Your work, career and your profession are your livelihood, your means to provide for your family and with that can also add a tremendous amount of mental stress to your life. Unexpected, traumatic or out of the ordinary events that occur in the work environment can further add to the stress and mental anguish. With that, stress related disorders can disrupt your ability to perform your job properly and effectively. Mental illnesses, mental disorders, syndromes and mental injuries have become widely accepted by the medical community as viable obstacles that can hinder ones work performance in recent years. Consequently, obtaining Pennsylvania Worker’s Compensation benefits for those suffering from a mental disorder has become less difficult. This is provided the injury was directly related to their job. This is not to say that it is easy to qualify for work injury benefits. There is a process that one must go through to qualify for work injury benefits in Pennsylvania. There are also specific criteria that must be met. What can help you navigate through this process is having an experienced Philadelphia Work Related Mental Injury Attorney on your side. Working with a Philadelphia Workers Compensation Lawyer is very beneficial as they will help you accurately determine the true monetary value of your claim based on the extent and origin of your mental injury. They will take into consideration factors such as lost wages, both current & future medical expenses and pain & suffering. For help in getting the benefits you are entitled to call The Law Office of Schuster Jachetti at 610 892 9200.
With over 28 years experience practicing Work Related Injury Law in Southeastern Pennsylvania, Mr. Schuster and his staff have honed their skills and are very skilled personal injury litigators. Over the years Schuster Jachetti have helped countless numbers of clients obtain the fair & just compensation they are entitled to for physical and mental injuries experienced in the workplace. The Workplace Mental Disorder Injury Attorneys at Schuster Jachetti will focus their efforts on handling all of the legal & administrative details of your case. This affords you peace of mind and allows you to make getting healthy your top priority.
Work Related Mental Injury Classifications
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Depression
- Anxiety Disorders
Mental Disability Groups
Mental disorders are grouped into 3 primary groups based on their etiology, or origin. Their classification and origin are directly related to events leading up to sustaining the mental injury as well as how the injury manifested itself. Each are outlined below:
Physical-Mental Disabilty Claims
Physical-Mental Disability Disorders occur when an employee develops a mental disorder, such as depression, as a direct result of a work related physical injury. An example would be if someone became depressed after sustaining a debilitating back injury at work.
Mental-Physical Disability Claims
Mental-Physical Injuries arise when a mental stimulus at work manifests itself as a physical injury. An example would be a worker suffering a heart attack during a stressful work related situation i.e. being held hostage or being held at gunpoint while working.
Mental Mental Disability Claims
Mental-Mental Injury cases involve scenarios where a mental stimulus in the workplace causes a mental injury. An example would be the inability to return to work after witnessing or being involved in a traumatic event due to Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSS)
Contact a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mental Injury Lawyer
If you have sustained a mental injury while in the workplace it may may make sense to call a Pennsylvania Workers Compensation Attorney. Contact the Media, Pennsylvania Mental Injury Attorneys at Schuster Jachetti to discuss your rights. Schuster Jachetti offers free consultations for work injury and workplace accident victims. Schuster Jachetti serve all of Delaware, Chester, Philadelphia, Bucks & Montgomery Counties in Pennsylvania.
