Almost any medical condition can be considered compensable under the workers’ compensation law, if it is determined by a Judge of Compensation that your work exposure was a material contributing factor to either the “causation, aggravation, acceleration or exacerbation” of the medical condition in question. For example, if a jackhammer operator, carpenter, secretary, casino dealer, cocktail server, food server, etc. repetitively flexes/extends his/her wrist as part of his/her routine occupational duties, the development of carpal tunnel syndrome may very well be a compensable condition depending upon the proofs. If a construction laborer, warehouse person, delivery person, housekeeper, nurse, stocker, driver, or other worker routinely lifts, bends, flexes, exerts, and rotates his or her spine and develops a herniated disc or degenerative spine pain, the condition can also be considered compensable, depending upon the proof.
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Since these types of cases are often complex, we strongly recommend that you speak with a qualified New Jersey workers’ compensation lawyer regarding your claim. For a free and confidential consultation with one of our workers’ compensation attorneys, call us at 888-675-7607 or complete our online form.