Bilateral Knee Osteoarthritis Linked to Decades of Welding Work
The appeal addressed whether long-term physically demanding welding duties caused or aggravated bilateral knee osteoarthritis.
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Published Appeals Commission Decisions Won by JMDMS
The following published Appeals Commission decisions were successfully argued by JM Disability Management Solutions on behalf of injured workers. They demonstrate the types of complex WCB appeals we have successfully won before the Appeals Commission and the outcomes achieved for our clients. Explore the issues we challenged, the outcomes we achieved for our clients, and what these decisions may help other workers understand about Alberta WCB appeals.
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Each result below reflects a published appeal that JMDMS successfully advanced for an injured worker. Search by a word such as wage loss, knee injury, chronic pain, psychological injury, carpal tunnel, suitable employment, or personal care.
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Economic Loss Benefits Continued Beyond Age 65
The Appeals Commission found it was not appropriate to reduce the worker’s economic loss payment based on normal retirement age.
See how JMDMS won this appeal →Ongoing Left Knee Symptoms and Recurrence of Disability
The appeal considered whether the worker’s continuing knee symptoms remained connected to the compensable accident.
See how JMDMS won this appeal →Chronic Pain and Impaired Earning Capacity
The decision examined chronic pain entitlement and recognized that impaired earning capacity does not require total unemployability.
See how JMDMS won this appeal →Retroactive Economic Loss Benefits and Further Vocational Review
The worker was found entitled to an economic loss payment for an earlier period, with further investigation directed on suitable employment.
See how JMDMS won this appeal →Bilateral Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Workplace Causation
The appeal considered whether bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome arose directly from work or through aggravation of a pre-existing condition.
See how JMDMS won this appeal →PTSD Claim Referred Back for Further Investigation
The Appeals Commission directed WCB to further investigate and re-adjudicate whether it had responsibility for PTSD.
See how JMDMS won this appeal →Retroactive Personal Care and Special Needs Allowances
The appeal addressed entitlement to retroactive personal care and special needs benefits following a serious permanent injury.
See how JMDMS won this appeal →Unsuitable Job Option Used to Calculate Economic Loss Benefits
The Appeals Commission found the selected job option was not within the worker’s physical and vocational circumstances and reversed the prior decision.
See how JMDMS won this appeal →Cubital Tunnel Syndrome, Modified Work and Wage Replacement
This appeal considered additional medical responsibility, ongoing compensable injuries, modified work, and temporary total disability benefits.
See how JMDMS won this appeal →Plantar Fasciitis Connected to Coping With a Psychological Injury
The appeal examined whether plantar fasciitis was a compensable consequence of prolonged walking and standing used to cope with an accepted psychological injury.
See how JMDMS won this appeal →Staff Scheduling Clerk Job Option Challenged as Unsuitable
The appeal addressed whether estimated earnings from a staff scheduling clerk position could properly be used to calculate the worker’s economic loss payment.
See how JMDMS won this appeal →Self-Employed Worker Found Eligible for WCB Coverage
The Appeals Commission reversed the prior decision and found the individual was a worker under the legislation when the incident occurred.
See how JMDMS won this appeal →Ongoing Responsibility for Compensable Injuries and Wage Benefits
The appeal examined whether accepted elbow and knee injuries had resolved and whether the worker remained entitled to wage replacement benefits.
See how JMDMS won this appeal →Ongoing Knee Entitlement Restored and Psychological Assessment Ordered
JMDMS established that the worker’s compensable left knee symptoms continued beyond the date WCB ended responsibility. The psychological injury issue was referred back for an expedited comprehensive assessment and re-adjudication.
See how JMDMS won this appeal →Denied Psychological Injury Sent Back for Full Investigation
JMDMS obtained a referral back requiring further investigation, an independent psychiatric assessment, and a new decision on whether the worker had an acceptable psychological injury claim.
See how JMDMS won this appeal →Remote Call Centre Position Rejected as Unsuitable
JMDMS successfully showed that the remote call centre position was not consistent with the worker’s physical circumstances. The decision was reversed, while the long-term disability issue was referred back for specialist review.
See how JMDMS won this appeal →Continuation of Chronic Physical and Psychological Injuries Accepted
JMDMS established that the worker’s back, knee, chronic pain, and psychological symptoms remained connected to the accepted workplace injuries. The appeal was allowed and the prior decision was reversed.
See how JMDMS won this appeal →Multiple Overuse Conditions Accepted After Below-Elbow Amputation
JMDMS obtained acceptance of left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, shoulder repetitive strain with rotator cuff tears, bursitis, a brachial plexus condition, thoracic outlet symptoms, and a left limb overuse injury as compensable consequences.
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What These Decisions Show
Published Appeal Wins Across Complex WCB Issues
Medical and Causation Issues
Published appeals involving occupational disease, chronic pain, psychological injuries, knee conditions, and upper-extremity diagnoses.
Benefits and Earning Capacity
Decisions involving wage-loss benefits, economic loss payments, retirement age, personal care benefits, and post-accident earning capacity.
Return to Work and Vocational Issues
Appeals concerning modified work, functional capacity, permanent restrictions, job suitability, and vocational circumstances.
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