Media, Pennsylvania, Head Injury, Brain Injury and Psychological Injury Attorneys
Injuries to the head are among the most severe injuries to occur on and off the job, and can result in life-altering mental and motor-skill challenges, permanent disability and the loss of earning potential.
Psychological injuries are invisible, difficult to prove and often result from cumulative, long-term situations such as work stress, harassment and abusive behavior.
If you or a loved one has experienced a serious head injury or psychological injury at work, the attorneys at Kenneth R. Schuster & Associates, P.C. can help. We have handled thousands of workers' compensation injury claims for people across Pennsylvania and are fully experienced in resolving challenging workers' compensation head injury and psychological injury claims. We work with investigators, accident reconstructionists and medical providers to prove the extent of injuries and demonstrate that they were caused by work-related incidents.
Experienced Head Injury and Brain Injury Workers' Compensation Attorneys
Head injuries, brain injuries, closed-head injuries and other head trauma can result in cognitive deficits, memory issues, paralysis, hearing loss, blindness/loss of sight and other problems. One common head injury is postconcussion syndrome/postconcussive syndrome (PCS). Postconcussion syndrome strikes 50 to 90 percent of all people who experience a concussion.
Postconcussion syndrome symptoms can be severe and include:
- Physical problems: headaches, dizziness, balance issues, nausea, fatigue, noise or light sensitivity, ear ringing/tinnitus and vision problems
- Emotional problems: irritability, anxiety and depression
- Mental and cognitive problems: memory loss, poor memory, impaired or slowed thought and difficulty in concentrating
Skilled and Experienced Psychological Injury Lawyers
Psychological injury, including depression and posttraumatic stress syndrome, can lead to the need for long-term care. However, because work-related psychological injuries are challenging to prove, it is sometimes difficult to obtain workers' compensation benefits. The employee must prove injuries, demonstrate that the conditions that caused them were extraordinary and prove that employment conditions were the primary cause of the condition.
Despite these challenges, our firm has successfully won workers' compensation benefits for numerous victims of psychological injury. We can help arrange your medical treatment and fight for regular benefits payments or a lump-sum payment.
Contact Us
If you have questions regarding workers' compensation benefits and head injuries, brain injuries and psychological injuries, please contact us to schedule a free initial consultation. We can work to obtain workers' compensation benefits or get them reinstated.
We are available for evening and weekend appointments, are conveniently located across the street from the Delaware County courthouse and can provide transportation to our offices if needed. To speak with an experienced lawyer, please call 484-841-1251.
