Workers with pre-existing injuries typically do not receive workers’ compensation benefits. However, if these workers suffer further injuries at work that aggravate the pre-existing injuries, then they may be able to recover workers’ compensation benefits.

For instance, a worker has a bad back. In the course of work, that worker aggravates the back injury and needs surgery to fix the problem. That worker would then file a claim for the injury and may receive workers’ compensation benefits. Because the issue of pre-existing injuries may be contentious, injured workers may want to hire an attorney.

If you or anyone you know has aggravated a pre-existing injury on the job, contact the New Jersey workers’ compensation attorneys of Levinson Axelrod, P.A., at 888-389-COMP.