Re: Rating a disability

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On 3/22/07, Rick wrote:
> I was injured on the job about a year and a half ago.
> Since the time I went to an AME and received a rating. As
> I have been looking for jobs I have found that with other
> issues that I have (color blindness and hearing problems)
> that it is hardes for me to find work than just my WC
> injury. Why dont they look at that also when they
> determine loss of wages.

Hello Rick:

In answer to your question: The only thing considered in a
workers compensation claim is the disability that you had as a
consequence of your work at a particular employer. The law
does not permit the adding of outside disability factors when
deciding monetary liability because that would make them
liable for disabilities they did not have a hand in creating.