Do Soldiers & Military Personnel Get Workers' Compensation ...

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However, it should be noted that an active-duty serviceperson can generally only recover for longer-term injuries. Thus, if the reports indicate that the injury ... SkiptoprimarynavigationSkiptomaincontentSkiptofooterWorkers’CompensationforSoldiersandMilitaryPersonnelinGeorgiaWorkInjuryLawyers(Home)/WhoWeRepresent/Workers’CompensationforSoldiersandMilitaryHowsoldierscanreceiveworkers’compensationforinjuriesinthelineofdutyHowmuchisyourinjuryworth?ScheduleYourFreeConsultationTherearehundredsofthousandsofactive-dutyservicemenandwomeninthestateofGeorgiaservingacrossthe13militarybases.Aswithanyjob,accidentscanhappenwhileservinginthemilitary.Workers’compensationisaprogramtocompensateworkerswhoareinjuredduringthecourseoftheiremployment.Foracivilian,thistypicallymeansthattheinjuryhastohaveoccurredattheirworkorindirectrelationtotheirjobduties.However,thelogisticsofworkers’compensationareverydifferentforactive-dutymilitarymembers.Themaindifferenceisthatactive-dutymilitarymembersaretechnicallyoncallaroundtheclock.Thus,evenifyouare“off-duty,”aninjurycanstillbesaidtohaveoccurredduringanactive-dutyperiod.Whatarethemostcommonmilitaryjob-relatedinjuries?Becauseasoldierinjurycanbeconsidered“on-duty”regardlessofhoworwhenitoccurred,therangeofinjuriessufferedbymilitarypersonnelcanbealmostanything.Aninjurycanoccurwhetheryouareonleave,travelingtobase,athome,oronbase.Thus,whetheryouraccidentstemsfromaspecificdutyassignedbyyourcommandingofficer,oritsimplyoccurredwhileexercising,drivingoranyotheractivity,youmaystillbeeligibleforbenefits.Quitesimply,soldiersareconsideredonactivedutyuntilthemomenttheyarenolongerenlisted.Theonlyexceptiontobethisbroadapplicabilityismilitarymemberswhoareabsentwithoutleave(AWOL).Ifyouviolatedordersandareabsentfromyourassignedlocation,youareconsideredtohaveabandonedyourpositionandareunlikelytobeeligibleforanybenefitsstemmingfromaninjury.HowtoapplyformilitaryinjurycompensationApplyingforcompensationforaninjuryasasoldierormilitaryservicememberisarelativelystraightforwardprocess.Toreceivebenefits,youmustsubmitprooftotheVeteransBenefitsAdministrationthatanaccidentoccurredwhichresultedinaninjury.Therearenumerouswaystodothis,dependingonthetypeofaccidentyousuffered.Forexample,ifyouwereinvolvedinacaraccidentorotherincidentwhereapolicereportwascreated,submittingthepolicereportistypicallysufficienttoshowproofoftheinjury.Ifnosuchreportwascreated,youmayberequiredtorelyonwitnessesorthetestimonyofindividualswhoobservedtheaccidentoccur.However,relyingonwitnesstestimonyoftenrequiresmorereviewbytheauthoritiesandcanthusdelaytheprocess.Thebestproofofinjuryisgenerallymedicalrecords.Ifyourinjurywassufficienttowarrantatriptothehospitaloryourdoctor,thensubmittingtherecordsofthatvisitandthedoctor’sfindingswillgenerallysatisfytherequirementsforreceivingcompensation.However,itshouldbenotedthatanactive-dutyservicepersoncangenerallyonlyrecoverforlonger-terminjuries.Thus,ifthereportsindicatethattheinjurywasshort-termorextremelyminor,benefitsmaynotbeavailable.Innowayshouldthisdeteryoufromseekingtheopinionandadviceofamedicalprofessional.Evenforseeminglyminorinjuries,itisalwaysbesttohaveaprofessionalexaminationandobtainofficialcopiesofanyfindingstheymayhave.TypesofcompensationavailableforinjuredsoldiersAccordingtotheU.S.DepartmentofVeteran’sAffairs,“VAdisabilitycompensationprovidesmonthlybenefitstoVeteransinrecognitionoftheeffectsofdisabilities,diseases,orinjuriesincurredoraggravatedduringactivemilitaryservice.”TheVAhas3programsthatofferfinancialassistancetoinjuredmilitarymembers:DisabilityCompensationUnderthisprogram,soldierscanreceivetax-freefinancialbenefitsiftheyaredisabledfromaninjuryordiseasethatiscausedoraggravatedduringactiveduty.Theamountofthiscompensationisratedonascaleofdisability,from10percentto100percent.DependencyandIndemnityCompensation(DIC)ThepurposeoftheDICprogramisgenerallytoprovidetax-freecompensationtosurvivingspouses,children,orparentsofdeceasedservicemembers.Thisincome-basedbenefitprogramprovidesreimbursementtodependentsofamilitarymemberwhodiedwhileonactivedutyortraining.SpecialMonthlyCompensation(SMC)TheSMCprogramprovidestax-freebenefitsthatcanbepaidtoveterans,theirspouses,ortheirparentsforspecialcircumstances.Specialcircumstancescanincludetheneedforadditionaltreatmentorcareduetoadisabilityoramputation.WhentoreportaninjuryWhetheryoushouldreportaninjuryandattempttogetcompensationdependsonthetypeofinjuryandhowitoccurred.Generally,youshouldreportanyinjurythatwasacquiredbyaninnocentmistake.However,thereisadifferentstandardforinjuriesthatoccurredduetowillfulmisconduct.Ifaninvestigationshowsthatyouwereinjuredduetoyourownmisconduct,yourapplicationforcompensationwillbedenied.Thereareafewsituationsthatcanleadtoafindingofwillfulmisconduct.Themostcommoncauseofmisconductiswhenanaccidentwascausedbytheuseofdrugsoralcohol.Ifyouwereundertheinfluenceofasubstanceandwereinjuredasaresult,youwillgenerallynotbeentitledtocompensation.However,therearesomeexceptions.Ifyouwereinjuredwhileusingdrugsoralcohol,butthecircumstancesandevidencemakeitexceptionallyclearthatyourintoxicationwasnottheproximatecauseofyourinjuries,youmaystillbeabletorecoverbenefits.Thiswillbereviewedonacase-by-casebasisandtheburdenofproofisuponthepartyseekingbenefits.Further,injuriesthatstemfromanextremedeviationfromwhatareasonablepersonwouldconsideranacceptableriskmayalsobedeniedbenefits.Activitiessuchasextremesportsorexcessiverisk-takingareoftenconsideredoutsideofthelineofreasonableconductforenlistedpartiesandthusarenotprotectedbyworkers’compensation.Whattodoifyou’reinjuredonactivedutyIfyouhavebeeninjuredandsuspectyoumaybeeligibleforcompensationfromthemilitary,thereareafewkeystepstotake.First,itisimportanttodocumentyouraccidentasaccuratelyandfullyaspossible.Thiscanincludekeepingadetailedaccountofthecauseandongoingsymptomsofyourinjury,seekingongoingmedicalcare,andproperlyfilingthenecessaryreports.Further,itishighlyrecommendedthatyouseektheadviceofalegalprofessionalwhoisfamiliarwiththisareaoflaw.Workers’compensationisahighlynuancedareaofregulation,andtheremaybefactorsandrequirementsthatyouwouldnotnormallyconsider.Seekingtheadviceofaprofessionalcangreatlyincreaseyourchancesofasuccessfulclaim.IfyouareasoldierintheAtlantaareaandyou’vebeenhurtonthejob,contactGerberHolderLawtodayforyourfreeconsultation.Letusfightforyourrightswhileyoufocusonhealing.FooterHowmuchisyourinjuryworth?ScheduleYourFreeConsultation(678)802-8650QuickLinksBenjaminGerberThomasHolderCommonWorkInjuriesCarAccidentsOn-the-JobInjuredinAtlantaWorkers'CompensationWhoWeRepresentReviewsFileforBankruptcyContactUsLocationsAtlantaoffice16LenoxPointeNEAtlanta,GA30324Athensoffice337SouthMilledgeAve,Ste.209-7Athens,GA30605Columbusoffice134014thStColumbus,GA31901



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