When you are injured while working and sustain some type of permanent disability or impairment<\/strong><\/a> as a result of this injury:<\/p>\n\n\n\n While extremity ratings are generally used in cases when the disability only affects a discrete portion of the body, whole person ratings are typically used when the impairment affects the individual\u2019s entire body. In these cases, the specific injury and disability are usually very serious, as they impact both the person\u2019s ability to earn a living and his overall quality of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Whole person ratings are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s important to point out that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Denver Workers\u2019 Compensation Attorneys<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Workers who suffer a personal injury on the job desire competent medical treatment and compensation to cover their lost wages as a result of their injuries. Because workers\u2019 compensation requirements can be rigorous and confusing for both workers and for self-insured corporations, it is important to obtain legal counsel to help navigate the obstacles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With more than 30 years of combined workers\u2019 compensation experience, the Denver workers\u2019 compensation attorneys<\/strong><\/a> at the Law Office of Steven J. Picardi have extensive knowledge of Colorado workers\u2019 compensation law, strong credentials and a significant record of success that consistently allowed them to effectively defend employers and represent injured employees in all phases of workers\u2019 compensation litigation. Our firm\u2019s lawyers remain abreast of the latest changes in workers\u2019 compensation laws and are ready to use their skills and knowledge to your advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For experienced legal advocacy in defending or filing a workers\u2019 compensation claim, contact the Picardi Law Firm for a consultation by calling (303) 778-8881 or by emailing us using the form at the top of the screen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When you are injured while working and sustain some type of permanent disability or impairment as a result of this injury: You will be entitled to workers\u2019 compensation benefits. Compensation for your permanent impairment will be based on either an extremity rating or a whole person rating. While extremity ratings are generally used in cases… Continue reading An Overview of Whole Person Ratings<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2021-picardilawfirm2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2021-picardilawfirm2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2021-picardilawfirm2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2021-picardilawfirm2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2021-picardilawfirm2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=398"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2021-picardilawfirm2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":399,"href":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2021-picardilawfirm2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398\/revisions\/399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2021-picardilawfirm2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2021-picardilawfirm2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2021-picardilawfirm2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}