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WHAT IF I HAVE A PRE-EXISTING CONDITION THAT IS RE-INJURED IN MY WORK INJURY? By Founding Partner/Attorney Chad Snow Snow, Carpio & Weekley As we all get older, our bodies break down and suffer degenerative changes. Many people get regular treatment for chronic conditions, especially of the spine and joints, for years before their...
Posted by Snow Carpio and Weekley | Pre-Existing Conditions Workers Compensation
I had an interesting case today where the insurance carrier’s doctor is saying that my client’s need for a total knee replacement is not related to his 1985 industrial injury because he had a prior non-industrial injury in 1974. His argument is that, since there were already degenerative changes in the knee at the time...
Posted by Snow Carpio and Weekley | Pre-Existing Conditions
Some people think that because they didn’t have a specific accident at work, that they cannot file a workers comp claim in Arizona. Untrue! Many injuries are the result of repetitive stress or cumulative trauma – the gradual effects of performing the same activity repetitively over a long period of time. These cases are actually quite...
Posted by Snow Carpio and Weekley | Filing a New Claim Pre-Existing Conditions Workers Compensation
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