How Do I Know If My Claim Was Accepted In PA Work Comp?
You will know whether or not your Workers’ Compensation claim is accepted by the letter you get in the mail. It will either inform you of your lost-wage benefits or tell you that your claim was denied, in which case we can appeal.
You should know if your claim is accepted within three weeks of reporting a workplace injury to your employer. If it takes any longer, tell our lawyers, and we can contact the carrier to inquire about the delay. Quickly reporting an injury, documenting it accurately, and consulting with our lawyers about your claim can help it succeed. Claims may be denied for lack of medical evidence or other reasons, so let us work on your case to help avoid rejection.
For a free and confidential case review from our Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation lawyers, call Cardamone Law now at (267) 651-7945.
How Does Workers’ Comp Notify You About Your Accepted Claim?
You will get a “Notice of Compensation Payable” letter from your employer’s carrier if your Workers’ Compensation claim is accepted in Pennsylvania. We can review this document, assess the benefits you will receive, and take any necessary future steps.
First, our Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation lawyers will check your lost-wage benefits to ensure the calculations are correct. Generally speaking, Workers’ Compensation in Pennsylvania pays about two-thirds of your salary, and how long you get lost-wage benefits depends on their type. Workers’ Compensation should also pay all necessary medical damages.
There is a maximum dollar amount allowed for lost-wage benefits in Pennsylvania. This gets adjusted annually and is $1,347 in 2025. If your benefit amount is inaccurate, we can contact the provider to amend it.
When Do You Get Notified if Your Workers’ Comp Claim is Accepted in Pennsylvania?
Your employer’s Workers’ Compensation carrier should promptly review your claim so that you get notified of its approval as soon as possible after suffering a work-related injury.
Carriers have 21 days from employers’ learning of an injury to decide a claim and send the claimant a Notice of Compensation Payable letter.
If you have missed more than three weeks of work because of an injury and you have not heard back from your employer’s Workers’ Compensation carrier about a claim, call our lawyers. We can contact the carrier to check the status of your claim and determine if additional documentation or evidence is required for its approval.
How Do You Know if Your Workers’ Compensation Claim is Denied in Pennsylvania?
Your employer’s carrier will send you a Notice of Workers’ Compensation Denial letter if your claim is rejected. You should also receive this notice within 21 days of your report of injury.
Let our lawyers read the letter to determine why your claim was denied. Insurers might reject claims without sufficient evidence that the claimant was hurt while working or did not intentionally injure themselves.
A lack of corroborating medical evidence might also lead to a denial in Pennsylvania. We must determine why your claim was rejected so we can successfully appeal it.
Allowing our lawyers to work on your claim from the get-go may reduce the chances of an initial denial.
How Do You Appeal a Denied Workers’ Comp Claim?
If you are notified that your Workers’ Compensation claim was denied, we can start the appeals process. This begins with us filing a Claim Petition for Workers’ Compensation with the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation in Pennsylvania. The deadline for this is three years from the date of injury.
If the petition is denied, we can appeal that decision, but we must do so soon. There are several stages to the appeals process for Workers’ Compensation claims, all of which our attorneys can handle.
Adding more context and supporting evidence can lead to successful appeals of denied Workers’ Compensation claims, enabling injured employees to get the damages they require.
How to Ensure Your Workers’ Compensation Claim is Accepted in Pennsylvania
Help ensure your Workers’ Compensation claim is accepted in Pennsylvania by promptly reporting your injury, documenting the injury, and contacting our lawyers to help with your case.
Report the Injury
Prioritize reporting a workplace injury to your employer. File any internal reports required of you and tell your boss if you cannot return to work. They must then inform their Workers’ Compensation carrier to begin the claims process. Though you have up to 120 days to report the injury to your employer, you should do so right away.
If you do not report the injury immediately, the carrier might argue you weren’t injured at work and could reject your claim.
Document the Injury
Thoroughly documenting an accident and injury also helps a Workers’ Compensation claim get accepted. Taking pictures after explosions, vehicle collisions, or other major accidents on worksites documents them. Witness statements also help, so tell us if any of your peers were present during the incident.
You should also go to the hospital or get whatever medical care is appropriate for your injury. For the first 90 days following a workplace injury, you generally must get treated by a doctor from your employer’s approved list. There are some exceptions to this, such as if you need a second opinion.
Call Our Lawyers
You can also contact our lawyers to help your Workers’ Compensation claim get accepted. We are very experienced in navigating Pennsylvania’s Workers’ Compensation system, calculating claimants’ benefits, and appealing unfair denials. We can give carriers additional information upon request, like more medical records.
We can quickly initiate claims so that injured employees don’t get overwhelmed by medical expenses or lost wages and instead start receiving the compensation they need while unable to work.
Call Our Workers’ Comp Lawyers for Help with Your Case in Pennsylvania Today
For a free case evaluation from Cardamone Law, call our Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation lawyers at (267) 651-7945.
