Tag: aggravation
Respondent Defeats Alleged Claim of Aggravation and Motion for Medical and Temporary Disability Benefits Seeking Payment for Five Spinal Surgeries
Cases involving aggravation of preexisting conditions are quite common in workers’ compensation and are often complex. Adequately addressing such claims requires obtaining the pre-accident medical treatment records and obtaining expert opinion on whether the work accident aggravated the prior condition. Donald Smith v. H & H Transportation, Inc., No. A-3568-21 (App. Div. December 20, 2023) […]
Eighteen-Foot Fall from Ladder Did Not Aggravate Preexisting Back Condition
Remi Beausejour had problems with his lower back dating back to 2006, when he injured his back at work. He had pain in his back, and down through his right leg. An MRI showed degenerative disc disease and a disc herniation at L3-4 and L4-5 levels. He also experienced radiculopathy at the time, and was […]
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