Workplace TBIs Can Leave Victims With Significant Medical Issues

A significant number of workplace accidents involve traumatic brain injuries, or TBIs. These injuries occur when some type of physical trauma, usually a blow or a bump, results in a disruption in the way that the brain normally functions. This kind of injury can also occur if the head was jolted suddenly back and forth in a way that causes the brain to move around within the skull, as often occurs in accidents involving sudden deceleration.

Traumatic brain injuries are capable of causing significant complications for victims and, in serious cases, can even leave people with long-term disabilities. Consequently, many TBI victims have extensive medical expenses and are unable to return to work for a period of weeks or months, if at all. Some of the more common issues that many people with TBIs experience include the following:

In many cases, these and other TBI symptoms may lessen and even completely disappear if victims seek appropriate medical attention. For this reason, it is crucial for anyone that believes that he or she has sustained a TBI to talk to a doctor immediately.

Workers’ Compensation Can Help

TBI victims are often scared, confused, and unsure of how they will be able to pay for their medical bills and other expenses if they are unable to work because of their injury. Fortunately for workers who sustain TBIs in work-related accidents, South Carolina’s workers’ compensation program provides injured workers with benefits on a no-fault basis for their medical expenses and lost income. This means that workers’ who are injured in workplace accidents are entitled to benefits, regardless of who was at fault for the accident.

While not having to establish fault may initially give you the impression that obtaining benefits would be relatively easy, in reality, there can be significant complications associated with getting the benefits you deserve. As a result, it is recommended that anyone hurt in workplace accident have their accident reviewed by an experienced attorney. Some of the ways that an attorney can help you get your benefits as quickly as possible include the following:

• Helping you complete any paperwork required to file a claim;
• Supporting you when dealing with an insurance adjuster or employer who is denying your claim;
• Assisting you in filing an appeal in the event that your claim is denied;
• Representing you in any administrative hearing that may be required to get your benefits; and
• Filing a suit on your behalf in order to ensure that you get the benefits you deserve.

Call Ayers, Smithdeal & Bettis, P.C., Attorneys at Law,Today to Speak with a Greenwood, South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Attorney

If you have sustained a TBI or any other type of serious injury in a workplace accident, you should contact a lawyer as soon as you can. Our skilled South Carolina workers’ compensation attorneys regularly help injured workers get the maximum benefits to which they are entitled. To discuss your case with a lawyer, call our office today!