causing profession
The World Health Organisation’s International Agency for Research on Cancer has officially declared firefighting a “cancer-causing profession”.
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Impacts of pre-existing injuries or conditions on your claim
It is a common misconception that an injured worker with a pre-existing injury or disease cannot claim entitlements under the WorkCover scheme. Pre-existing conditions may exist in many forms.
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Victoria Posted onThings to know about making a WorkCover claim in Victoria
Understand the Victorian WorkCover scheme and explain what it is, who it covers and how to make a WorkCover claim if injured at or because of work.
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Queensland Posted onAre WorkCover payments taxable?
Generally, if the payments relate to your loss of income because of your injury, then it will usually be assessable income and therefore taxable. But when is this the case?
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Queensland Posted onCommon myths about car accident claims
There are many misconceptions about CTP insurance and car accident injury claims, including who can claim and what you can claim for. In this blog we set the record straight on common myths about car accident claims that you may not have been clear on.
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Posted onWhat to do if your TPD claim is rejected
TPD claims are not always an automatic entitlement or straightforward as it seems. Many claims are rejected by insurers to avoid making payouts. But what to do if your TPD claim is rejected?
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Queensland Posted onWhat to expect at a compulsory conference
In Queensland, personal injury claim procedures include a step called the Compulsory Conference. Here’s what a compulsory conference is, when it happens, and what to expect.
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Queensland Posted onTeachers workers’ compensation claims on the rise
Recent publicity has revealed an alarming increase in student on teacher violence, workplace bullying and WorkCover claims. What rights do teachers have?
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Car accidents and spinal injury claims: what you need to know
No matter how you injured your back, whether at work, in a car accident or due to the negligence of someone else, you may be entitled to compensation.
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Victoria Posted onWorkCover agrees to fund alternative medicinal cannabis treatment for chronic pain patient
We successfully helped our client who suffered life-changing injuries at work have her expensive medicinal cannabis chronic pain treatment funded by WorkCover – something difficult to do for conditions not approved by the TGA.
