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Covered Injuries
In general, any injury, illness or disease that arises out of and in
the course of employment is covered for workers’ compensation. A covered
injury can be one that was caused by a specific incident. It can also be
one that developed over time.
Gary J. Levine represents injured workers who have suffered all types
of work-related injuries and diseases. These include traumatic injuries,
occupational diseases, repetitive use injuries and aggravations of
non-work related conditions. The following list of achievements
illustrates the variety of injuries that can be covered by workers’
compensation. This list is a sampling of cases in which Gary J. Levine
has successfully obtained an Order from the Workers’ Compensation Court
granting benefits on behalf of his clients.
Allergic reaction to unidentifiable airborne substance in the
workplace.
Post-traumatic stress disorder caused by witnessing violent
crime at work.
Aggravation of pre-existing arthritis in right thumb due to
overuse of thumb as a result of initial work related injury to left
thumb which was no longer disabling.
Thoracic disc herniation where symptoms did not develop until
three months after fall at work.
Post-polio syndrome that developed as a result of the effects
of work injury that was no longer disabling.
Aggravation of pre-existing arthritis in foot caused by
repetitive use of foot.
Arthritis caused by repetitive use of arm in strenuous
work activity.
Injury to hip caused by fall when work related knee injury
caused knee to buckle.
Lung disease caused by inhalation of fumes in workplace over
long period of time.
Heart attack caused when doing heavy work in heat caused
aggravation to pre-existing heart disease.
Lyme Disease caused by tick bite that occurred while client
was doing outdoor work related to employment.
Carpal tunnel syndrome due to repetitive use of hands.
Organic mood disorder due to work related injury to head.
Detached retina caused by being struck in the head at work
where symptoms were not noticed until several months after injury.
