If you've been injured at work, you were hopefully able to receive a settlement from worker's compensation to cover your lost wages and medical bills. For most people, that is usually the end of the case, but some injuries continue to progress, with new symptoms appearing months or even years after treatment has ended. According to Snyder & Gast, social security disability lawyers representing workers in the greater Cincinnati area, your new medical issues may be covered by further benefits, depending on the state you live in and the type of agreement you originally entered into.

Many worker's compensation settlements specify that future medical expenses related to your workplace injury will be covered, as long as the medical evidence supports the claim that your condition is related to your original accident. Even so, filing for temporary or permanent disability cases involves reopening your case, which many states require you to do within a certain timeframe of your initial settlement.

However, if you signed a full and final release of your claims when you accepted your original settlement, it's unlikely you'll be able to receive compensation for your injury. In some states, those agreements aren't legally enforceable, but in most jurisdictions you don't have many options. The prevalence of these types of agreements are another reason you should never accept a settlement without speaking with a worker's compensation lawyer first.

For expert legal representation from trusted, expert worker's comp law professions, call Snyder & Gast at (513) 281-1544 to schedule your free consultation.