Many of our clients have questions about whether you can receive payment for pain and suffering as part of your workers compensation case in South Carolina. The short answer is no. You have likely heard of people who have auto accidents, slip and falls, and other types of civil claims receiving benefits for pain and suffering. In these types of civil law suits, you usually don’t receive anything from the defendants in your claim until the entire claim is settled. One of the trade-offs in workers’ compensation is that you receive no direct payment for pain and suffering but you do receive payment in admitted claims for medical benefits and wage loss benefits during your claim and most of the time, a settlement at the end of your case.