Idiopathic Brachioplexitis 4. Nerve Entrapments in the Forearm 5. Generalized Neuropathy 6. The symptoms of CTS are often associated with activities performed in the workplace. Clear and complete medical opinions from providers facilitate efficient and fair legal judgments.
Impairment rating is the principal basis for determining financial award in workers' compensation.
Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment of the American Medical Associations is a useful provider resource for the determination of an impairment rating. An injury which has been caused by or an underlying condition which has become symptomatic through the performance of duties connected with a patient's employment. This term refers to the point in the medical recovery of an injured worker above which further medical intervention is not reasonably likely to improve the patient's functioning. The degree of permanent impairment after the recovery process has been completed. Such a recommendation can also be made on the patient's behalf directly to the VT Department of Labor and Industry, which administers workers' compensation.