How To Claim Disability Benefits For Mental Injuries?

When one talks about workplace injuries, most people assume that the discussion is about physical injuries - wounds to the limbs, head, or other body parts, internal injuries that affect body organs, the effect of toxic chemicals on the lungs, skin, and so on. However, one type of injury that is not always apparent, and thus the cause of bitter dispute between injured people and the insurance companies, is mental injuries.

When Injury Becomes A Hindrance To Work

Mental injuries, as differentiated from mental disorders, can be severe enough for litigants to require hospitalization, long-term treatment, and time off work. When the injured person is unable to work for significant amount of time which affects their income and life negatively, it becomes a case for disability claim.

While workplace stress by itself does not qualify for disability claim in most cases, stress that results in trauma severe enough to force the claimant to take a long time off work, any kind of work, can be viewed as a case that requires compensation. Any type of injury or illness, mental or physical, that affects people's ability to work can be considered for disability compensation.

How To Claim Disability Benefits -- Maximum Compensation

It is important to note here that proving the link between mental injury and disability is difficult, and requires the assistance of a knowledgeable, reliable disability benefits lawyer. If you are planning to claim disability benefits, it would be a good idea to consult a lawyer first. An attorney will help you build your case, by gathering documents, evidence, and testimonies from doctors, psychiatrists, and others. Without this groundwork, your claim will most likely be rejected.

At Share Lawyers, the Ontario-based law firm, you receive a free online consultation, where you will be advised about the process of how to claim disability benefits. So if you have been injured at the workplace or elsewhere and you are looking for compensation, help is just a mouse click (or phone call) away.