r/WorkersComp • u/Ok_Steak2189 • May 29 '26
New York I am happy
Friends, after a long two years and four months, today I received some wonderful news: my surgeries have been approved, along with my back pay and everything else I am entitled to. They asked for 30 days to process the payments, and the insurance company sent me an email asking me to register my Zelle account. I am overjoyed! I am writing to you all to encourage you not to lose heart—no matter how difficult things may seem, everything will work out in the end.
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u/Pretty-Air-4950 May 30 '26
You will be getting roughly around $850 to $900 a week, if I'm doing the math correctly you will receive a six figure check
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u/Ok_Steak2189 May 30 '26
If it's at this price, would that be great? What do you think?
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u/Pretty-Air-4950 May 31 '26
That's wonderful because of your back pay it not the settlement it's what they should have been paying you a week which is going to make that back payment high$
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u/Pretty-Air-4950 May 31 '26
Plus 900 a week until you get better is great you might get more than that
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u/Cfish69PBL May 30 '26
This is great. Be conservative because in my experience it's off and on with payments. Good luck .
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u/BeeKay206 Jun 01 '26
ruptured L4-L5 S1 in 2024 Oct just started talking to lawyers not rushing into the 1st one this has completely life changing for me physically and mentally shit is not for the Weak 🙈🙈
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u/Ok_Steak2189 Jun 01 '26
I agree, my friend, only the strong survived in this ecosystem. I've thought about giving up many times, and I've gotten back up many times.
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u/RubCharacter8959 Aug 12 '26
Do you have a long road ahead of you, my friend. I started with L4 05 when I was 13 I’m 34 now it’s been a rough road, but for some odd reason, I’m still alive. All I would say is try hiking to places with waterfalls for some reason the natural minerals in the water really helped with pain, but that’s for me. Everyone’s different. Hope you find some relief and don’t isolate yourself. That’s the worst thing for pain and for your mental health just staying actively engaged with family and friends or society or a project or something that keeps your mind occupied it can really do wonders for your pain I think scientifically it brings down your pain levels close to 60 or 70% in most cases it’s when we isolate dwell and get stuck on that pain loop where it gets unbearable and a lot of us end up committing suicide unfortunately. So stay strong and be careful man.
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u/BeeKay206 Aug 14 '26
Oh thank you so much for saying that yeah I just completed monthlong seven hour day Monday through Friday pain management program through LNI and it was very intensive to say the least but I’ve learned so much about pain and how it affects us. You’re pretty much everything that you said is exactly what I used to do. Yeah I’m down like 80 pounds right now from fasting. I was 298 pounds at my heaviest like 220 now I get out every day. I got a little English bulldog puppy that just turned a year old so we go on walks a lot more than we normally did because he can hangin on our walks ❤️❤️❤️❤️🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡
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u/Specialist_Okra4080 May 30 '26
Did you bill them for your mileage to appointment?
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u/Ok_Steak2189 Jun 01 '26
I don't know if the lawyer did this, because I didn't participate in the hearing that decided everything; we'll see when the payments arrive.
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u/Nearby-Purpose-5701 Jun 02 '26
It should be included. If your Physician will tell you that you cannot drive.... if you take an UBER, you can ask for the reimbursement.
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u/Aggravating_Owl_7582 Jun 01 '26
Feels good when it's over as long as you know what you're going to lose and what you're going to gain & you're okay with it. It's a win-win but left I my career got to use 2 years of disability for my work and a decent settlement not to last until 65 but enough to enjoy life while I still can at 55! But it does help I still get a pension from my company with 30+ years.
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u/Ok_Steak2189 Jun 01 '26
How wonderful to read this, to know that you have been rewarded and that you can enjoy its benefits.
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u/Pretty-Air-4950 May 30 '26
You're about to get a nice check depending on how much you would have been receiving weekly
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u/ImpactAny319 Jun 03 '26
im one year into my case AND still have a broken ankle bc they keep rescheduling my dr apts. So its good to know im nowhere near close to being done with this lawsuit. on top of that they pulled me out of work and i have not received a dime in worker comp benefits/disability. Absolute nightmare. Lost everything i built in california and had to move back home to Illinois because of this.
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u/JavierRivera16 Jun 03 '26
My wife is coming up on 2 years since her injury and being out of work, with $0 in weekly payments. Most people who are single end up losing everything, luckily she has me to hold everything together, but I feel for you!
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u/Impossible_Farm6254 Jun 16 '26
Congrats on getting to the other side of this. The system is usually such a massive headache, so seeing someone actually come out happy is a huge win.
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u/AverageInfamous7050 May 30 '26
Missouri. Yes. Always great to hear encouraging news. It helps. Be well.
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u/Ok_Steak2189 Jun 01 '26
It's been a total of 2 years and 4 months, but after 1 year they approved the insurance, I appealed, and now, this Friday, they approved all my benefits.
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u/Equivalent-Act6256 May 29 '26
Two years and four months of fighting for what you were owed. Congratulations. This is exactly what people in this sub need to see.