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Being injured at work is complicated enough, but being injured when you already have an injury can result in additional complications for your workers' comp claim. The law firm of Vincent Criscuolo & Associates is well aware of this, as their firm specializes in workmans’ comp cases in New York, and also represents clients facing new injuries of the same type or locality where former injuries have occurred. 

In these types of situations, new injuries can be conflated with old injuries by insurers that seek to restrict their liability for them. Thus, the new injury workers’ compensation claims are frequently denied, and require the expertise of a skilled lawyer to advance the case for new injury compensation.

Often cited by insurers is the argument that the new injury is a result of, or has been caused by, the old injury—and therefore they do not have to pay for the current injury. Another situation that occurs is where an insurer will attempt to blame a different insurer by stating that they are responsible for the old injury, and the current injury is merely an extension of the former.

A good workers' compensation lawyer will also introduce workers’ comp claimants to the procedures concerning an “only temporary” commitment on the part of the insurer to concede, within certain limitations, their liability in the injury. When these agreements occur, there is often a complex injury, or sets of injuries, that requires the research and the opinion of medical experts to weigh in on the facts, and “only temporary” agreements allows the claimant some preliminary coverage for medical necessities.

Escape from liability is essentially what the insurer is seeking in these types of situations, and that’s where the skills of a reputable workers’ compensation lawyer is required to advance the claimant’s entitlement to compensation. To receive expert advice and assistance on your workers’ compensation claim, call Vincent Criscuolo & Associates by dialing (585) 232-3240 and visit the firm online for more information on their services. 

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