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Does Powell & Denny handle workers' compensation and Social Security Disability?

Yes. Powell & Denny handles Alabama workers' compensation and Social Security Disability issues for injured workers.

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Can’t go back to work after an Alabama work injury? This site collects plain-language information on how Alabama workers’ compensation claims intersect with Social Security Disability when return to work is uncertain. Scroll down for in-depth guides, tools, FAQs, and resource links. All information on this site is provided at no cost.

Work Comp + Social Security Evaluator

Could your work injury also raise Social Security Disability issues?

Answer what you can. You do not have to give your name, phone number, employer, claim number, doctor, or email. This evaluator focuses on workers' compensation, Social Security Disability, restrictions, age, work history, Medicare, and settlement timing.

No identifying information is requested. Do not enter your name, employer, claim number, doctor, phone number, email, or private medical details. This tool runs in your browser as a general education checklist.

Important: A lower-warning or green-style result does not mean you do not need an attorney. These evaluators are basic tools to alert you to issues you may need to discuss. There are an infinite number of fact patterns in Alabama workers' compensation law, and the law can be difficult to understand. We encourage you to call a qualified Alabama workers’ compensation lawyer if you are concerned, whether that lawyer is Powell & Denny or another firm.

Legal library books — Workers' compensation and Social Security Disability issues should be reviewed together when return to work is uncertain.

Answer yes or no.

This is not legal advice and it does not decide disability. It only helps spot facts that may deserve review by a qualified lawyer of your choice.

Are you currently unable to return to your old job?Do you have permanent restrictions or a serious FCE limit?Is the injury a neck, shoulder, back, head, or brain injury?Was there a truck or car accident while working?Are you 50 or older, or mainly experienced in physical work?Have you applied for, considered, or been told about Social Security Disability?Are you worried about future medical care, Medicare, or closing medical benefits?Is there pressure to settle, resign, or close the case before you understand work ability?

How Social Security Disability can come into a workers' compensation case

Social Security Disability usually becomes important when the work injury, age, education, past work, permanent restrictions, FCE results, pain, surgery, or medical limits raise a serious question about whether the worker can return to steady employment. This evaluator is for that overlap. It is not a Social Security application and it does not decide disability.

You may need help, but not necessarily from us.

If this evaluator identifies several issues, we encourage you to contact a qualified Alabama lawyer of your choice. You do not have to contact Powell & Denny unless you like what you see here and want to ask us about your work injury.

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Publication notice. The Alabama Work Injury Report is an information publication of Powell & Denny, P.C. It provides general information only, is not legal advice, does not create an attorney-client relationship, and does not predict any result. This page is a paid advertisement. Powell & Denny, P.C., 1320 Alford Avenue, Suite 201, Birmingham, Alabama 35226, is responsible for its content. No representation is made that the quality of legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers. Reading this site or using an evaluator does not require you to contact Powell & Denny. Alabama workers’ compensation can be difficult to understand, and no online checklist can cover every possible fact pattern. Even if an evaluator shows a lower-warning or green-style result, that does not mean you do not need a lawyer. If you are worried about your claim, we encourage you to call a qualified Alabama workers’ compensation lawyer even if it is not us. If you contact Powell & Denny and we are not the right fit, you may ask us about referring you to another firm.