Claims include carpal tunnel syndrome, tendinitis, hearing loss, and back conditions from repeated stress. Compensability requires that work activity was a substantial contributing cause.
Date of injury determination affects limitations and carrier responsibility.
Alternative Names:
Cumulative Trauma|Repetitive Stress Claim
Why it Matters?
Date of injury determination decides which carrier is responsible and whether the claim is timely, and states use last injurious exposure, date of disability, or date of awareness, producing different answers on identical facts. That determination is frequently the entire dispute in successive carrier scenarios. Medical causation also requires distinguishing work contribution from degenerative processes and non-work activity.
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Why does date of injury matter?
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